Priya N. Raghunathan
Senior Accountant, Corporate Finance
Chicago, IL · (312) 555 0147 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/priyanraghunathan
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Six years of corporate accounting, three as senior accountant in manufacturing
INDUSTRIES
Industrial equipment manufacturer with 620 million dollars in revenue and four entities
SPECIALTIES
Month end close, fixed assets, intercompany, inventory costing, audit support
SYSTEMS
Oracle NetSuite, BlackLine reconciliations, Microsoft Excel with Power Query, Concur
CREDENTIALS
Certified Public Accountant, Illinois
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Accountancy, Lake Michigan State University
Executive Summary
Certified public accountant with six years in corporate accounting, the last three as senior accountant at a 1,400 employee industrial equipment manufacturer with about 620 million dollars in annual revenue. Owns the month end close for two plants, the fixed asset ledger and the intercompany reconciliations across four legal entities. Known for a close that finishes on day five and reconciliations that pass the auditors without a follow up request.
Signature Achievements
- Cut the month end close from nine business days to five by moving 140 recurring entries and 60 reconciliations into BlackLine.
- Maintains a fixed asset ledger of about 85 million dollars across two plants with no audit adjustment in three year end audits.
- Cleared a 2.1 million dollar intercompany imbalance that had rolled forward for two years and built the monthly matching process that keeps it at zero.
- Reduced inventory variance write offs from 410,000 dollars to 95,000 dollars a year by reconciling cycle counts to the general ledger every week.
- Prepared 30 of the 45 audit schedules requested by the external auditors and answered every follow up inside two days.
- Trained two staff accountants on the close checklist and the reconciliation standards.
Professional Experience
Senior Accountant
Calumet Forge Industries, Chicago, IL July 2023 to present
Industrial equipment manufacturer with 620 million dollars in revenue, four legal entities and two plants; senior on a nine person accounting team
- Run the month end close for two plants, reviewing accruals, prepaid amortization and journal entries prepared by two staff accountants.
- Reconcile 60 balance sheet accounts a month in BlackLine, including cash, inventory, fixed assets and intercompany.
- Maintain the fixed asset ledger, running depreciation, capitalizing projects and retiring assets in Oracle NetSuite.
- Prepare the monthly reporting package, with variance explanations against budget for the plant controllers.
- Support the year end audit by preparing schedules, pulling samples and walking auditors through the inventory costing process.
Staff Accountant
Fox River Packaging Company, Elgin, IL August 2020 to July 2023
Corrugated packaging manufacturer with about 180 million dollars in revenue
- Prepared journal entries, bank reconciliations and accruals for the monthly close.
- Processed the fixed asset additions and ran monthly depreciation.
- Reconciled accounts payable and accounts receivable subledgers to the general ledger.
- Prepared sales and use tax returns for three states each month.
Certifications and Training
Certified Public Accountant, Illinois Board of Examiners and Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, license number 065.048217
Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Continuing professional education, 120 hours completed in the current three year cycle
Education
Master of Science in Accountancy, Lake Michigan State University, Chicago, 2020
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Lake Michigan State University, Chicago, 2019
Core Skills
Month end close · Balance sheet reconciliations · Fixed asset accounting · Intercompany accounting · Inventory costing · Audit schedule preparation · Oracle NetSuite · BlackLine reconciliations · Variance analysis · Staff accountant review