Insurance Manager

NORAH ZHANG, CPA

***** ******** ****

Tel: 937-***-****

Centerville, OH 45458

E-Mail: ********@*********.***

EDUCATION

MBA - Finance, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, June 2003, GPA 3.2

CFA - Passed Level I

BA - Law, Foreign Affairs College, Beijing, China, June, 1995 GPA 3.5

Six quarters of undergraduate accounting courses, Wright State University,

2000-2001, GPA 3.75

BA - English Literature, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China,

June 1993, GPA 3.6

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Air Transportation Service Group Inc., Wilmington, Ohio, Mar 2007 - Dec

2009

Senior Accountant - ABX AIR Inc.: Responsible for DHL accounts and reports

. Prepared monthly closing in SAP; calculated DHL revenues

. Prepared DHL financial statements and cash true-up analysis; assisted

monthly budgeting and planning

. Coordinated between DHL and ABX for quarterly settlement

. Designed worksheets for integration of fuel accounts with fleet fuel

budget schedule for variance analysis

. Analyzed investment income and other gain/loss accounts for revenue

calculation

. Reconciled aircraft-for-sale accounts and verified aircraft book values

for exercising DHL put options

. Researched and resolved problems and errors in the accounting system

caused by incorrect overhead allocation, missing invoices, sales tax

error, double payments, DHL loan forgiveness and accrual vs. actual

variances, etc.

. Prepared legal accrual and expense schedule for M&A, aircraft loan and

appraisal, and work compensation

. Prepared fleet insurance and loan amortization schedules

. Helped calculate and post accruals for defined benefit plan accounts

. Conducted special projects for additional funding requests, or contract

changes

. Responsible for documentation in compliance with SOX, assisted internal

and external auditors

. Reconciled AP and accrual accounts, verified for accuracy and

completeness

. Audited de-icing ending inventory and average unit cost for fuel

consumption; calculated cost object metrics

. Improved working capital by better account analysis/ management for AP

and AR

. Participated in SAP conversion, responsible for testing customized

control feature in cost accounting chart flow

Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2005 - 2006

Senior Accountant: Monitored $25M annual grants from National Institute of

Health

. Approved cost reimbursable invoices in PeopleSoft

. Analyzed budget variance; notified PI for proper funding usage; filed

grant reports with NIH

. Participated in PeopleSoft conversion and training

ACI Industries Group, Delaware, Ohio, 2003 - 2004

Financial Accountant: Responsible for preparing consolidations and tax

filing

. Prepared monthly closing and financial statements; translated foreign

branches' books

. Provided financial analysis on overseas operations; developed budget and

forecasts

. Supervised daily cash disbursements; coordinated with controller for

short-term investing and financing decisions

. Maintained fixed assets depreciation schedules in FAS for financial and

tax reporting bases

. Prepared income tax filing with US governments; registered for new

entities

. Reconciled domestic and foreign bank accounts and cleaned up intercompany

transactions

. Served as payroll manager and ensured timely disbursements, proper

recording, and tax filing/payment

. Frequently involved in other specialized projects such as setting up an

internet money transfer system, conducted research on new accounting

software options, and inventory analysis

Marsh Inc., Beijing Office, China, 1997 - 2000

Insurance Consultant: Liaison for corporate clients on their global

insurance program

. Consulted local clients on insurance coverage for local operations

. Involved in risk control and management services for large projects as

an interpreter

. Translated information on overseas rules, regulations for the local

government officers

. Collected local market trend information for the US headquarters

Central University of Banking and Finance, Beijing, China, 1995 - 1997

Assistant Professor: Taught undergraduates English in international finance

and business

. Staffed on the Foreign Currency Exchanges Reform Task Force sponsored by

the Chinese National People's Congress

. Organized joint training programs with the World Bank for local financial

bureaus and environmental protection agencies.

. Awarded Teaching Excellency of the Year, 1996.

PERSONAL

U.S. Citizen

Reference:

Tammy Voss

Controller

ABX Air

145 Hunter Drive

Wilmington, OH 45177

Tel.: 937-***-****

Email: *****.****@******.***

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