MANU MOHAN
Montreal,Canada
Summary
Accounts & finance professional with 14+ years of experience and proficiency in generally accepted accounting principles.Highly skilled at maximizing productivity through detailed analysis and process improvement.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Analyst - Budget & Resource
BNP Paribas
Montreal, Canada
10.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: BNP Paribas is a French international banking and financial services company.
- Annual budget preparation, construction and follow-up, including meeting with SMEs to review and challenge entries, preparing materials to present budget to senior management, integrating management feedback.
- Investigating accounting ledger and invoice workflow tools to analyze actuals versus budget/forecast and preparing financial reporting; reviewing variance with SMEs to identify source of discrepancies and address errors if needed.
- Creating and maintaining comprehensive budget & resource management documentation and improving current reporting processes. Monitoring internal reporting for data quality issues and working with ITP colleagues to correct them including reclassing or resubmitting invoices if necessary.
- Acting as Clarity tool and time-tracking SPOC for IT Production, including man day and project monitoring, assisting in new project creation in the tool and ensuring accurate data in the tool.
- Managing resource topics (headcount monitoring, headcount phasing., location strategy), investigating variance, and working with SMEs to resolve headcount discrepancies, meeting with recruitment contacts regularly to correct discrepancies and provide accurate view of available budget.
- Enforce data quality excellence for data in scope of team's remit, including ITP expenses (tech, staff, capex, and services costs), HEAT tool data and phasing, recruitment master file, and in all data submitted as part of sourcing and budget processes.
- BNP Paribas is a French international banking and financial services company.
Analyst - Product and Accounting Controls
BNP Paribas
Montreal, Canada
07.2021 - 10.2024
- Company Overview: BNP Paribas is a French international banking and financial services company.
- Preparation and delivery of daily PB P&L (Ledger vs Primo) and Funding category recs on timely manner.
- Investigate and provide details of breaks to Middle office, ISPL and finance teams, Check and fix issues with new mapping, data extraction from various systems such as LAP, PRIMO, PLATO, BPS, XTARGET and Spd Portal etc.
- Certify Cash 'Nostro' reconciliations and ensure it is reported in a timely manner, Posting Journals to clear Domestic Cash accrual breaks and provide necessary support for clearing breaks.
- Work on approvals for new accounts; co-ordinate with Intellimatch and LAP team on Creating new balance pools and accounts.
- Support the general ledger balance sheet substantiation and investigation, including break resolution for activity under our control remit, validate beacon.
- Assist on projects including but not limited to system upgrades, implementations, & automations.
- Perform oversight tasks, assist with other ad-hoc duties and reporting as assigned.
- Make a direct contribution to the client operational permanent control framework.
- Oversight Position recs and investigate on transactions posted in no name Accounts.
- Schedule and Lead Month End Meetings with various Middle office and Finance teams to fixing issues and clearing Breaks.
- Perform Month End Reconciliations and other assigned tasks.
- BNP Paribas is a French international banking and financial services company.
Accounting Analyst
International Civil Aviation Organization (IACO)
Montreal, Canada
01.2021 - 07.2021
- Company Overview: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
- Regularly review listing of wire and cheque deposits for identification and application of payments to clear publications receivable.
- Prepare regular general ledger file for upload of payments received to the ICAO Financial reporting platform, Agresso.
- Reconcile credit card e-commerce sales with corresponding reports from the payment gateway system.
- Review and reconcile General Ledger Receivable accounts and Customer Records monthly, including monthly aging of customer accounts in ALCIE to ensure timely action on outstanding items.
- Investigate declined credit card payments or suspicious credit card transactions.
- Receive monthly sales amounts from the Revenue and Product Management Section (RPM) and prepare monthly record of revenue and corresponding receivable amounts for upload to the Agresso General Ledger accounts.
- Preparing sales report for the RPM division, Monitoring and releasing sales orders etc.
- The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
Accountant
Longbow advantage
Montreal, Canada
11.2019 - 07.2020
- Company Overview: Longbow Advantage is a provider of supply chain solutions.
- Preparation of ledger accounts and month end closing activities.
- Processing Vendor invoices for payments and investigate on discrepancies with PO.
- Credit card and bank account reconciliation and reporting.
- Preparation of Invoices and making adjustments on discrepancies.
- Handling Accounts receivables checks and application.
- Processing Employee expense reports for the payments and billing.
- Longbow Advantage is a provider of supply chain solutions.
Accountant
Staffing Plus
Haverford
02.2017 - 03.2019
- Company Overview: Staffing Plus is a staffing agency providing workforce solutions.
- Analyzing current and past financial data and performance, assisting in Budget preparation.
