Mr. ARVIND SHARMA

144 Sharpstead Lane

Gaithersburg, MD-20878

Email Address –

Summary of Result-oriented administrative, accounting, auditing & payroll Professional possessing 27 years

Qualification of experience with government contract and manufacturing industry. CPP with significant

legal analysis background. I have been working with Peachtree software since 1993 and ATX software since 2004.

Experience

Research & Professional Services, Gaithersburg, MD; September 2005-Present.

Accountant (part time)

Responsible for all financial matters including accounting, payroll, taxes, internal audit, administration and

legal matters.

• Created and implemented accounting manual for contracts and other transactions;

• Developed computerized accounting system including Payroll and bank reconciliation;

• Audited inventories and expenses, identified inefficiencies of systems;

• Created and implemented administration manual for employees;

• Worked with Peachtree software.

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Dearborn Business Center, Dearborn, Michigan, Dec. 2004 to July 2005

Accounting & Tax Consultant

Responsible for accounting and tax work of individuals and businesses; Prepared Income Tax returns and

final accounts of customers. I worked with Quick book software.

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Research & Professional Services – Dearborn, Michigan June1993 to Nov.2004

Accountant

Responsible for all financial matters including accounting, payroll, taxes, internal audit, administration and

legal matters. Provided analytical support to vice president in global contracts with National Aeronautics and

Space Administration and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.

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Cooperative Department of Rajasthan State, Jaipur June1981 to June 1993.

Concurrent & Tax Auditor.

Responsible for concurrent audit (including tax audit under Income Tax Act) of state level cooperative

institutions like Rajasthan State Co-op. Marketing Fed. Raj. State Oil Seed Grower’s Fed.

Raj. State Co-op Bank Ltd. etc.

• Audited projects, which were financed by World Bank with cost of a 100 million Dollars;

• Developed audit manuals for state level cooperative institutions;

• Audited inventories, expenses and performances of manufacturing and processing units;

identified inefficiencies and irregularities of accounts;

• Implemented Managerial Accounting System program in consumers stores and did inquiries

for legal cases of surcharge and recovery of misappropriation.

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The Minister for Excise & Public Relations, Rajasthan June1990 to May1991.

Personal Assistant to the cabinet Minister;

Controlled and managed policies and other function of the Excise & Public Relations Departments.

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Raj. State Co-op Consumer Fed. Ltd; Jaipur June 1981to October 1981.

Assistant Accounts Officer;

Supervised the federation accounts related to the distribution of control cloth.

ARVIND SHARMA

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Education

American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, DC

LL.M. in Law and Government, concentrating Business Law, Income Tax and Accounting, Dec.2008

LL.M. in International Legal Studies, concentrating in Business Law and Immigration Law August 2006

Stratford Career Institute, Washington, DC

Diploma of Legal Assistant, with highest honors, June 2004

American Payroll Association Certification Board, San Antonio, TX

Certified Payroll Professional, October 2004

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. professional equivalent to U.S. Juries Doctor) with concentration in Taxation and Business Law, Sept.1981 Graduated with high second division honors (high honors)

H.P.C.C. in English (Certificate in English), June 1979

B.S. (Bachelor of Science), major in Science, June 1978

Graduated with high second division honors (high honors),

Professional Credentials:

Professional Membership;

Institute of Internal Auditors and American Payroll Association, Member since 2004; member of the AILA

since January 2006 and member of the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers since April 2007.

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Applications [word, excel, power point]

Lexis Research System,

Peachtree Accounting Software,

Bookkeeper Accounting Software,

Quicken and Quick Book Accounting Software,

ATX software.

Languages

Hindi (native), English (fluent).