Kumkum A.

Professional Accountant with 20 years of experience

ENTERPRISING, HARDWORKING AND TECHNICALLY SKILLED FINANCIAL CONTROLLER: Known for accuracy; attention to detail; and skilled in managing a full cycle accounting function. Accounting career spans 20 years in different industries such as manufacturing, retail, marketing and advertising, Non-Profits, SaaS , Ecommerce, and service. Backed by solid educational credentials-(Bachelor's degree in Accounting) and proficiencies in Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP), SOX controls as well as technologically savvy in MS Office Suite, Google Suite, QuickBooks, Great Plains, Net Suite, and SAP, Sage Intacct, bill.com, ADP, Gusto, Pay Chex, Expensify, Stripe etc. KEY SKILLS • Accounting Operations and Control • Experience in GAAP Accounting and General Ledger Processing • Expertise in Revenue Recognition for SaaS business • Expertise in AR / AP, Bank Reconciliation and General Ledger • Preparation of Monthly Financial Statements • Monthly, Quarterly and Year End Analysis • Research Accounting Issues • Ability to work closely with Tax Accountant on Income Tax and State Tax Returns and auditors for year-end audit. • Experience working with Avalara for Sales Tax Returns • Exposure to Treasury Management • Team building & Staff motivation • Proven analytical and organizational abilities. • Advanced Excel skills: V Lookups, Pivot Tables. I am a professional accountant with over 20 years of accounting /bookkeeping experience. As a freelancer, I provide accounting/bookkeeping services to small/mid-sized businesses, start-up businesses, Venture Capitals, SaaS companies, Marketing Agencies, Non-Profit etc. I am proficient with multiple accounting software like – QuickBooks Online, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, Navision, Sage Intacct and Xero. I use other systems like- ADP/Rippling/Insperity/Just Works/Gusto/Paychex (for payroll processing), Sales-Force, Expensify, Stripe, PayPal, Slack, Bill.com, Teampay etc. I help clients with a full cycle accounting functions starting from setting up the Chart of Accounts, AP/AR, Bank/Credit Card Reconciliation, Revenue Recognition, Journal Entries, Inter-company transactions, Payroll, Cash Flow Analysis, Financial reporting for both US GAAP accounting as well as Cash Basis accounting, 1099 reporting, Sales tax reporting/filing etc. I categorize business transactions appropriately and perform month-end/ Qtr-end and Year-end closing and prepare financial reports or ad-hoc reports as needed. I work closely with Tax accounts for State and Federal filings. I have worked with Audit firms like Ernst & Young, PWC, Grant Thornton etc. for year end audits. I have an advanced level of Excel skills and use tools like V-Lookup and Pivot Tables for analyzing, summarizing and reconciliation of accounting data. Through my previous experiences and critical thinking skills, I can easily identify exceptions in accounting reports and make necessary corrections. I have helped clients with process improvements and policies documentations as well. I have extensive experience with QuickBooks and I have been using this accounting software for over 12 years. • I have managed full accounting functions for 7 years (as a Controller) for a Start-Up Software and SaaS business. I had to clean up two years of accounting records, set up their COA and Classes in QBO as per the business model, recategorized and reclassified business transactions based on US GAAP standards, implemented revenue recognition policy for subscription revenue, implemented internal controls and set up bill.com for workflow and bill pay. I made sure all business insurance policies are in place. The entire finance and accounting operations were set up in compliance with US laws. It was a venture capital, and I worked on a couple of due diligences during series rounds. Accounting software - QBO. • I have also managed full accounting functions (as a Finance Director) for a NY based digital marketing and copy writing business for 10 years. I had single handedly managed the entire accounting functions. I conducted weekly finance meetings with the CEO (owner) providing high level insights on business financials. Accounting software QBO. • I was the Account Manager interfacing clients for an Accounting and Bookkeeping firm: Being the primary point of contact, I managed complete accounting functions for one of their clients, a California based Non-Profit (Golden Gates National Parks Conservancy) as an Interim Controller for almost 2 years until a full-time controller was hired. Handled year end audit for two terms. Accounting Software- Sage Intacct. • I have also managed accounting functions for another California based Non-Profit as a Controller interfacing clients for the same Accounting and Bookkeeping firm. Being the primary point of contact, I was responsible for interacting with business leaders and attending weekly tag ups. Accounting Software- QBO.