Prasanna L. Naik9 Redshaw Blvd, Old Bridge, NJ 08857

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Pnaik521@verizone.net__________________________________________________________________________________EXPERIENCE:   Berlitz International, Princeton, NJ

Manager Accounts Payable                                   March 2015- Present

Oversee functions of the Accounts Payable Department for multi-state Education CompanyReviews large volume (Approx.1800/Month) of invoice postings and ensures their accuracy (i.e., obtains proper supporting documentation, approvals and general ledger coding for all companies)Review data entry/scanning performed by A/P Associates on a daily basis and reviews selected payment items.Ensures timely payment for expense reports, leases and rents.Interacts with departments of company to ensure proper flow of paperwork for invoices.Interacts with vendors as needed to resolve any problems.Manage Fixed Assets System for the entire company.Preparation of bank reconciliations.Preparation of bank reconciliationsGeneral ledger maintenance.

     Senior Staff Accountant                                   Apr 2007- March 2015

Preparation of bank reconciliationsGeneral ledger maintenancePeriodic closing proceduresGeneral account balance reconciliationsBasic sales & Use tax return preparation.Manage Fixed Assets System for the entire company

     Bloomberg, Skillman, NJFinancial Analyst     Feb 2007- March 2007Perform quality control of earnings estimate data collected by vendors from research reports and analyze research reports to identify the financial measures and their attributes, as well as certain descriptive data, and compared findings with the collected data from vendor. 

Pralinkar Enterprises Inc., Matawan, NJOwner/ Manager     May 2004- December 2006Owned and operated a Mall based franchise C-Store. Responsible for Employee scheduling, Payroll, Merchandising, Vendor Relations and General Bookkeeping.

JP Morgan Chase & Co., Edison, NJStaff Accountant                                   Feb 2001- April 2004Responsible for Wire transfer, preparation of the monthly payroll journal entries and the reconciliation of payroll accounts to the General Ledger, resolving outstanding transactions, Monthly, semi-annual and year end closing including preparation and adjustment of journal entries, preparing and booking of accruals. Preparing reports for Government reporting agency and checking validity of all payroll related charges.

Tosco Oil Corporations, Linden, NJAccounting Clerk                                   Oct 2000-Jan 2001Responsible for preparing Exchange reconciliations and customer service inquiries of unprocessed transactions for large oil exchange accounts.

Diagnostic Imaging PC, Brooklyn, NY Accounting Clerk    Sept 1994-May 1996Responsible for medical billing, Accounts receivable, Cash posting, collections, Accounts Payable, General ledger and office supply inventory.

HONORS:   Graduate Dean’s ScholarshipDean’s List

SKILLS:  Microsoft Access, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point, Visible Analyst, Oracle, SQL, Quark Express, People soft, Visual Basic, Basic

EDUCATION:              Pace University, New York, NYMS in Computer Information System -September 2000 GPA: 3.5

Kingsborough Comm. College / Long Island University GPA: 4.0Completed 73 Credits toward Accounting / Business 

Gujarat Ayurved University, India.                                       BS in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (Herbal Medicine) -June 1989

REFERENCES:           Mike Farrell

Assistant Controller

(609) 759- 5941

Dave Ivanicki

Manager, sales accounting

(609) 759- 5944