OBJECTIVE

Seeking a Finance Director or Group Controller position in a multi-national company.

QUALIFICATIONS

Hands-on experience of Controllership. Served as Controller for multi-national manufacturing companies, in-depth knowledge about financial analysis/management, margin review, standard cost, contract management, budgeting/forecasting, purchasing and inventory management etc.

International Experience. Led and executed work in China, South Africa, UK, Australia, Russia, Japan, Hong Kong and USA. Fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese.

G.A.A.P. and Financial Reporting. Led financial statement audits for publicly traded companies as an external auditor for a Big 4 firm. Licensed as a C.P.A. in California. Analyzed financial statements to identify potential risk areas, used SAP to collect financial data for analysis.

Business Process and Controls. Led operational and financial internal audits designed to analyze business processes and internal controls, identified improvement opportunities and recommended better practices. Accomplished Lean Manufacturing and Total Quality Management training and participated in Kaizen activities.

Internal Control over Financial Reporting. A strong understanding of the spirit and intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Led SOX compliance audits for publicly traded companies, identified control weaknesses and recommended mitigating controls.

Project Management. Coordinated projects that transfer new product from US to China with significant cost reduction and improved quality.

Qualifies for TN visa, no need for H-1B sponsorship

WORK HISTORY

Weatherford International --- A multinational Oil Service Company

Branch Controller Edmonton, AB--- Jan. 2013 to Present

Responsible for financial performance of a USD 120M plus manufacturing facility.

Reduced Operating Supplies Expenses by $1M first half of FY14 compared to that of FY13

Maintained Over-recovery with production demand dropping to70% of original capacity through cost saving, bring back outsourced items, production leveling.

Improved/Standardized Finance department’s process and realigned the processes of receiving, procurement departments

Played key role in budgeting, cost roll, LTF and Monthly Commentaries meeting, pointing out the highlights as well as areas can be improved

Developed and lead weekly KPI meetings, improved financial awareness and understanding of the front line managers, lead to more predictable and/or better Overtime, utilization, PPV, JCV, WIP aging etc.

Multi-plant experience--- recently was appointed Controller of a new plant in addition to existing plant.

Joy Global Inc. --- A mining machinery company May 1998 to November, 2012

Regional Controller Fort McMurray, AB

Responsible for monthly Management package with financial, operational data and KPI;

Coordinated and improved annual budgeting process, resulted in smooth and more accurate budget;

Performed job profitability review to identify potential issues of sales and COGS;

Advised General Manager on financial and operational issues, organized and hosted meetings to analyze root cause and identify resolution;

Championed improvement in purchasing function;

Realigned responsibilities of direct reports to streamline the process;

Actively involved in Operations Excellence, Payroll, Inventory Cycle Count, Contract Management, AR/AP, Capital Asset, Cost Saving initiatives etc.

Sr. Internal Auditor Milwaukee, USA

Developed audit scope and tailored audit program based on the assessed risky areas;

Performed financial audits to cover major financial reporting risks;

Analyzed operational and management processes and controls' effectiveness and efficiency, made value added recommendations;

Drafted audit report highlighting audit findings, presented the audit findings in closing meeting;

Led SOX project, made continuous improvements to audit methodology and documentation;

Worked with external auditors to perform some of the prescribed financial audits;

In-depth understanding of business processes in a manufacturing/service environment.

KPMG LLP --- A big 4 accounting firm

Senior auditor Orange County, CA August 2005 to May 2008

Led and performed financial audits on public and private clients in industries like consumer market, financial institution and insurance;

Identified financial bookings not in accordance with US GAAP, communicated to manager and client and validated the correction;

Led and performed SOX audits, identified control weaknesses and recommended remediation;

Used IDEA CAAT tool to analyze raw data, make targeted sample selections.

Maintained and developed good relationship with client management.

DESA International Inc. --- A gas heating company Assistant Project Manager Bowling Green, KY March 1998 to August 2001

Assisted new product transfer from USA to Joint venture and subcontractor companies, coordinated engineering, procurement, production, ocean shipping and quality. Resulted millions of dollars of cost saving with improved quality and customer satisfaction.

EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Dallas MBA

Western Kentucky University Master of Accountancy

University of Science and Technology, Beijing Bachelor of Science

SKILLS

Certified Public Accountant- C.P.A in California, USA;

Extended experience with Sarbanes-Oxley Act- SOX;

Working knowledge with SAP, JDE, Hyperion, IDEA, Word, Excel, PowerPoint;

Extended understanding of business cycle and best practices of manufacturing company;

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