Riddhi Shah
Quincy,MA
Summary
A dynamic finance professional with expertise in financial reporting, bank and account reconciliation, ledger management, and resolving discrepancies. Quick to learn and adapt, I possess strong analytical skills and make data-driven decisions to optimize financial performance. Experienced in coordinating accounting and administrative functions, ensuring accuracy and efficiency. A strategic thinker with team management experience, focused on enhancing profitability, managing budgets, and mitigating financial risks to support departmental and organizational success.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Coordinator
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
03.2023 - Current
- Oversee invoicing, customer communication, deposits, account transfers, and reconciliation after each program offering.
- Process and record tuition payments, adjustments, and financial transactions per guidelines.
- Manage registration systems, ensuring accurate handling of payments, withdrawals, and refunds.
- Communicate with program participants and stakeholders via phone, email, and Salesforce to resolve inquiries and account balances.
- Maintain clear documentation of financial interactions and transactions.
- Generate accounts receivable reports and monitor unpaid accounts, escalating payment risks as needed.
- Prepare journals and perform account reconciliations during the monthly accounting close.
- Process employee reimbursements, corporate card payments, and vendor invoices.
- Track purchasing card (P-Card) transactions and collaborate with staff to meet weekly deadlines.
- Administer university travel policies for payment and reimbursement requests.
- Maintain accurate fiscal records and manage records retention and destruction.
- Ensure service agreements are compliant with contract terms and timelines.
- Reconcile payments to the general ledger and ensure financial record accuracy.
- Supervise end-to-end invoicing and payment processes.
- Manage Finance team email communications and prioritize incoming financial requests.
Accounting Administrative Assistant
Turk & Milone LLP
Braintree
10.2022 - 03.2023
- Maintaining accurate financial records for the organization, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash-flows, and general ledger
- Processing payments, invoices, income, and receipts and entering data into software's like Quick-books and My-case
- Generating and verifying accuracy of invoices before sending out payment every month and keep track of their outstanding on timely basis
- Supporting Operations by communicating with property managers and tenants for the payment charges and the status of the case
- Tracked expenses and income for business while organizing and maintaining bank statements for checking accounts
- Managing staff expense and reimbursement tracker
International Student Advisor
The Chopras
Mumbai
02.2016 - 10.2016
- Advised students on University/College selection, course selection, pathways and career options
- Assisting students in preparing documentation, submitting application, getting i-20/offer letters and opening bank accounts/funds transfer
- Attending regional and international seminars to promote courses and universities and scheduling meetings and events with delegates
- Manage team of people to achieve branch targets by enrolling students for each term
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADVISOR
WINNY IMMIGRATION & EDUCATION
06.2014 - 02.2015
- Handling Mumbai Branch targets and team of advisors, Customer relationship managers, Business developers and tele sales with intense to run branch operations smoothly
- Counseling students by giving Career Guidelines for university/ College selection, documentation & WES Assessment application
- Reporting Top Management by upholding Reports and administer Collection of all Branches
- Addressed customer concerns with suitable solutions
- Communicated with University Representatives for Data Collection and Marketing Events
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns
Students Advisor/Operations Coordinator
Success Overseas Education Consultant
01.2011 - 06.2014
- Enrolling students for International Exams, collecting Tuition fees and scheduling different course batch session
- Keeping track of monthly enrollement number for
Education
MASTER'S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION -
GUJARAT UNIVERSITY
01.2010
BACHELORS OF BUSNINESS ADMINISTRATION -
DHARAMSIGH DESAI UNIVERSITY
01.2008
Skills
- MS Office Suite
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Salesforce CRM
- B2Pay
- Fieldglass
- Monitoring and tracking collection
- Accurate record-keeping
- Administrative Support
- Negotiation
- Conflict resolution
- Time management
- Account reconciliation
- Invoicing management
- General ledger maintenance
- Revenue recognition
- Bank reconciliation
- Documentation and recordkeeping
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Gujarati
Timeline
Finance Coordinator
Harvard University
03.2023 - Current
Accounting Administrative Assistant
Turk & Milone LLP
10.2022 - 03.2023
International Student Advisor
The Chopras
02.2016 - 10.2016
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADVISOR
WINNY IMMIGRATION & EDUCATION
06.2014 - 02.2015
Students Advisor/Operations Coordinator
Success Overseas Education Consultant
01.2011 - 06.2014
MASTER'S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION -
GUJARAT UNIVERSITY
BACHELORS OF BUSNINESS ADMINISTRATION -
DHARAMSIGH DESAI UNIVERSITY
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