Management Manager

KATHERINE TAN, CPA & MBA

Address: ***** **** ***. ***#***, Torrance, CA 90503

Cell Phone: 310-***-****

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

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SUMMARY OF CORE SKILLS

. CPA, MBA (Accounting) and Cost Accounting

. Strong GAAP and IFRS Knowledge and P&L Analysis

. Public & Private Industry Experience

. Budgeting/Forecasting/Cash Flow Analysis

. Consolidation, SOX Compliance, and SEC Reporting

. Financial Modeling & Variance Analysis

. External and Internal Audit Support and Internal Control

Skills

WORK EXPERIENCE

TOYOTA MOTOR SALES

11/ 2009 - 05/2010

TERESA MCKEE CONSULTING FIRM

10/2008 - 10/2009

Financial and Accounting Consultant

. Responsible for annual budget development and budget cut

proposal support and analysis.

. Performed monthly forecasting and analyzed the variances

between the actual vs. the budget.

. Supported financial planning around planning cycles

including 5 Year Plan, AOP and Month

End, Quarter End, and Year End close activities.

. Implemented internal cost control policies and procedures.

. Conducted monthly cost variance analysis in accordance

with U.S. GAAP.

. Supported internal and external audit and prepared P&L

reporting.

. Prepared monthly financial reporting package for Toyota

Japan Parent Company-TMC.

. Evaluated and identified risks that affected cost and

provided proactive analysis of all

financial aspects of the projects.

PEPSI COMPANY, USA

09/2007 - 09/2008

Sr. Financial Analyst

. Responsible for the month end close, P&L reporting and

financial analysis for actual vs. budget as well as internal

financial planning and SEC reporting.

. Provided research and analysis of various accounting and SEC

issues and the development of financial reporting policies

and procedures.

. Performed the financial analysis, provided the

recommendations for the financial performance, identified

and tracked metrics such as business drivers, market

influences, sales trends, and margin analysis.

. Responsible for the preparation of global consolidated

financial statements.

. Developed and directed analysis of major capital

expenditures and performed audits of selected capital

project results, and managed international cash flows.

. Analyzed the actual vs. annual operating plan (AOP)

variances and presented the results to corporate management

team on a monthly basis.

. Monitored and tracked cost performance to identify business

trends and issues.

. Provided management with pricing calculations, including the

development of detailed cost per case for manufactured

products.

. Prepared periodic forecasting and financial analysis to

management for the business decisions.

. Worked with Finance Manager to develop the cost of goods and

Supply Chain Management Annual Operating Plan (AOP)

targeting year on year cost productivity, including the

preparation and communication of timelines, assumptions, and

guidelines.

. Supported the internal and external audit.

. Provided assistance and supported for SAP implementation

by conducting financial analysis and reconciling legacy

system with SAP system to minimize interface problems.

FLYING FOOD GROUP LLC, USA

01/ 2005 - 09/2007

Controller

. Provided financial analysis, new business planning, and cost

management support to multiple airline contracts

simultaneously. Responsible for Earned Value Management

Systems (EVMS) baseline generation, maintenance, variance

analysis, data reviewing and reporting.

. Prepared detailed annual budget and forecast budget during

the year. Responsible for all airline accounts for integrated

budget planning, earned value assessment and preparation of

variance analysis and Estimated-at-Completion (EAC).

. Responsible for fixed assets amortization schedules; prepared

all journal entries, and account reconciliations for month

end, quarter end and year end.

. Responsible for the monthly P&L reporting, financial

variances analysis, and communication with the Senior

Management Team for decision making.

. Managed a team of 15 members that includes G/L, A/P, A/R

accountants, inventory, payroll, and project managers.

. Responsible for interpretation and implementation of

Company's Financial Policies and Procedures to Senior

Management Team.

. Performed variance analysis of actual results such as food

cost, labor cost variance analysis by utilizing cost

accounting to determine root causes of performance losses or

performance gains.

. Assisted the corporate in preparing monthly consolidated

financial statements as well as P&L statements in accordance

with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

. Participated in all quarterly reviews and annual external

audit including preparation of audit schedules.

. Supported and improved the overall internal control

environment.

. Participated in the Senior Management Team to influence the

results of the units and explained the financial results to

the management team.

VICTORIA JEWELRY IMPORT & EXPORT INC., USA

06/ 2002 - 01/2005

VICTORIA JEWELRY IMPORT & EXPORT INC., CHINA

07/1990 - 07/2000

Accounting Manager

. Oversaw all accounting functions including accounts

receivable, accounts payable, financial statements,

budgeting and forecasting, project management, credit and

collections.

. Prepared financial statements, analysis and year end closing

procedures including coordinating with internal & external

audit.

. Performed financial analysis including all aspects of

budget, cost and schedule performance, variance analysis,

and actual reconciliation.

. Managed insurance policies and renewals, purchase orders,

credit card processing, and sales commission, loan payments,

and lines of credits reconciliation

. Managed the budget by coordinating budget activities with

other departments and with all levels of management.

. Coordinated with the annual audit including preparation of

audit schedules as required.

. Responsible for heavy reconciliations work such as bank

reconciliations and analysis of financial data.

COMPUTER SKILLS SAP R/3, Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Hyperion

Essbase, MAS200,

MS Excel (Advanced), Word,

Access and PowerPoint

EDUCATION CPA in California

MBA in Accounting Troy State University,

Troy, AL, USA May 2002

M. A. in Finance Hubei University,

China June 1998

B. A. in Accounting Beijing Normal

University, China July 1990

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