24 Wallis Avenue sadaf.kbh@gmail.comJersey City, NJ 07306 (347)-607-5500

Sadaf Khalid

Objective: Seeking a career-oriented position within the accounting field that will utilize skills, knowledge and experience in a challenging role that allows for advancement and growth.

Education: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Newark-CampusRutgers Business School

Bachelor of Science DoubleMajor: Accounting/Management Info Systems G.P.A.: 3.5/4.00Completed 150 credits to sit in CPA

Honors: Dean’s List, Spring 2009,Spring 2012, Fall 2012Inductee, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, May 2009

Achievements: Financed 75% of college expenses through part-time and full-time employmentWork an average of 25 hours-per-week while pursuing a degree full-time

Experience: Chelsea Hotels, NY 08/2014-currentStaff Accountant Support monthly closing activities Generating financial reports both internal and external for various business

operations Ensure appropriate treatment of recorded transactions for compliance with US

GAAP and other applicable standards Diligently achieve the departmental goal of a shorter month end close process Perform complex account reconciliations and exception reporting. Support the annual financial statement audit Help ensure updating of accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls as and

when necessary Conduct ad-hoc analyses as needed to support decision making as well as to quantify

opportunities, risks and alternative conclusions Make P&L statements and balance sheet at the end of the month.  Communicate with vendors to obtain payment information and address issues with

our monthly statements. 

NY Daily News, Jersey City, NJ 12/2013-08/2014Circulation Finance (Recon Finance Assistant) Prepare/book journal entries, expense accruals and reconcile accounts Prepare monthly department expense management reports and analyze variances,

and provide analysis and recommendations to management. Post stop payment notices to prevent payment of protested checks. Retrieve checks returned to customers in error, adjusting customer accounts and

answering inquiries about errors as necessary. Supervises overages & shortages of bills & proceeds accordingly. Fix minor problems, such as equipment jams, and notify repair personnel of major

equipment problems Process various forms, check requests, journal entries, accruals, etc. required to keep

the expenditures, organization, system hierarchy’s etc. accurate

Hudson Group, Newark, NJ 06/2012-12/2013Assistant Manager Monitored store transactions, tracked product inventory Performed reconciliation on individual account balances to generate weekly reports Oversee operations of the reception area to create a welcoming environment Provided excellent customer service to develop strong customer loyalty Provided management with daily accounting report Demonstrated ability to keep track of repeated customers, their likes and dislikes and

their contact information

Sunoco, New York, NY01/2011-05/2012Tax Intern Filed all project documents, invoice handling of all sales and purchases Introduced ER (Electronic Records), as well as organized files on Excel worksheets to ensure

efficiency of data Researched account transactions to identify and resolve discrepancies Build strong customer relationships through customer prospecting Managed Accounts Receivables and Accounts Payable Coordinated with the project supervisor in additional assignments and small projects Delegated as point person, decision maker and Assistant Manager

Skills: Exceptional leadership, organizational, interpersonal, analytical, and problem resolution skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Photoshop, and WordPerfect

Thrive in both independent and collaborative work environments. Mainframe, SQL, HTML, Blackboard.

Course: Intermediate Accounting, Auditing, Federal Taxation, Accounting for Business Combinations, Finance. Java, System Analysis and Design, Database, Telecommunication/Network, Advance Math.

Multilingual: English, Urdu, Punjabi, and Hindi

References: Available Upon Request