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.• Leading or assisting with ad hoc analyses, Shift4 Report forecasting & Cash Cage Analysis of the finances and preparing reports to facilitate decision making.• Collaborating with other teams, functions, and data owners across the company to align on process and data issues and to ensure any required changes to policies, procedures, and processes are implemented.

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, and cost accounting. •Established and executed internal controls over company accounting and financial procedures.•Designed and/or improved cost management processes and used appropriate costing methodologies to recognize, determine, accumulate, and reported costs of activities.•Analyzed, examined, and interpreted accounting data, recorded and reported to determine past costs, identified improperly recorded costs, and reallocated the cost to ensure they are recorded in the appropriate cost structure. •Using appropriate costing methodologies, develops or improves upon existing cost accounting data to provide accurate and timely financial information that will satisfy informational requirements.•Managed the development and maintenance of reporting hierarchies and Infor CSF and Infor Business Intelligence (BI) reports. Maintain and develop complex Excel PC reporting models using database functions and macros.

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 government agencies as needed.•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 statements;4) cash flow statements;5) comprehensive income statements;6) statements of retained earnings and owners equity;7) financial footnotes;8) other financial schedules, reconciliations and financial information.•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.•Performing other daily, weekly, monthly or special project duties as identified and defined.

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 assets, accruals, prepaids, commissions, bad debt expenses & recoveries releases, trade revenue & expenses tracking, general & adjustment reserves and upsell & expense allocations with CFO, controllers and property managers• 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• Performing other duties, assignments, and special projects as required

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 mutual problems and implement new procedures and controls• 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 • Achieved reduction of 2010’s $25M outstanding balance containing overdue balances causing huge negative business impact from supplier to less than few hundred dollars now which is not overdue• Reviewed weekly AP generated trend analysis reports, targeted overdue and higher $$ balances first to bring outstanding $$ down and to maintain overdue balance to zero• Suggested automated system generated follow-up emails containing next action item with deadlines and consequences of missing those deadlines which resulted in fast turn around and increased productivity towards quick resolution without any manual follow-up on the massive projects• Designed and implemented the invoicing, billing and payment plan for telecommunications suppliers (ATT, Verizon & T-Mobile) • Analyzed bi-weekly progress reports, performing detailed reconciliation against PO & approved time report to find out true & open balance against PO

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• Reconciled monthly Bank statements to resolve account collections and misapplied/past due payments• Evaluated actual manufacturing costs and prepared periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs for all special production items• Worked with new walk-in customers to develop new accounts • Prepared charts and diagrams showing prior, current and projected revenues and expenditures to provide a basis for comparison and evaluation

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• Reviewed, investigated, and corrected errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports• Ensured that all deadlines are met in accordance with the closing dates set by management