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Biswadev Dash, FCA 28/08/2007
Chartered Accountant
C/2,Beside CS Pur Tel Exchange
Bhubaneswar, Orissa 09437008388
biswadev@accountant.com


OBJECTIVE:

More in depth study on the application side of Sarbanes Oxley Act, procedure laid down by the US Security and Exchange Commission, and the Guidelines Issued by the Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board in respect of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR). Also handled some of the tricky issue of Amalgamation, absorption, merger and demerger of companies. Currently undertaking PhD in the subject.


CAREER PROFILE:

Gone through all the procedure as laid down for reporting in respect of the biting sections of Sarbanes Oxley Act. The major thrust is being given to the Title-III of the SOX which specifically spells out about the corporate responsibility. The matters pursued are as per follows.

Constitution of Audit of the Public Companies (Section 301 of SOX)
Corporate Responsibility for financial reports (Section 302 of SOX)
Improper influence of management on conduct of audit (Section 303 of SOX)
Matters relating to forfeiture of certain bonus and profits (Section 304 of SOX)
Matters on Bars and Penalties on officers & Directors of the Company (Section 305 of SOX)
Matters relating to pension fund blackouts (Section 306 of SOX)
Professional responsibility of attorneys (Section 307 of SOX)
Matters relating to fair funds for investors (Section 308 of SOX)


Further the provisions as regards to the enhanced financial disclosure as per SOX and also PCAOB have been studied. These are outlined as follows.

Disclosures in periodic reports and also annual reports (Section 401 of SOX)
Matters relating to enhanced conflicting of Interest (Section 402 of SOX)
Matters relating to disclosures of transactions in which the management & principal stock holders are involved (Section 403 of SOX)
Management assessment of internal control (Section 404 of SOX).The above section has been more deeply studied.

With the above experience, the matters as stated below can be handled.
· Coordination of day to day project management in ensuring compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act, 2002
· Mapping workflow procedures, rewriting procedures where required to bring it into line, identifying deficiencies and suggesting and implementing steps to improve them
· Testing and evaluating the company’s internal control environment around financial reporting, risk/control evaluation and testing.
· Can work closely with internal and external audit teams, the IT department, accountants and other key stakeholders to ensure strict compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act



Further I have made extensive experience in accounting systems relating to amalgamation.
Detail-oriented, efficient and organized professional with extensive experience in accounting systems relating to amalgamation.
Possess strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to make well thought out decisions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Highly trustworthy, discreet and ethical.
Resourceful in the completion of projects, effective at multi-tasking.


EXPERIENCE:

Worked with ITC Ltd, Corporate Finance Department, Virginia House, 37, Chowringhee, Kolkata from 1987 to 1990
Practicing as a Chartered Accountant since 1990 (17 years) under the firm name of B Dash & Co, Chartered Accountants, Bhubaneswar.

EDUCATION: A fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Date of Birth - 11/11/1965

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook Express, Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Office XP Professional. Coreldraw,pagemaker,photoshop