PREMA THAVAMANI 5261 CARMENTO DRIVE OAK PARK, CA 91377 MOBILE: 818.399.9166 pt1255450@westpost.

net SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS - Certified in CPA exam - Extensive experience in Manufacturing accounting and Trust/Mutual funds accoun ting - In-depth knowledge of GAAP, ERISA, SEC and OCC rules and regulations - Skilled in leading client service operations and project teams. - Highly detail oriented - Excellent Relationship Management - Analytical problem solving skills PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, Los Angeles, CA 2004 - December 2010 TRUST OFFICER / CLIENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE Managed client relations for mid and large market Health and Welfare, Defined Co ntribution, Defined Benefit and Taft-Hartley plan accounts with net worth of ove r $25B. - Improved client satisfaction by implementing a new procedure for shadow postin g alternative dcXZinvestment income and gain / loss to client's account. - Increased client's understanding of invoices by implementing detailed backup w ork sheets. - Successfully migrated over 100 complicated accounts of 4 major clients from BN Y's platform to Mellon's platform with no disruption in service by sharing in-de pth knowledge of the clients with the new team. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, Ventura, CA 2001 - 2004 STAFF ACCOUNTANT Managed month-end closing, preparing journal entries and posting them to general ledger, budgeting, forecasting, performing variance analysis, controlling costs , payroll, accounts payable, and office management. - Reduced temporary labor expense 25% by researching and analyzing labor costs a nd implementing creative strategies. - Reduced material loss 20% by working with Plant manager and QC manager to iden tify improper wastage. DEUTSCHE BANK / BANKERS TRUST, Los Angeles, CA 1996 - 2000 TRUST OFFICER / UNIT MANAGER Managed Client relations for mid and large market Health and Welfare, Defined co ntribution, Defined Benefit, Taft-Hartley and Public plan accounts with net wort h of over $20B. Calculated NAV for the Public Funds and prepared monthly and an nual statements for all the plan accounts. - Reduced client statement error 100% by implementing proper check and balance p rocedures. - Improved efficiency by training and managing staff in fund accounting procedur es on the Bankers trust's Trust accounting system. WELLS FARGO / FIRST INTERSTATE BANK, Calabasas, CA 1994 -1996 ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR Supervised staff of 15 fund accountants. Reviewed Net Asset Value (NAV) calcula tion for over 200+ funds including international funds. Distributed income and gain / loss every month to the private trust fund participants' account and proc

essed contribution and withdrawals. Prepared annual statements and assisted wit h outside audit. - Reduced the duplication of functions by consolidating 50 funds into 15 by succ essfully managing and implementing the regional consolidation. - Merged First interstate Bank funds into the Wells Fargo bank funds to eliminat e redundancy. - Improved efficiency by automating the NAV calculation by setting up trust acco unts on the Invest one fund accounting system and trained employees. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, Chicago, IL 1989 - 1994 ACCOUNTANT Valued 1 closed-end mutual fund, 8 international funds and 8 collective funds. Prepared quarterly and annual reports and assisted with the annual audit. Provi ded N-SAR form for filing with SEC. - Played key role in conversion of fund accounts onto Invest One system. - Improved staff's international fund accounting knowledge by providing extensiv e training. AIT / ABRAXAS, INC., Schaumburg, IL 1987 - 1989 INVENTORY / COST CONTROL ACCOUNTANT - Assisted the controller in areas of cost control, inventory control, burden an alysis, production ordering, turnover ratio, monthly inventory reporting, monthto-date sales analysis, factory overhead expense analysis, sales tax returns, jo urnal entry, notes payable, bank reconciliation and accounts payable. Prepared annual financial statements and assisted with audit. WYETH LABORATORIES, Carol Stream, IL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE CLERK COMPUTER SKILLS - Microsoft Office, Lotus, WordPerfect - Sungard (Invest One), SEI, Morgan Stanley, and Bankers Trust systems - SQL, PL / SQL, Oracle Financial, Developer / 2000 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION Passed the CPA examination, 1990 EDUCATION - AA, Accounting with Honors, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL - BS, Physics, S. R. College, Trichy, India 1985 - 1986