Accountant & Homelab Architect

Saransh Verma

Available for workCalgary, AB
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nextcloud ● running
jellyfin ● running
sonarr ● running
radarr ● running
ollama ● running
caddy ● running
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What I Do

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Accounting & Finance

Financial reporting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, budgeting, and forecasting.

🖥️

Homelab & Infrastructure

Self-hosted servers, Docker, reverse proxies, SSL, and network management.

📈

Financial Modeling

3-statement models, DCF valuations, scenario analysis, and projections.

🔧

Self-Hosting

Nextcloud, Jellyfin, *arr stack, Ollama AI, and 17+ containers 24/7.

What I've Built

A mix of accounting systems, self-hosted infrastructure, and homelab projects — all running 24/7 from my garage in Calgary.

🌐Live

This Website

Built with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and TypeScript. Self-hosted on my Dell Precision 7820 behind a Caddy reverse proxy with automatic SSL via Cloudflare Tunnel. Zero hosting costs.

Next.jsTypeScriptTailwindCaddyCloudflare
🖥️24/7

Homelab Infrastructure

Dell Precision 7820 Tower (Xeon Gold 5120, 16GB RAM, 18.5TB storage) running 17+ Docker containers. Full media stack, cloud services, AI inference, and monitoring.

DockerLinuxPortainerTailscaleNginx
☁️Live

Self-Hosted Cloud

Nextcloud instance with MariaDB and Redis for file storage, calendar, contacts, and document collaboration. Replaced Google Drive and Dropbox entirely.

NextcloudMariaDBRedisDocker
🎬Live

Media Pipeline

Jellyfin + Sonarr + Radarr + qBittorrent — fully automated media acquisition, transcoding, and streaming. Available on any device, anywhere via Tailscale.

JellyfinSonarrRadarrqBittorrent
🤖Live

Local AI Server

Ollama running Llama 3 and other open-source models locally. No API calls, no data leaving the network. Private AI assistant for research and automation.

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📊Internal

Automated Bookkeeping

Custom Python scripts for bank reconciliation, invoice processing, and financial reporting. Reduces month-end close time by 60% through automation.

PythonPandasExcel APIPDF Parser
🔍Internal

Government Tender Monitor

Autonomous web scraper that monitors 13 Canadian government procurement sources. Fetches, deduplicates, and serves tender opportunities via REST API.

Node.jsPlaywrightExpressScheduler
🎮Live

Palworld Dedicated Server

Self-hosted Palworld server for friends. Custom config with no stamina drain, 1.5x Pal spawn rate, and Palbox sync enabled across all players.

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What I Work With

Next.jsTypeScriptReactNode.jsPythonDockerLinuxCaddyNginxTailscaleMariaDBRedisPostgreSQLOllamaPlaywrightPandasExcelPower BIGitCloudflareSteamCMDJellyfinNextcloudPortainer

Experience & Education

2024 — Present
Work
Accountant
Stride Capital
2022 — 2024
Work
Junior Accountant
Stride Capital
2021
Work
Co-op Credit Analyst
CIBC
2020
Work
Accounts Payable Specialist
Apex Hotels
2019 — 2021
Education
Business Administration Co-op Diploma
Georgian College, Barrie, ON
2017 — 2019
Education
BBA — Finance & Accounting
GLS University, Gujarat, India

Let's Connect

Interested in accounting services, homelab discussions, or just want to say hi? I'm always open to a good conversation.

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A bit more

Results-driven Accounting and Finance professional with 4+ years of experience in financial reporting, general ledger management, and month-end close in high-volume environments. Based in Calgary, I manage a homelab running on a Dell Precision 7820 (Xeon Gold 5120, 16GB RAM, 18.5TB storage) with 17+ Docker containers including Nextcloud, Jellyfin, the full *arr media stack, and Ollama for local AI.