Ankita B. Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

• Managing the accounting function at the business unit, including direct supervision of business unit accounting and cash room associates and the management, creation, review, and approval of accounting reports.
• Managing the business unit accounting team in the administration of internal controls and audits of policies and procedures to ensure compliance and high-quality delivery of all services.
• Translating strategy into operational goals and objectives and then executing against those strategies and standards.
• Managing the monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting close processes for the business unit.
• Effectively managing the business unit finance and accounting associates by providing leadership, coaching, and mentoring.
• Supporting annual plan and projection process for business unit, providing insightful review of year-over-year changes and recommend areas of focus to improve operating margins.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

• Maintained balances for and be able to reconcile balances on a monthly basis for all intra- company payables and receivables.
• Focused on process improvement over advices and intra-company process. Assist the Cost Supervisor and Finance Manager in on projects as needed. Ran monthly allocations and interfaces to the General Ledger.
• Modified reports or creates new ones as necessary to accommodate new companies, projects, reporting requirements, or new account codes.
• Provided support to compliance and auditors, including significant research, data mining/reports, and resolution of finance systems questions as required.
• Managed and ensured accuracy and productivity of day-to-day activities of accounts payable/cash disbursements, payroll, fixed asset accounting, inventory integrity, invoicing/billing, accounts receivable, departmental.
• Established and executed internal controls over company accounting and financial procedures.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Assisting in the preparation and timely filing of regulatory reports with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Preparing/Supporting the preparation of certain GAAP/SEC financial reports and filings to other.
• Preparing financial information for GAAP reports and FERC Form 2 and 3-Q reports and other annual reports as assigned, including:1) consolidating and consolidated trial balances;2) balance sheets;3) income.
• Participating in the preparation of reports, financial schedules and information for special projects, as assigned.
• Supporting the external audit function for GAAP, SEC, and regulatory reports, as assigned.
• Reviewing report sections prepared and documenting by others to meet Sarbanes-Oxley or other compliance requirements, as assigned.
• Dealing with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy and professionalism.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Performing monthly, quarterly & year-end closure activities related to advertising & circulation including preparing journal entries, reconciliations & analysis, leading general accounting functions including fixed.
• Preparing internal and external financial statistical analysis reports for 38 properties related to advertising AR aging & circulation linage to generate the monthly and yearly comparison for management review
• Monitoring commission accruals and payouts to control and reflect true P&L effects
• Preparing financial reports for the director of finance, assistance to sales management team with the revenue reporting, analysis for all regions, providing financial support to AP, Credit & Collection & Billing team
• Supporting the organization on key analytical objectives concerning process improvement, cost control, operational efficiency, and forecast/reporting accuracy
• Answering field questions/inquiries from department heads, FP&A contacts, and publishers regarding financial results and perform research activities

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Prepared journal entries, Analyzing and Adjusting Ledger Balances
• Recorded and Reconciled significant Financial Transactions
• Performed Financial Analysis on Various projects and prepared detailed reports
• Provided leadership assigned improvement projects and systems design including financial reporting, inventory control, consignment inventory, and spare parts management.
• Provided closing entries, financial schedules and documentation for the year-end audit and worked external auditors during the fiscal year-end audit.
• Assisted in establishing cost standards by product and analyzing manufacturing variances, inventory valuation and reconciliations.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Handled Financial activities (Agency contractor Labor and Non Labor) for HP IBS (Integrated Business Solutions) department for HP Enterprise & HP US Public Sector
• Directed and/or assisted in the preparation of special studies, reports, analysis and provided recommendation in areas such as reconciliation, budgets and forecasting for management use
• Increased productivity by suggesting the automated applications; eliminating duplications and coordinating information requirements
• Coordinated with divisional management to review and resolve financial matters and represented to the financial management in meetings with other country (Canada, Asia Pacific, Europe & UK) organizations to resolve.
• Maintained and assisted in designing financial reports related to rebates, agency payments, fees, and commissions
• Presented monthly, quarterly and yearly project data analysis, graphical trend report generation to project director to assure up trending progress of the department

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Provided assistance to representatives of assigned departments in the formulation of departmental budget requests, including necessary documentation, investigation, and related budget impact studies
• Provided fiscal and organizational advice to representatives of assigned departments regarding projected programs and objectives according to established budgetary procedures
• Reconciled daily invoice transactions (matching, batching & coding) and entered daily sales into main database
• Handled processing, reconciling & updating of Check Register as well as monthly scanning of journal entries
• Cleared & disputed 3 years aging charge backs of 6 corporate accounts within 2 months resulting reversal of total of $48,000 charges
• Designed the pay term conditions & policies for corporate accounts

Ahmedabad Area, India

• Compiled and analyzed financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions, and completed corresponding reconciliations
• Prepared and analyzed financial information detailing assets, liabilities, capital, income &expenses
• Calculated commissions for internal & external business relationships
• Communicated financial information to department heads & product line managers
• Worked with department heads to prepare the annual budget
• Communicated with both internal and external auditors and satisfied their requests for information