Raj Dhawan, CPA, MBA
4617 Niland
Street, Union City, CA 94587 C: 415.608.0350
RajDhawan@comcast.net www.LinkedIn.com/in/RajDhawan
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Residency
Status: US Citizen
CFO / CONTROLLER NetSuite Platform
SUMMARY
Over ten years of
progressive experience in Accounting and Fintech. Proven ability to deliver
increased productivity through efficient fiscal management. Experienced
Controller in NetSuite ERP, automating various areas of NetSuite to scale for
growth, using Intacct for Government funding of programs.
KEYWORD HIGHLIGHTS
Financial Statements Board of Directors Internal Controls Month End Close Compliance
Public Accounting Health-Care
Non-Profit Regulatory
Reporting Advanced Excel with Pivot
Tables
Big 4 CPA Firms
SEC Reporting Budgets & Forecasting Intacct Accounting NetSuite Essentials
Auditor
& Business Taxes GAAP, SEC &
SOX Governmental Programs CRM, ERP & E-Commerce
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / ACCOMPLISHMENTS
American Wholesale Lighting, San Francisco Bay Area Nov 2021 – Present
Controller
·
Oversee the
operations of the accounting department
·
Ensure that
accounts payable are paid in a timely manner 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
·
Manage the
production of the annual budget and forecasts
·
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
Oakland Public Education Fund, Oakland, CA Jan 2021 – Oct 2021
Chief Financial Officer
• 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, and Cloud
technologies to manage resources as a Fiscal Sponsor for schools, entities, and
several types of businesses
Senior
Consultant, NetSuite/Digital Platforms
·
NetSuite Setup
and navigation. Item setup, inventory management, Sales and Purchase Order Processing, Data Management, Reports and
Searches, Dashboards, Managing the platform
·
Training on
NetSuite Fundamentals, Suite Foundation, ERP Consultant Certification
·
Active
participation in various Deloitte Initiatives, Recruitment and Volunteer
Programs
Senior
Analyst, SEC Reporting (Contract)
·
Working on the
company's quarterly filings with the SEC for the 10-Q Report
·
Using WDesk to
prepare the management workbook and the notes to the financial statements
·
Researching
Accounting pronouncements by the FASB
·
Researching and
applying the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Cognizant Technology Solutions, San Francisco, CA Apr 2017 – Oct 2017
Senior Functional Consultant
·
Working with
Clorox on a NetSuite ERP Implementation for a Business Acquisition
·
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
NetSuite ERP Consulting, Bay Area, CA Feb
2012 – Mar 2017
Financial
Consultant to Small Business Owners, Start-Ups
·
Initiated and
implemented Cloud Based Accounting for fast-growing Start-Ups and Tech companies’
·
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, 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)
Security Finance, Financial
Services, San Francisco, CA Aug 2006 – Jan 2012
Controller
·
Implemented a
monthly close 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
Smith-Craine Finance, Mortgage
Brokers, San Francisco, CA Mar
2004 – Jul 2006
Loan
Consultant
·
Arranged for 90%
SBA Commercial Loans in the $1 – 2 million range
·
Coordinated with
Realtors to arrange Purchase Money and Refinance loans to Borrowers
Piper Jaffray, Investment Bank,
San Francisco, CA Feb
2003 – Feb 2004
Financial
Advisor
·
Invested over $7
million in liquid assets for high-net-worth clients
·
Allocated assets
into Growth, Income, and Conservation Strategies for Client Investments
California Pacific Medical Ctr,
Hospital, San Francisco, CA Apr
2001 – Dec 2002
Director
of Finance & Property Management
·
Supervised all
aspects of property management when the situation required
·
Evaluated
financial performance of 12 non-core Cost Centers, resulting in $500K annual
savings
·
Implemented
comprehensive Billings for over 300 doctor tenants, using Yardi Software
The Perinatal Council, Non-Profit
Agency, Oakland, CA Jul
1996 – Mar 2001
Controller
·
Monitored Fund
Accounting for 15 Federal and State Agencies
·
Managed funds
tightly for this Non-Profit, used projections and always stayed within Budget
·
Hired and
supervised Accounting Staff of 5 persons for AP, AR, GL, Payroll and Office
Manager
·
Pursued an
evening MBA Program at Golden Gate University while working here Full Time
LICENSES / SKILLS
Licenses: California CPA License #69432 (Current, Inactive),
Series 7 & Series 66 (Inactive), Life Insurance (Inactive), Real Estate
Agent (Inactive), NetSuite Essentials, SuiteAnalytics Reports & Saved
Searches
Computer Skills: Yardi, MAS 90, Great Plains, MS Dynamics, ADP,
QuickBooks, CYMA, NetSuite, Excel, Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, Formulas and
Functions, Charts, Graphics, SkyDrive, Taxes, LaCerte, TurboTax
EDUCATION
1. Golden Gate
University, San Francisco, CA
Master’s Degree in Finance
Relevant Coursework: Mergers and Acquisitions, Venture Capital and
Entrepreneurship, Fundamental and Technical Analysis, Financial Markets,
Corporate Finance, Intermediate Accounting, Investing
2. The University
of Texas, San Antonio, TX
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting