1. RESHMA PARIKH, CPA
5 Miles Park Ct., Columbia, SC 29223
rshmparikh@yahoo.com
803.528.4046
EDUCATION M.S University of Vadodara, India (157.5 Credit Hours)
• Master of Science in Accounting, 1987
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 1985
Midlands Technical College (12 Credit Hours) – Additional coursework completed: Accounting principles I & II,
Cost Accounting, and Intermediate Accountancy. Total Accounting courses includes 77 credits.
EXPERIENCE
02/2011 – present
South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
Assistant Director of Finance – Unemployment Insurance Accounting
• Directed the daily operations for fund management, Payables, General Ledger accounting
functions and Reconciliations includes monthly financial statements and reporting, Grant
budgeting, overpayment recoupment, refund of over collection, General Ledger and SCEIS
system testing, research returned checks, monitor disbursements of checks, cost allocation,
accuracy and integrity of the general ledger, and accounts payable and billing for intra state
Agencies(IDT), quarterly and annual State and Federal tax returns. Maintain policy and
procedures for unemployment Insurance Accounting.
• Designs accounting policies and procedures to improve division’s effectiveness.
• Prepares trial balance for the fiscal year.
• Prepares and issues audited financial statements.
• Process improvements.
• Monitors and reviews General ledger activities and reconciliations.
• Performs complex financial analysis using data from account system, various federal systems
and IT resources.
• Prepares data and analysis for senior management in planning and making financial
decisions.
• Monitor, review and directs daily operations of Control Accounting in Control Account units.
Design policies and procedures of control accounts. Monitor staff activities. Provides
information to Auditors. Monitors Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund activities.
• Coordinates closely with external auditors.
• Other responsibilities as assigned. Assists Director of Finance with special projects.
05/2010 – 01/2011
South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, Columbia, SC
Senior Accountant of Trust Fund Control Accounting
• Review and audit all the transactions during the month to balance with the cash book.
• Post activity to General Ledger system & reconcile general ledger activities.
• Perform month and year end closing duties.
• Post journal entries to FARS.
• Prepare transfer document for intra departmental transfer.
• Perform bank and general ledger reconciliations.
• Maintains general ledger accounts, the chart of accounts.
• Perform General Ledger accounts analysis.
• File Federal financial reports.
• Complete annual closeouts for the Grants.
• Monitor the analysis the transactions posting and responsible for system maintenance.
• Coordinate closely with external auditors.
• Other responsibilities. Assists Director of Finance with special projects.

2. 07/2007 - 09/2009
Wilbur Smith Associates, Columbia, SC
Senior Accountant
• Financial reporting responsibility, including producing month and year end financial
statements. Reconciling reports and financial data.
• Perform General Ledger accounts analysis.
• Analyzes the transactions posting.
• Coordinate closely with external auditors. Works with external auditors in filing corporate tax
returns, payment of taxes.
• Prepare and file certain corporate tax returns.
• Completes and files certain returns such as Annual Reports, Gross Receipts Reports, General
Excise Tax Reports, and Economic Census Forms.
• Perform month and year end closing duties.
• Bank Reconciliation.
• Responsible for maintenance of certain data in our project management/accounting system.
• Maintains general ledger accounts, the chart of accounts and account map codes.
• Other responsibilities. Assists the Controller and Directors with special projects.
10/2005 – 06/2007
Net Bank, Columbia, SC
Treasury Financial Analyst - Accounting
• Produce Profit & Loss statements and other reports at month-end for the Held For Investment
(HFI) Mortgage Servicing Right (MSR) portfolios.
• Perform FAS 140 processing using the QRM system including maintaining the FAS 140
components of the system, processing the monthly information, and reviewing output and
reports to ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Perform FAS 133 processing using the QRM system including maintaining the FAS 133
components of the system, processing the monthly information, and reviewing output and
reports to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Process tax using the QRM system including maintaining the tax accounting module of the
system, processing the monthly information and reviewing output and reports to ensure
completeness and accuracy.
• Produce the hedge activity report, dealer mark-to-market comparative reports, dealer
counterparty exposure reports and dealer confirmations.
• Prepare financial analyses in a timely and accurate manner for corporate meetings.
• Run Micro Strategy reports, performed critical analysis of the reports, export reports to Excel.
• Microsoft Access: Manage the data in a database. Connect to the database, Link the table,
setting the parameters, Add the fields, working with data tables & building the Queries.
Understand SQL queries and Visual Basic and experience in recording the Macro.
• Microsoft Excel: Creating formulas.
• Re-designed accounting reports and processes for the profit and loss report (P&L).
09/2002 – 09/2005
Midlands Technical College, SC
Fiscal Technician - Accounting
• Performed accounts receivable function.
• Prepared and entered journal entries.
• Maintained bookstore account documentations, prepared cash/credit cards/check transactions
on spreadsheet.
• Bank Reconciliation.
• Researched; analyzed student accounts related to the cashiering functions.
• Performed student account collections.
• Balanced bookstore vouchers & verified receipts posted correctly.
• Reconciled general ledger accounts.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

3. 01/2005 – 08/2007
Midlands Technical College, SC
Instructor - Accounting
• Instructor of beginning and intermediate accounting courses.
ADDITIONAL
Microsoft Office (Excel/Access/Word/Power point), SAP
Holds Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license no. 8058 in the state of South Carolina