- Participated in month end duties including month end accruals, month end reports.
- Payroll preparation for W2 and 1099 Employees on Weekly basis.
- Daily bank account and credit card reconciliations.
- Applying Accounts receivables, making adjustments and posting journal entries.
- Miscellaneous invoicing and assisting internal auditing works.
- Update employee information and salary deductions in ADP.
- Fixed asset booking and making depreciation entries.
- Staffing Plus is a staffing agency providing workforce solutions.
Staff Accountant (temporary)
Turning Point for Children
Philadelphia
10.2016 - 02.2017
- Company Overview: Turning Point for Children is a nonprofit organization focused on child welfare.
- Handling Account receivables and follow up for payments.
- Checking court orders and Prepare reimbursement invoices and submission.
- Assisting in Accounts Payables.
- Handling Account and bank reconciliations.
- General Ledger, Data analysis and preparation of periodic statements.
- Turning Point for Children is a nonprofit organization focused on child welfare.
Accountant
Parava LLC
Dubai, UAE
12.2013 - 01.2016
- Company Overview: Parava LLC is a company based in Dubai, UAE, providing various business services.
- Preparing and Analyzing financial statements, reports, budgets, business plans etc.
- Prepares and processes invoices for payment, timely, accurately and efficiently.
- Prepare Invoice ageing report and Follow up Accounts receivables.
- Posting all Entries for Accounts receivable, Accounts payable and other transactions.
- Prepare General Ledger, Handle Month End Closing, Controlling income and expenditure.
- Prepare and file all the records of customers, vendors, employees and other business transactions.
- Perform periodic Bank & Account reconciliations, Preparing payroll for 50 employees.
- Parava LLC is a company based in Dubai, UAE, providing various business services.
Audit Assistant
Shamsudeen & Shamsudeen
Kerala, India
02.2008 - 06.2010
- Company Overview: Shamsudeen & Shamsudeen is an auditing firm based in Kerala, India.
- Analyse and evaluate the accuracy of the accounting system and procedures.
- Study inspect and assess budget, balance sheet and other related financial statements and records.
- Check all the accounting and client databases are updated and functioning properly.
- Review, develop and recommend changes in accounting systems and controls of the business.
- Establish working relationship with company staffs, business partners and clients.
- Prepare audit paper works in accordance with the standards and requirements.
- Shamsudeen & Shamsudeen is an auditing firm based in Kerala, India.
Accountant
AVG Motors Ltd
Kerala, India
10.2005 - 12.2006
- Company Overview: AVG Motors Ltd is a company based in Kerala, India, involved in automotive services.
- Preparation and Maintenance of Ledger accounts, Balance sheet and profit & Loss.
- Debtors & Creditors Reconciliation.
- Responsible for maintaining petty cash, Bank accounts.
- Handling payroll, Accounts receivable and payables.
- Submit monthly reports to Finance Manager & Assisting in company Audits.
- AVG Motors Ltd is a company based in Kerala, India, involved in automotive services.
Education
Master of Business Administration - International Business
University of Wales
Oxford, U.KMaster of Business Administration - Finance & Marketing
Anna University
Tamilnadu, IndiaBachelor of Commerce -
M.G University
Kerala, IndiaSkills
- Financial analysis
- Book keeping
- Problem solving
- Time keeping
- Auditing
- Reconciliation
- Process improvement
- Data analysis
- Budgeting
- Reconciliation
- Payroll processing
- Accounts Payable & receivables
Computer Proficiency
- LAP
- BPS
- PRIMO
- XTRAGET
- Agresso
- Alcie
- MS NAV
- Tally ERP
- SAP ICG
- Microsoft GP
- Bond
- Quick Books
- Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot tables etc.)
- Word
- Power point
Timeline
Analyst - Budget & Resource
BNP Paribas
10.2024 - Current
Analyst - Product and Accounting Controls
BNP Paribas
07.2021 - 10.2024
Accounting Analyst
International Civil Aviation Organization (IACO)
01.2021 - 07.2021
Accountant
Longbow advantage
11.2019 - 07.2020
Accountant
Staffing Plus
02.2017 - 03.2019
Staff Accountant (temporary)
Turning Point for Children
10.2016 - 02.2017
Accountant
Parava LLC
12.2013 - 01.2016
Audit Assistant
Shamsudeen & Shamsudeen
02.2008 - 06.2010
Accountant
AVG Motors Ltd
10.2005 - 12.2006
Master of Business Administration - International Business
University of Wales
Master of Business Administration - Finance & Marketing
Anna University
Bachelor of Commerce -
M.G University