Sandhya Dharani\'s Resume

1. Mobile : 650-776-0453
SANDHYA DHARANI Home : 408-459-0518
601 Almarida Drive, Apt # T5, Campbell, California 95008 sandhya.ds05@gmail.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE: Seeking a challenging, full time position as Tax Associate within San Francisco Bay Area.
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Taxation, San Jose State University, Sep 2012 – Dec 2013 (expected)
Uniform CPA Exam, fulfilled 150 semester hours of education requirement , Oct 2012 – Feb 2013 (expected)
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) United Kingdom, Affiliate, completed Feb 2012
Bachelor of Science in Economics & Management, University of London, completed Aug 2009
o University of London International Programme, SIM Singapore
o Graduated with second class upper honors: Among the top 16 out of 75 students in my graduating class
Diploma in Biomedical Sciences, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore – completed Apr 2006
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AUDIT AND TAX EXECUTIVE FTC Corporate & Tax Advisory Pte Ltd (Singapore) Apr 2011 to Sep 2011
Performed extensive analytical audit work for both local and overseas clients, of different sizes, from diverse
industries with minimal review points; and effectively handled clients’ queries on regular basis.
Crafted documentation on “Compliance requirements for new companies in local arena”.
Prepared accounting records and financial statements, in line with GAAP / GAAS with minimal supervision.
Produced Indirect Tax and Corporate Tax returns in line with GST Act and Income Tax Act.
Assisted managers in clarifying clients’ queries on audit & tax matters by doing research in timely manner.
Reviewed colleagues’ work to enhance firm’s standards and competence in our service to clients.
FINANCE ASSISTANT People’s Association (Singapore) Jan 2010 to Mar 2010
Processed accounts payable transactions to verify for its accuracy and compliance.
Instituted new techniques to increase productivity by 50% which was adopted as a standard process.
Performed detailed monthly bank reconciliation.
CENTRE ADMINISTRATOR SINDA (Singapore) Jan 2006 – Oct 2006
Administered every aspect of registration process of STEP programme, including answering queries to fee
collections from at least 500 people.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Boston Business School Pte Ltd (Singapore) Jul 2006 to Oct 2006
Prepared performance review reports, statistical reports, sales invoices with 100% accuracy.
Streamlined office supply purchase through research and negotiation, resulted in a saving of 25%.
Entrusted with company money for banking and in handling confidential materials.
Commended by general manager for positive attitude and commitment to work well done and even received an
offer to work there permanently at above market price then.
MARKETING ADMINISTRATOR Davidson Business Systems Pte Ltd (Singapore) May 2006 to Jul 2006
Telemarketing for strong sales leads through 160 customer service calls/ day; resulting in at least 5 new
customers/ week.
Maintained detailed and accurate information for up to 2,800 clients and prospects in database.
TUITION COORDINATOR / ADMIN Adcom Services Pte Ltd (Singapore) Dec 2002 to Jun 2003
Performed initial screening interview to select suitable candidates for the clients.
Systemized documentation to maintain efficient re-shelving and easier retrieval.
MEMBERSHIPS
Valley Toastmasters Club (San Jose): Trained Secretary and Vice President of Education
Initiated web design project to incorporate latest online tools for its efficient operation.
Published effective minutes for weekly club meetings within self-imposed 24 hours deadline.
Weekly trained to deliver speeches to at least 10 people.
Beta Alpha Psi, Tax Literacy Presentation, The Contemporary Tax Journal, VITA.
PROJECTS AND COMPETITIONS
Led Final Year Project titled “Epidemiological survey on smoking effects on lungs".
Competed as a team in inter-polytechnic competition in a Joint Social Service Centre Project.
Represented School in International Competition in Science/Mathematics conducted by University of New
South Wales/West Pac.
Female Soccer Club, Modern Dance, D’light House Music and Drama.
COMPUTER SKILLS: MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, Outlook, SAP, ACE.
LANGUAGES: Fluent in English and Tamil; Basic conversational Chinese.