Anitha Arackaparampil Email & Phone Number

Palo Alto

San Francisco Bay Area

•Handle all activities in accounts payable for 15 departments: invoices, Capital Expenses and Expense Reports from various departments•Resolved open items with vendors, follow-up with employees regarding payment authorization, shipment status and invoice-related issues•Maintain vendor W9's on all vendors and assist the Director of Finance with the annual 1099 reporting•Prepared journal entries including reclassification as needed during month end.•Helped on weekly check runs, including cutting of checks, matching checks with invoices and filing of check/invoice packages•Verified that all Accounting Policies were being followed including keeping formal records of authorized signatures•Assisted with external and internal Audits

Accountant• Prepared and posted transactions to General Ledger accounts• Performed account reconciliations and managed credit card accounts including payments and file maintenance • Prepared monthly journal entries for overseas expense reimbursement, grant payments and payroll• Maintained fixed asset ledger for depreciation, additions, disposals and adjustments.• Managed income at fundraising events held to increase donations to the organization • Established and monitored effective internal controls at US headquarters• Adjusted journal entries when needed.Prepared Tax form 990

- Prepared financial information statements in accordance with Statements of Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP) and Companies Act, 1973- Performed substantive audit procedures (test of detail & analytical review procedures) for any significant account balance to gather evidence for each relevant assertion pertaining to that account balance- Evaluated and reported on the results of audit tests performed- Expressed an audit opinion as to the fairness of financial statements- Performed Audits for various entities including: Companies, Close Corporations, and Trusts, Individuals, Government bodies, International companies and Non-profit organizations- Interpreted and applied laws relating to taxes levied in terms of the Income Tax Act- Performed and reviewed the income tax calculation for accounting purposes- Reviewed and completed income tax returns for submission to the South African Revenue Services for different business entities

- Oversaw reconciliation of creditors’ accounts- Captured invoices onto creditors system and resolved any supplier queries- Reviewed monthly escalation of debtor’s book- Communicated with debtors to collect outstanding balance- Managed Reconciliation of General Ledger Accounts- Managed SARS payments & calculations and VAT payments- Performed RSC levies, payments and calculations- Handled daily Cashbook duties- Managed the capturing of Monthly wages for barman. (Managed staff to ensure captured data is up to date and resolved employee queries).- Handled Payment and submission of relevant levies to Receiver of Revenue and Unemployment fund- Coordinated Payment of all salaries both weekly wages and monthly wages for 15 permanent employees

Worked as an Accounting teacher, teaching Accounting and Buisness studies in Grade 11 and 12 .

M.Com, Finance

Activities and Societies: As part of my Thesis for my masters degree I was for an eight-month period ( July 2003 to June 2004), involved.

B.Com, Taxation

Activities and Societies: I have participate and obtained a certificate of achievement, in completing a leadership camp. I have attended.

Cpa, Auditing,Financial Accounting ,Bec,Regulation