SONIAKAILASHNATH KHATAUKAR

• Ensure adherence to accounting principles, policies, and external audit requirements by effectively managing accounting activities
• Prepare precise and timely financial reports on company expenses according to established schedules
• Evaluate and examine balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statements, and variance narratives for analysis
• Monitor transaction status and coding structures to ensure compliance with company policies and guidelines
• Perform journal entry postings and handle complete bookkeeping processes for clients
• Maintain accurate records of financial transactions for proper record-keeping
• Process accounts payable and receivable efficiently
• Reconcile bank statements and credit card transactions for accurate financial records
• Provide assistance in preparing month-end and year-end financial reports
• Collaborate with team to effectively manage budgets and forecast financials
• Manage payroll operations, including processing biweekly/monthly payrolls for clients and preparing related reports
• Analyze CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) notices of assessments and work with clients to resolve any issues
• Utilize CANTAX software to prepare and submit Federal corporate tax return (T2)
• Generate Income and Expenses statement for accurate HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) calculations
• File HST returns online through CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) portal
• Handling Business Incorporation formalities for Clients
• Facilitating process of business incorporation for clients
• Managing and overseeing necessary formalities involved in business incorporation for clients

• Analyzing, posting, and managing all accounting transactions in the area of Accounts receivable, Accounts payable and other Journal entries
• Posting and analyzing cash applications on a daily basis
• Reconciling AP, AR, Inventory and GL accounts
• Handling and assisting in monthly, quarterly and annual closings
• Prepare and run reports on balance sheets and profit/loss statements
• Audit financial transactions and documents as per SOX compliance
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
• Comply with financial policies and regulations
• Hands-on experience with accounting software like NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Bill.com &
• Stripe platform
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Experience with general ledger functions
• Prepare month and year-end reporting on outstanding invoices and send out aging and monthly statements to all customers in timely manner
• Resolves any payment discrepancies including communicating with vendors/customers as required
• Experience with general ledger functions
• Work with clients on other ad-hoc projects.

• Assisting with processing accounts receivable, payroll and accounts payable
• Departmental document, filing and scanning
• Processing General Ledger and Banking Account reconciliations
• Processing incoming mail
• Maintaining the company’s general ledger and supporting records, including monthly reconciliation of all accounts and subsidiary ledgers
• Overseeing various compliance reporting requirements including bank, financial, and third-party audits
• Preparing monthly recurring journal entries and preparing balance sheet account reconciliations to confirm ending balances are properly stated
• To Review/analyze financial statements and makes sure properly stated in accordance with GAAP
• Preparing monthly account reconciliations and explaining variances
• Facilitate and complete monthly close procedures
• Analyze revenues and expenses to ensure recorded appropriately on monthly basis
• Assisting with reviewing account activity, research transactions, and confirming transactions are correctly recorded
• Assist in documenting new processes and procedures
• Prepare audit requests and works directly with accounting team to gather support data and answer questions
• Supporting monthly close procedures including journal entry preparation for various accruals, actual expenses, reserves, etc., and will clearly document sources of data and reasoning for entries
• Reconcile/analyze specific area of balance sheet; for example, A/R, Prepaid, Intangibles, Cash, and Accruals
• Perform bank account reconciliations to research and resolve reconciling items
• Assist with audit requirements including external audits, bank audits and statutory audits
• Prepare ad-hoc reports/projects as needed.

• Creating Client Profiles and sending Portal links to upload Confidential Tax Documents
• Intercepting incoming documents on the CCH system and uploading them onto a right folder
• Creating projects following the PCI sheet sent by Account Managers
• Creating and posting Invoices daily and on a need-to-be basis for all sales transactions made by Account Managers
• Applying AR and matching invoices to payments made on the CCH reporting system
• Applying for Recurring payments from USAepay monthly
• Collecting, Scanning and collating Hard copy documents from Clients and uploading them onto the CCH system
• Assisting the Accountants and CPAs with the documentation process of all Tax Documents from and to clients
• Acting as a liaison between Clients and the Accountants and responsible for calling/Emailing the client for any required/missing documents
• Attending to emails daily and responding to them accordingly
• Scanning and uploading Mail Statements from Banks and Trusts on behalf of clients into the respective monthly folders
• Sorting and creating IRS projects for IRS correspondence received via Mail and intimating Accountant and Account Manager of the same.

• Provided quality candidates for hiring managers by assessing hiring needs through detailed job qualifications and candidate testing
• Sourced and identify candidates through Internet sites, effective online ads, applicant tracking system, and referrals
• Interviewed candidates by phone, and in-person to evaluate applicant's work history, education, job skills, and qualifications against open requirements
• Reviewed resumes for appropriateness of experience and knowledge in relation to position requirements
• Collaborated and partnered with team members to achieve corporate goals
• Negotiated salary per hourly rates extends employment offers to successful candidate and complete new hire paperwork to post employment follow up
• Helped create spreadsheets of candidates with Microsoft Excel in order to streamline office efficiency
• Extended job offers, completed new hire paperwork for on boarding.

• Posting and processing journal entries to ensure all transactions are recorded
• Applying for customer payments and balancing accounts, paying invoices, bank reconciliations and payroll
• Contacting customers on past-due accounts
• Handling Accounts Payable tasks, which include entering vendor invoices into the system, preparing and mailing checks and communicating with vendors
• Assisting the process of preparing balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements.

• Managed Accounts Payable for MYTravel, specializing in selling Holiday packages through Xansa services for UK customers.
• Conducted payment forecasting and analysis for timely customer disbursement.
• Mediated between the client and customers to ensure smooth payment processing.
• Prepared monthly MIS reports, facilitating strategic decision-making for management.
• Reviewed and validated team members' work for quality assurance.
• Processed invoices, computed commissions and VAT, and obtained payment approvals.
• Executed remittances and communicated with the client, addressing inquiries.
• Proactively followed up and resolved customer queries promptly.
• Analyzed data to identify reasons for payment delays, maintaining a Query database

• Worked in the Americas region, where my responsibilities included processing invoices, assisting data entry processors, conducting vendor reconciliation, attending to vendor calls, resolving queries, and performing month-end reconciliation.
• Proficiently utilized BAAN, an ERP package, and Optika for imaging solutions during my work.