SAMIR S.

PATEL
San Jose, CA 95110
(408) 771-4767
sp6976cc@westpost.net
OBJECTIVE: Accounting Specialist.
SUMMARY OF SKILLS:
* Two years of work experience in accounting including working in a banking envi
ronment.
* Demonstrated ability for being a quick learner with meticulous attention to de
tail, an excellent work ethic, and able to meet deadlines and follow through on
assignments with minimal supervision.
* Experienced working productively with staff at all levels within a community c
ollege.
* Knowledgeable of financial record-keeping methods, auditing payments correctly
, performing accounts payable and reconciling payroll records, and working in a
banking environment.

SKILLS:
* Accounting: Financial, Managerial, Cost, and Payroll.
* Economics: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Outlook, Excel, and Word.
* Familiar with Great Plains, ITI, ACT, QuickBooks, Oracle 11i, ADP, Hyperion,
and MAS 90.
EDUCATION:
Continuing Education:
Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA
Cost Accounting, Payroll Accounting, Spreadsheet for Accounting
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE, B.S. Mathematics
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting
Managerial Accounting: included a group project consisting of creating a cash fl
ow, financial statement analysis, cost-volume profit analysis, and using perform
ance evaluation techniques to analyze the changes.
Cost Accounting: Completed projects: Analyzing contribution margin ratios, calcu
lating and analyzing material, labor, and variable-overhead variances, and perfo
rming gross profit analysis
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Bank of America, Union City, CA 2010
Seasonal Accounting Help (Manpower)
* Researched payment history regarding payment plans related to tax returns and
canceled or placed stop payment
* Audited checks paid and issued returns up to $30,000 from the IRS
* Retrieved bank statements to perform auditing functions
Atmas Consulting, Mountain View, CA 2007-2008
Accounting Analyst
* Prepared payroll register for thirty employees using Excel
* Responsible for month end and daily closing journal entries and handled wire t
ransfers
* Prepared daily, month, and year-end closing journal entries exceeding $3 milli
on in monthly revenue
West LA Music, Santa Monica, CA 2007
Staff Accountant (Independent Contractor)
* Supported the external auditors by finding audit sampling documents per the au
ditor's request
* Reconciled $10 million in monthly revenue in preparation for the company's ann
ual audit, which included credit card, wire transfer, and balance sheet accounts
* Calculated and analyzed variances between Counterpoint values and sales genera
ted
TEMPORARY AGENCY POSITIONS:
Alliance Bank, Culver City, CA 2006
Staff Accountant (LANI)
* Posted daily closing and journal entries to general ledger of entries exceedin
g $50 million in daily
revenue and wire transfers
* Coded and input seventy accounts payable invoices a week using ITI
* Performed previous day bank reconciliation exceeding $70 million using Excel
Marketwire, El Segundo, CA 2006
Staff Accountant (Appleone)
* Reconciled bank statements of $30 million dollars in weekly revenue and report
ed errors to appropriate departments
* Resolved discrepancies between payment collected and Great Plains exceeding $1
30 million in monthly revenue
* Investigated and resolved discrepancies for outstanding receivables and payabl
e for the auditors