Sheetal Kochhar
Danville
Summary
Dynamic Senior Accounting Manager with extensive experience at Q’Apel Medical Inc., driving finance transformation and automating processes. Proven expertise in GAAP compliance and financial reporting, coupled with strong team leadership skills. Successfully enhanced reporting accuracy and efficiency, ensuring timely month-end closes and robust internal controls.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accounting Manager
Q’Apel Medical Inc.
03.2022 - Current
- Lead end-to-end monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, ensuring accurate GL postings and adherence to deadlines.
- Prepare and review complex balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring completeness and data integrity.
- Analyze monthly financial statement variances, collaborating with HR, payroll, operations, and vendors to resolve discrepancies.
- Allocate and classify expenses across branches, projects, departments, and cost centers, enhancing transparency and compliance.
- Drive finance transformation initiatives, automating accounting processes and improving ERP functionality to reduce manual work.
- Apply US GAAP principles to vendor agreements and transactions, providing technical accounting guidance.
- Manage team workflows, setting accountability standards and delivering timely, accurate reporting.
- Maintain audit readiness by preparing schedules, supporting controls, and addressing gaps proactively.
Finance Manager
Bay Area Community Health (BACH)
04.2020 - 02.2022
- Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal controls over financial reporting.
- Perform month-end close and prepare financial reporting packages for the Finance Committee and Board of Directors.
- Lead and manage accounting team, overseeing daily operations and workflow efficiency.
- Assist CFO and DOF with budgeting, forecasts, and budget-to-actual reporting; collaborate with operations, HR, and payroll to analyze transactions.
- Support senior leadership on accounting matters related to mergers and acquisitions, including Foothill-Tri-City merger.
- Prepare regulatory reports to meet state and federal compliance requirements.
Senior Accountant
Shelley Stock Hutter LLP
04.2016 - 11.2016
- Reviewed and prepared monthly journal entries and complex general ledger account reconciliations.
- Collaborated with finance teams to manage month-end close processes and reporting.
- Oversaw accounts receivable and accounts payable departments, optimizing workflows through automation.
- Posted monthly depreciation and amortization while reviewing fixed asset schedules.
- Supported internal and external audits, ensuring compliance and accuracy in financial reporting.
General Accountant
The Company Books Ltd
London
06.2008 - 03.2016
- Managed multiple client portfolios and assisted senior accountants with statutory financial statements and UK GAAP compliance.
- Prepared monthly and quarterly management accounts and performed month-end closure.
- Maintained fixed asset, accrual, and prepayment schedules.
- Managed multi-currency payment runs using Sage and Bankline.
Education
CPA Candidate - FAR Passed
01.2018
BSc - Accounting (2:1 Honors)
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford, UKACCA -
FTC Kaplan
London, UKSkills
- Month-end and year-end close
- Financial reporting and analysis
- GAAP compliance and controls
- Budgeting and forecasting
- ERP systems: NetSuite, QuickBooks, Concur (SAP), Carta
- Excel functions: XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, Pivot tables, SUMIFS
- Team leadership and collaboration
- General ledger and payroll management
- Reconciliation processes
- Variance analysis
- Technical accounting standards
- Audit support documentation
Timeline
Senior Accounting Manager
Q’Apel Medical Inc.
03.2022 - Current
Finance Manager
Bay Area Community Health (BACH)
04.2020 - 02.2022
Senior Accountant
Shelley Stock Hutter LLP
04.2016 - 11.2016
General Accountant
The Company Books Ltd
06.2008 - 03.2016
CPA Candidate - FAR Passed
BSc - Accounting (2:1 Honors)
Oxford Brookes University
ACCA -
FTC Kaplan