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Vishakha Arora

Vishakha Arora

Senior Analyst
Jaipur

Summary

As an R2R Specialist, I play a crucial role in ensuring accurate, comprehensive, and timely financial reporting and analysis. My expertise contributes to the overall financial integrity of the organization and supports strategic decision-making. Through meticulous management of financial data and thorough analysis, I provide valuable insights that drive informed business decisions.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Analyst, GL

Norsk Hydro Group (Hydro GBS Global Hub)
11.2019 - Current


  • Bank reconciliation process: Bank and account reconciliation Oracle, AX and S4, Cash management system (CMS) activities and matching, GL Accounting, Payroll Journal Entries, and recons, month end reporting Journal entries checking Solve aged and open transactions timely
  • Monthly desktop analytics: Perform monthly templates for balance sheet, income statement changes, trial balance
  • Blackline recon prepare and review: Perform/review balance sheet account reconciliations also prepare blackline reconciliation for bank and clearing accounts (JPM, CITI Banamex,IHB).
  • Prepare financial report: AP/AR aging reports, Duplicate JE reporting, Standard JE reporting etc.
  • Actual Vs forecast reporting: Provide timely and relevant and accurate reporting & analysis of the results of the division’s performance against historical, budgeted, forecasted and strategic planning results to facilitate decision-making toward the achievement of the strategic plan.
  • General Ledger Management: Maintain and reconcile the general ledger accounts, ensuring compliance with accounting principles and company policies. Demonstrate appropriate understanding/ working knowledge of accounting principle and internal controls and apply them.
  • Month-End Close: Assist in the month-end and year-end closing processes, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations
  • Variance Analysis: Conduct variance analysis to identify discrepancies and trends, providing insights to management for informed decision-making.
  • Process Optimization and Best Practice Implementation: Continuously identify areas for process optimization and implement best practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration for Financial Initiatives: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Finance, Tax, and Operations, to support financial initiatives and resolve issues.
  • Ad hoc Project: Participate in special projects as assigned by the finance leadership team, contributing to the growth and success of the organization
  • Calls and Follow ups: Proactively managed the resolution of open items through follow-ups.
  • Independently manage calls with the US team, offering process improvement recommendations and ensuring productive discussions.
  • Cross Training: Conducting regular cross-training sessions to prepare team members as backups, ensuring operational continuity and flexibility within the team and resolve team queries as well.


Tax Accountant

Norsk Hydro Group (Hydro GBS Global Hub)
03.2018 - 10.2019


  • Exemption Certificate Mailbox Handling: Handling the Customer exemption certificate Mailbox for North America region; validating the new exemption certificates (Resale/ Multi Jurisdiction/ Streamlined/ License/ Permit) as per the Sales and Use Tax guidelines; drafting queries; communicating discrepancies.
  • Sales Tax Exemption Certificate Collection and Validation: Ensuring 100% collection and validation of Sales tax exemption certificates from all the exempted customers.
  • Customer Setup in Vertex Tax Engine: Setting up Customers in Vertex (tax engine) as taxable/ exempted.
  • Sales Tax Rate Determination and Adjustment: Determining the sales tax rates for all states; computing sales tax for customers where wrongly charged.
  • ERP Data Analysis and Certificate Repository Maintenance: Data analysis to identify customers are correctly set up as taxable/ exempt in various ERPs – Oracle, SAP, S4 HANA, AX12.Maintaining the Certificates repository in Control Point & Certificate Manager portals.
  • Direct Pay Permit Issuance for Use Tax Payments: Providing Direct Pay Permit to Vendors in case Use Tax is paid by the Company.
  • Call for customer inquiries: Calling Revenue office in US for customer inquiries.
  • Sales Data Compilation: Providing the Sales data for the filing of Sales Tax return by Grant Thornton.
  • Sales tax reconciliations: Performing monthly Sales tax reconciliations.
  • Calls with Onshore team: Handling Calls with the US team; discussing queries and providing process improvement suggestions; sending regular minutes of meetings
  • Cross training: Regular Cross training of the task back – up
  • Hydro GBS Global Hub

Education

Bachelor of Commerce -

University of Kota

Post Graduate Program in Applied Finance and Accounts -

NIIT

Skills

Bank Reconciliations

Timeline

Senior Analyst, GL

Norsk Hydro Group (Hydro GBS Global Hub)
11.2019 - Current

Tax Accountant

Norsk Hydro Group (Hydro GBS Global Hub)
03.2018 - 10.2019

Bachelor of Commerce -

University of Kota

Post Graduate Program in Applied Finance and Accounts -

NIIT

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