Management Accounting

Terese-An Nguyen

**** **** **** ~ Dexter, MI ****0

734-***-**** ~ ******.**@*****.***

Education Bachelor of Arts in Accounting

May 2005

Michigan State University (with honors)

GPA: 3.5

Master of Science in Accounting and Information Systems

May 2006

Michigan State University

GPA: 3.85

Experience PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP July 2009 -

September 2010

Financial Management Senior Associate

Global Coordinator - Sarbanes-Oxley Core Team

. Develop internal controls frameworks for 70+ in-scope processes

for a multi-national Fortune 1 corporation, involving

constant communication with international regions and

divisions; includes creating communication decks for regional

implementation, and conducting S-Ox training for Regional

Internal Control Managers

. Coordinate the consolidated quantification of aggregated

significant deficiencies across business units for 10-K

filing purposes, including in-depth analysis of internal

control deficiencies, communication with international

locations, and preparation of summary decks / reports for

presentation to the Corporate Controller

. Assess and report on the overall status of controls testing

related to pre-and post-bankruptcy carve-out accounting;

communicating results to regions as well as to internal and

external corporate stakeholders, including auditors and the

Audit Committee

Firm Re-organization

. Participated in a committee for the Detroit market team

operations for the people/human capital element as part of

the PwC's firm re-organization

. Developed focus group techniques to gauge employee

satisfaction; facilitated sessions for groups of colleagues

to identify; summarized and presented the results to top-

levels of management

. Established an action plan for addressing identified weaknesses

in the people/human capital element with a direct report to

top management

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP July 2006 -

July 2009

Systems & Process Assurance Senior Associate

Business Process Auditing

. In-charge associate of business process reviews as part of S-Ox

404 compliance audits at a Fortune 100 automotive

corporation, including period-end financial reporting,

purchasing, inventory, revenue, fixed assets, employee

benefits, purchase-to-pay and inter-company eliminations.

Duties included coordinating with financial audit teams to

identify key business process controls, developing test plans

for design/operational effectiveness, and reviewing

documentation of junior staff members and acting as the point

of contact for both client contacts and internal team members

. Assessed client accounting manuals and policies for compliance

with US GAAP in the period-end financial reporting, inter-

company, and revenue processes

. Conducted pre-fieldwork planning, lead client interviews,

design test plans, execute test procedures, and review the

documentation of others for the business processes listed

above

. Assisted in the development of the framework/methodology for

the audit of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

(ICFR) for a Fortune 100 corporation, applying AS 5 risk-

based principles to the engagement as a whole

. Presented progress updates and results to executive management

on various engagements, including high-level overviews of

process flows and accounting implications

. Performed SAS70 assessments over pension and healthcare census

data for a Fortune 100 automotive corporation as part of a

SOX-404 compliance audit

. Effectively communicated to maintain advantageous relationships

with the client, enhancing the value of the service provided,

as well as creating measurable efficiencies in the areas with

high levels of client-requested evidence

. Provided guidance and leadership for multiple junior staff

members, reviewing documentation and coordinating team

budgets with a direct report to internal senior management

Compliance Consulting

. Assessed control environments at pre-SOX and pre-Japanese SOX

clients, identifying control gaps and financial reporting

risks within various business processes

. Designed and implemented financially-relevant controls with a

focus on automation and efficiency through the development of

accounting policies for the order-to-cash, purchasing, and

financial statement close processes

. Created standard work procedures for identified key controls,

including segregation of duties and company-level controls

for JSOx entities

. Supervise client employees in compliance and organizational

change efforts, providing both formal and informal feedback

and assisting in international communication and coordination

IT Auditing

. Performed external audit reviews over IT General Controls in

SOX-404 compliance engagements for a Fortune 100 manufacturer

in the automotive, professional services, and energy sectors,

and also for mid-sized private companies. Duties included

planning, budgeting, executing fieldwork and managing client

communication

. Completed access and change control assessments and reviews

over various technical platforms and applications, including

Oracle, PeopleSoft, UNIX and mainframe, as well as the

underlying databases

. Performed post-implementation controls review for major ERP

(PeopleSoft) implementation at a multi-national professional

services and staffing corporation

. Actively participated in the national PwC PeopleSoft GATE team,

performing User Acceptance Testing for the firm-developed

GATE segregation of duties tool

Technology . Advanced knowledge in Mainframe/legacy environments,

including RACF/ACF2 security and DB2 database structure

. Databases: Teradata, SQL, Oracle, DB2, Focus, EssBase

. ERP: PeopleSoft HR/GL modules, Oracle, Hyperion/HFM,

implementation best practices and internal controls

optimization for automated environments

. Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), Lotus

Notes, ACL

Activities . Volunteer Teacher, Junior Achievement of Detroit, 2007 -

2009

. The Ethical Compass Project Board member, Ann Arbor Chamber of

Commerce 2006 - 2007

. Spartan Scholar, Michigan State University 2001-2005

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