Pooja Aravkar

· Key member of the Corporate Accounting team supporting diabetes care & Lingo division’s finance organizations- Global strategic marketing, Global commercial, R&D, Worldwide Operations, Tax & external reporting teams in Alameda CA.

· Reviewing PO’s, invoices for accuracy.

· Prepares and reviews various journal entries to include expense accruals, prepaids and reclass entries. Analyzing and approving assigned balance sheet account reconciliation prepared by the Genpact team oversees (Noida, India) including payroll accruals.

· Prepares month end financial reporting package for the Diabetes + Lingo division to include Supplemental reporting package (Balance sheet) and Management reporting package (MRP- P&L) and divisional commentary for variances.

· Supporting Diabetes care global consolidation process run through HFM (Hyperion) on a timely basis.

· Performed intercompany reconciliations and supported exchange rates JE’s.

· Partnering with FP&A teams to drive reporting improvements, streamline processes.

· Communicate with business partners to get information for the monthly accruals and conducting quarterly reviews for account reconciliations with respective finance team (commercial, R&D, manufacturing, marketing).

· Performing the netting process after the close for intercompany balances by coordinating with global teams (Ireland, UK)

· Calculating and processing royalty payments on a monthly basis in Mega Bank.

· Completing the Federal, State tax questionnaire for the division on a yearly basis. Gathering information for the accrual reserve analysis for the tax team.

· Actively involved in the quarterly process improvement project for the division.

· Ensure compliance with SOX internal controls, Abbott corporate and division/department specific policies and procedures.

· Assist with EY US ,EY UK & internal audit requests on a timely basis.

· Assisted in performing a variety of moderate to complex general accounting responsibilities, including journal entries and account reconciliations, in accordance with GAAP, to provide accurate and useful information for management review. Participated in the decision-making process through analysis and recommendations to management based on findings.

· Involved in maintenance of accounts payable, journal entries and accruals, account analysis and reconciliation, inventory valuation,.

· Provided analysis and explanations of accounts, and reported changes in financial position/budget variances

· Participated in SOX 404 audits. Conducted walk-throughs with control owner to test operating effectiveness in Audit Board.

· Reviewed the work of accounting clerk or entry level accountant engaged in general accounting activities

· Prepared monthly journal entries and related balance sheet account reconciliations to include supply inventory, Accrued revenue, accounts payable, accounts receivable.

· Presented P&L at the period close meeting with variance explanations to management.

· Involved in markdown report process improvement to automate JE’s posting to people soft. Worked with cross functional teams for Peoplesoft UAT testing and report updates.

· Audit and implement disposable pricing of Flex Financial Contracts in Model N (pricing/revenue management system), AS400 & Salesforce.

· Pricing Audit

· Capital Equipment contract extensions in Model N.

· Reconciling lender premium accounts.

· Consolidating customer accounts from master data file to Model N (pricing system).

· Creating strategy-based price programs, rebate programs within model N from data files.

· Coordinating with Model N support team on data file uploads, terminating non strategy-based contract.

· Sending lender invoices, vendor fee invoices & upfront tax invoices to lender from sales force

· Divisional order entry

· Providing buyout quote for rental equipment’s.

· Resolving pricing issues with internal customers

· Processed Accounts payable invoices, mailed AP checks

· Performed General ledger reconciliation

· Reconciliation of Bank Statements

· Performed Payroll account reconciliation

· Bi-weekly payroll journal entries/withholding tax entries.

· Processed expense reports, check runs, ACH

· Assisted in month end accrual journal entries

· Prepare bank reconciliations, monthly and quarterly commissions for clients & referrals partners.

· Prepare monthly and weekly billing spreadsheets for various ancillary products & core payroll services.

· Prepare and enter accounts payable invoices for multiple companies weekly.

· Manage Accounts receivable.

· Billing clients for services on a daily basis.

· Record miscellaneous journal entries.

· Fixed asset accounting with depreciation schedule

· Perform Daily cash reconciliations on all bank accounts. Monthly line of credit reconciliations

· Process accounts payable invoices and employee expense reports for payment.

· Entered accounts receivable invoices and payment into quick books.

· Reconciled accounts payable and receivable. Reconcile loans and escrows

· Calculate, record and pay Mortgages, Security deposits, bad debt expenses, Property Taxes, Management fees.

· Create invoices and bills to inter related entities.

· Payroll-Entered new employees in system, enter timesheets, print checks.

· Record and pay all weekly/monthly payroll liabilities to IRS and State of Connecticut. File all the quarterly/annual Forms 941 and Forms 940 and UC-2 with IRS and the State of Connecticut for all companies.

· Prepare and distribute all the W-2, 1099, and 1096 Forms to all employees, 1099 vendors, IRS, and the state of Connecticut.

· Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (ISE)

· Managed projects associated with the ISE Seminar Series.

· Coordinated with the speakers for audio-visual needs, bullet point, short bio for the Seminar flyer, designed Seminar Flyer. Performed research as needed for ISE principals, Assisted other departments in school of Business as required