Fang Zhou

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Summary of Qualifications

Association with an organization that will benefit from initiative, capabilities, and contribution, ultimately qualifying for advancement and increased decision-making responsibilities.

Energetic and innovative finance and accounting professional with 16 years of diverse experience in financial and accounting services in leading edge, fast-paced high-tech organizations.

Knowledgeable leader of change with proven ability to identify and implement improvements to streamline processes and increase efficiency and productivity.

High achiever in managing all aspects of budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, accounting operations and compliance.

Team leader who effectively meets goals through strong leadership, interpersonal communication, and analytical abilities.

Skill Summary

Balance Sheet Prepare and Review

Budget Analysis, Cost Analysis, Financial Data Analysis

Compliance Review

Full cycle Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable

Financial Statement Interpretation & Analysis

GAAP Accounting

Reporting

Professional Experience

Staff Accountant and Accounts Payable, Payroll/Benefits

Strata Solar, Chapel-Hill –2012 March.2016

Report to Chief Financial Officer and Director of Accounting, and Performed accounts payable functions; managed preparation of daily accounts payable processes, weekly budget variance reports for executives, and monthly financial reporting packages; managed team of 3.

Review and reconcile transactions for accurate allocation of projects to minimize corporate overhead. Make monthly close on time and make a lot of template to tracking all activity.

Using GAAP accounting to accurately process journal entries on the general ledger and review and reallocate any misappropriated expenses.

Assist the CFO in preparation of monthly financial reports, quarterly budget reports, and annual audits.

Working in conjunction with the legal team for accurate compliance to third party contractual obligations and federal regulations.

Designed, created, and implemented the new Asset Management department and established the current model for management reports, schedules and worksheets for all assets.

Report to Chief Financial Officer and Director of Human Resources, and oversee and direct involve weekly and biweekly payroll processes and serve as a Benefits Manager for the entire company; recommend how to control employee turnover.

Created and implemented new payroll process to streamline the accurate and timely payment for over 300 employees and 1500 subcontractors. Analyses Labor cost vs Budget. And recommend reduces over time cost.

Review and reconcile the labor and travel expenses for all employee and subcontractors for accurate allocation of direct cost to each project.

Analyze outliers in labor costs to eliminate unnecessary overhead and reduce project cost by an average of 12%.

Bookkeeper, Omega Design Architecture, Cary, NC April– Nov.-2011

Full charge bookkeeper, have had handle full cycle of accounting duties. Code and enter vendor and expense invoices, run checks, bill customers and clients, and prepare bank deposits, process employee timesheets, run payroll checks and prepare monthly and quarterly tax returns. Reconciling monthly bank statements and monitoring cash flow.

Created templets to keep all project cost under budget. Upgraded new accounting software to eliminate unnecessary workload and streamline all accounting practices.

Staff Accountant, Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc., Cary, NC – 2008-2009

Reported to Director of Corporate Accounting, and managed the reconciliation of general ledger, journal entries, and schedules and worksheets for fixed assets; resolved billing and collections discrepancies and disputes for the entire region.

Assisted Director of Corporate Accounting with preparation and delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements to upper management.

Developed and implemented new accounting processes to eliminate duplicated procedures for faster billing and payment.

Managed and prepared Property and Sales & Use Tax returns in accordance with local, state, and federal tax regulations.

Staff Accountant and Accounts Payable, Baker Roofing Company, Raleigh, NC – 2000-2008

Reported to Director of Accounting and Chief Financial Officer, and managed all accounts payable and receivable functions, assisting in reconciliation of journal entries, general ledger, and taxes across all regions; managed a team of four.

Reconciled and reviewed all aging Accounts Payable and Receivable reports to ensure accurate and timely payment and billing to our customers and vendors.

Managed and prepared worksheets and schedules for fixed assets and fleet management for monthly journal entries.

Assist the Director of Accounting and CFO with preparation of accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.

Education

Associated Degree in Accounting, Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC, 2004

Degree in Law, Central Media Law School, China. 1989

Computer Skill Proficiencies

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Peachtree

Crystal Report

QuickBooks

Deltek- Costpoint

Concur process

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