LIUTING (JESSICA) ZHAO
**** ***** **** ****, *******, GA, 30319
(C) 734-***-**** . ***********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS, International Division Atlanta, GA
Senior Financial Analyst 05/ 2008-Present
. Reviewed annual budgets of all business units and created
department G&A budget; Assisted with the generation of business
plan slide decks for CFO presentation
. Built long-term planning models for worldwide development,
including development schedule and cash flow forecast for over 30
countries
. Developed financial models including valuation methodology and pro
forma P&L to evaluate new business expansion and acquisition
opportunities in nine markets including Canada, Brazil, Japan,
China, Mexico, and Australia, etc
. Implemented user-friendly financial tools for the operating
partners in over ten countries to execute the profit improvement
project; Analyzed trends and interpreted variances in performance
for management teams. Result: total controllable income 5% over
annual target
. Improved monthly cost saving initiatives tracking reports;
Consolidated the savings reports and prepared monthly analysis deck
for management review. Impact: $3M annual savings recognized
. Compiled monthly and weekly financial reports; Conducted monthly
consolidation reconciliation and variance analysis
. Conducted operational analysis to improve profitability and reduce
costs; Provide analytical and technical support for top executives
and business clients worldwide
. Performed ad-hoc tasks in a timely manner, including return on
investment model, internal rate of return, cash flow analysis, due
diligence, competitor analysis, and market information gathering
UNICREDIT CHINA CAPITAL Beijing, China
Senior Analyst 10/2006-12/2006
. Led analyst teams in conducting valuation, industry research, and
strategic analysis for capital raisings of technology and
agriculture companies; Conducted financial modeling and due
diligence for a $30 million equity offering and a $10 million cross-
border acquisition
DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU, Enterprise Risk Services Department
Beijing, China
Associate II 02/ 2005-08/2006
. Conducted Sarbanes-Oxley and financial audits for more than 20
clients in software, technology, banking, manufacturing, and energy
sectors; evaluated internal controls of both business operations
and information systems; "Exceeds Expectations" in all performance
evaluations
. Planned and organized the distribution channel evaluation for Apple
Inc.; coordinated 40 team members with top five nationwide
distributors to evaluate the inventory control process
. Provided Sarbanes-Oxley readiness consulting services, from top-
level recommendations to employee training, for more than 30
subsidiaries of PetroChina Company Ltd.
. Led internal control testing for a wireless communication
technology client on purchase, inventory and taxation cycles;
streamlined the internal control process of these cycles
. Evaluated the financial information system of the China Bank of
Communications through extensive data processing in database
software Audit Command Language (ACL)
. Improved accuracy of the costing system of Foton Heavy Industries
Ltd. by 20% by correcting control discrepancies in the system
EDUCATION
EMORY UNIVERSITY, GOIZUETA BUSINESS SCHOOL Atlanta, GA
M.B.A., Finance and Leadership Concentrations 05/2009
. Goizueta scholarship in two years; GMAT 710
. Member of Finance Club, Goizueta Women in Business Club
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT Beijing,
China
M.S., Accounting 12/2004
B.B.A., International Accounting 07/2002
. Academic excellence scholarship recipient for three consecutive
years; editor of the school newspaper
ADDITIONAL DATA
. Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, Macros/VBA,
Import/export, Data table)
. Working knowledge of Bloomberg, SPSS, ACL, and Minitab
. Diploma of Certified Public Accountant of China and Certified
General Accountant of Canada
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