Prajkta Mergu

Banking Operations Associate @Accenture

Mumbai, IN

Performed end-to-end Record to Report activities for assigned entities, ensuring timely and accurate month-end close in line with SLAs. Prepared, posted, and reviewed journal entries including accruals, provisions, prepayments, and reclassifications. Assist in monitoring tax-related exceptions within internal systems/tools and ensure issues are actioned as per defined procedures. Perform sales tax reconciliations for U.S. and Canadian entities by reconciling tax payable accounts, validating transactional data, and ensuring accurate reflection in the General Ledger. Prepare and support filing of U.S. and Canadian sales tax returns by compiling reconciled data, validating tax calculations, and ensuring timely submission in accordance with regulatory requirements. Executed balance sheet account reconciliations, investigated variances, and resolved discrepancies in coordination with stakeholders. Supported month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, ensuring compliance with internal controls and accounting policies. Conducted variance and flux analysis on P&L and balance sheet accounts and provided explanations to onshore teams. Assisted in statutory and internal audits by preparing schedules, supporting documents, and responding to auditor queries. Collaborated with AP, AR, and FP & A teams to ensure accurate financial reporting. Maintained and updated SOPs and process documentation and supported process improvement initiatives. Utilized MS Excel extensively for reconciliations, analysis, and reporting.