CAREER EXPERIENCE
CPA, Owner, Principal
RajDhawanCPA.com, San Francisco, CA (Lic# 69432
Served as Fractional Controller for mid-market clients, engineered NetSuite multi-entity consolidations, and delivered quarterly compliance reporting to top management reporting to Board stakeholders
Expertise in ASC 606 Revenue recognition, Advanced Revenue Management ARM, ASC 842 Leases
QuickBooks Enterprise and QuickBooks Online, monthly closes, reconciliations, monthly financial statements
Ensuring monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting is complete, accurate and timely
Preparing and reviewing internal accounting records and schedules, reviewing loan performance
Ensuring financial and regulatory compliance with creditors, SBA regulators and other federal agencies
Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and cross-functional partners to create strong processes & systems
Controller
Ardenbrook Inc. Fremont, CA
Directed end-to-end accounting operations, corporate governance and monthly closes for multi-million-dollar R/E portfolios
Implementing G-Suites, Office 365 and Desktop Office, architected financial architecture using Enterprise QuickBooks
Design a set of controls and budgets to mitigate risks, manage large cash and investment balances, ASC 842 Lease accounting
Financial records and management of multiple commercial and residential properties exceeding $100M in Assets
Corporate and partnership tax reports and filings, rent rolls, CAM, rental income, cash flows
Manage semi-monthly payroll, asset management, investments, financial statements
Controller
American Wholesale Lighting, San Francisco Bay Area
Directed a 5-member accounting department, transforming financial workflows
Ensure that accounts payable are paid timely and accounts receivable are collected promptly
Implement Bank Feeds and ensure that bank reconciliations are completed
Issue timely and complete financial statements
Oversee payroll for the company, use & evaluate Zenefits, Rippling, TriNet and Insperity
Orchestrated cross-functional annual budgeting and forecasting cycles to maximize net operating income (NOI) across volatile commercial assets
Implement Tax Jar in NetSuite, calculate and file Sales Taxes for all 50 States in the US
Manage the NetSuite ERP Platform, automate and scale business operations
Chief Financial Officer
Oakland Public Education Fund, Oakland, CA
Developing financial systems for tracking various revenue producing assets
Continue trusting relationships with various grant/donor relations
Guide the organization in their annual budgeting process
Collaborating with various internal departments to understand their budgeting needs
Leading the auditing and compliance process by working with outside agencies
Oversee all aspects of accounting for the organization
Recruit, train, develop, supervise, and evaluate finance/accounting department staff
Use Sage Intacct, Paylocity, Salesforce, Slack, Sheets, MacBooks, Cloud technologies to manage resources as a Fiscal Sponsor for schools, entities, and several types of businesses
Senior Consultant, NetSuite/Digital Platforms
Deloitte Consulting, San Francisco, CA
NetSuite Setup and navigation. Item setup, inventory management, Sales and Purchase Order processing, Data Management, Reports and Searches, Dashboards, Managing the platform
Multi-Entity Consolidations – including multi-currency, multi-subsidiary international consolidations, SOX 404 Internal Controls
Training on NetSuite Fundamentals, Suite Foundation, ERP Consultant Certification
Active participation in various Deloitte Initiatives, Recruitment and Volunteer Programs
Senior Functional Consultant
Cognizant Technology Solutions, San Francisco, CA
Working with Clorox on a $100M+ NetSuite ERP Implementation for a Business Acquisition
Leading and managing Offshore technical teams of 3-4 persons, while also leading the US functional teams of 8-10 persons
Evaluating Business Requirements, communicating on Design and Development, assisting with Systems Implementation Testing in the NetSuite Platform
Detailing the procedures for Testing various Functional Areas of the Business Enterprise
Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, end-to-end, procedures and testing
Financial Consultant
NetSuite ERP Consulting, Bay Area, CA
Small Business Owners & Start Ups
Initiated and implemented Cloud Based Accounting for fast growing Start Ups and Tech Co.’s in the $10M - $100M range
Created the necessary mapping and data transfer tools for migrating from a LAN to the Cloud
Technical Accounting, Complex Journal Entries for 10Q Filings, XBRL Tagging, ASC 605/606 Revenue Recognition, ASC 71X Compensation, ASC 805 Business Combinations, Purchase Accounting, FASB Codifications, and research
Evaluated client’s needs at various stages of the business cycle – from Lead Generation, CRM, ERP, E-Commerce, Website, Inventory Management, to Financial Statements
CONSULTING CLIENTS INCLUDED – IDG Ventures, Tagged, Apttus, AppDynamics, McGladrey, FMT Consultants, Gilead Sciences, Megatel Wireless, A1Logic (Cybersecurity)
Controller
Security Finance, Financial Services, San Francisco, CA
Implemented a monthly closing of books in 3-7 days after month-end, generating Financials
Full Accounting responsibility, keeping the General Ledger, AR, AP modules updated
Managed a portfolio of over $15 million in loans to businesses
Automated a decades old accounting system, and brought it into QuickBooks
Designing a SOX-compliant control environment
