Manager Vice President

KAREN K. YANG

**** ********** *****, *** ****, CA 95117 408-***-****

abmdcn@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a Senior Cost Analyst position by utilizing strong

analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Economics. Minor, Chinese Studies - University of

California, San Diego 9/02 - 12/05

RELATED COURSES

Taxation: Public Finance, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting,

Federal Income Tax, Cost Accounting, Econometrics, Microeconomics,

Macroeconomics, Statistics, Real Estate Principles.

SKILLS

. Financial Accounting - Income statement, balance sheet.

. Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP, Share Point, MS Office,

Access, Oracle, Hyperion Stata, Matlab.

. Superior organization and problem solving skills. Ability to

multitask. Strong team player. Highly motivated and detail oriented.

. Fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese both written and

verbal. Basic Japanese.

EXPERIENCE

Financial Analyst - Spansion LLC, Sunnyvale, CA

4/07 - 1/10

. Managed and provided a $200M Global Business Unit cost projections,

standards change analyses and forecast to actual cost variance

explanations.

. Generated and presented monthly inventory close package through unit

reconciliation and reserve valuation for executives.

. Led inventory reserve meetings- Played a major role in reserve process

improvement. Improved operating margin by 5%.

. Developed and managed complex excel-based cost models with simulation

capabilities to determine P&L impact.

. Prepared timely and accurate margin analysis, income statement and

weekly revenue progression reports.

. Oversaw, validated and provided training or consultation on rolling

six quarters unit cost forecasting tool to management.

. Actively collaborated with engineering management team on cost

reduction programs- Significantly improved overall forecasted cost and

effectively identified key areas for yield improvement and test time

reduction. Supported both product development and obsolescence plans.

Assisted with marketing price quotes. Performed ad-hoc analysis and

reporting.

Client Serving Associate - Federal Tax (Consulting) - Ernst &

Young, San Jose, CA 1/06 - 12/06

. Conducted clientele interviews, researched, calculated and wrote

memorandum for R&D tax credit study.

. Utilized accounting and tax knowledge to identify opportunities to

secure tax incentives for clients.

. Prepared and compiled income tax documentation and deliverables to

conduct data analysis.

. Developed and manipulated databases for phase 1 and 2 engagements.

. Responsible for completing open items, project management and meeting

client deadlines.

Finance, Operations Intern (Full time) - Morgan Stanley, San Jose, CA

6/04 - 9/04, 12/04, 3/05, 6/05 - 9/05

. Managed daily checks with some amounted near $600,000 under training

of operations manager.

. Held and prepared professional trade shows, seminars and successfully

developed 200 prospective new clients.

. Closed client accounts by using HOST program, processed address

changes for various senior financial advisors.

. Organized and updated clientele information in Consumer Literature

Fulfillment and ACT software.

. Filed IRS tax forms, operation and clientele confidential documents.

Finance Intern - Global Private Client Group (Part time) - Merrill

Lynch, San Diego, CA 1/05 - 4/05

. Assisted analyst with researching and calculating various individual

investment plans.

. Monitored trade executions of stocks, securities, short sells and

mutual fund trades.

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Vice President - UCSD Alumni Association, Silicon Valley Chapter, San

Jose, CA 1/06 - Current

Adviser - Tzu Chi Foundation, Milpitas, CA

1/06 - Current

Vice President of Finance - Member, Delta Sigma Pi, UCSD

9/04 - 6/05

Teaching Assistant (Volunteer) - Tzu Chi Academy, San Mateo, CA

1/97 - 1/98

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

. Received Urbanek/Levy Scholarship from KLA-Tencor Corporate.

9/02 - 6/06

. Certificate in Toastmasters International Leadership Program. Speech

contest, 2nd place.

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