Manager Human Resource

Sharon Wong Home 408-***-****

**** ********* ******* ************@*****.***

Fremont, CA 94555

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a Senior Human Resource Manager position where my technical knowledge, experience,

professionalism, and my multilingual talents can be utilized to the fullest

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Extensive human resource consulting in performing ongoing research related to international

assignments, compensation, equity, benefit, relocation and immigration programs.

• Research domestic and International compensation issues such as 409A, 162M and equity issues

relating to executives.

• Develops implements and updates global mobility policies and communicate innovations and best

practice.

• Partner with and coach executive team and mid-level managers on global mobility issues.

• Extensive experience interacting with domestic and international clients resulting in optimal tax

planning strategy for compensation.

• Repeatedly evaluated for “above expectations” in timely delivery of superior quality service and

maintenance of excellent client relationships.

• Manages external service provider; ensures compliance with world wide entities; manages

expenses and oversees budget.

• Handles on going inquires from employees and business unit managers associated with their

foreign assignments such as benefit, compensation, relocation and etc.

• Continuously lecturing and tutoring peers and staff on the latest issues

• Self-directed and service-oriented, proactive, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and

professional work ethic.

• Able to work well under pressure with attention to detail and deadlines.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UTStarcom, Inc, Alameda 2005- current

International Assignment Services and Tax Manager

Global leader in the manufacture, integration and support of IP-based, end-to-end networking and

telecommunications solutions. UTStarcom sells converged broadband wireless and wireline products, an

integrated IPTV solution, and a comprehensive line of handset and customer premise equipment to

operators in both emerging and established telecommunications markets worldwide.

• Develops, implements and maintains international assignment program for company global

workforce.

• Oversee domestic and International compensation and benefit issues for global workforce with

focus on executives.

• Managed global mobility programs including expatriate compensation, cost projections, COLA,

Letter of Understandings, tax equalization policies, assignment maintenance and repatriation.

• Manages and oversee all foreign and US tax compliance issues for expatriate executives, including

company’s Chairman, Chief Operating officer, and Vice Presidents.

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• Works closely with immigration specialist to ensure visa paperwork is generated and visas are

obtained to meet deployment schedule.

• Managed vendor relationships, reviewed expatriate administration invoices and approved

payment.

• Ensure appropriate implementation of hypothetical tax treatment with payroll, as well as collect

and settle tax equalizations owed by expatriates.

• Provide recommendations to senior management regarding international assignment

compensation, benefit and taxation strategies.

• Provides informal and formal performance feedback in a timely manner.

Deloitte Tax LLP, San Jose 2003- 2005

International Assignment Services Manager

Deloitte Tax LLP and subsidiaries serves companies in every business sector and industry. They offer a

broad range of fully integrated services in areas that include accounting, assurance and advisory, risk, tax,

management, financial, technology and human capital consulting.

• Educate clients and develop internal processes to create global mobility best practices

• Develop planning techniques to address equity based compensation and executive compensation

exposure in foreign jurisdictions

• Perform due diligence and new country development, i.e. tax effective compensation delivery,

research permanent establishment exposure, and determine payroll and tax filing requirements in

multiple foreign jurisdictions

• Manages the tax compliance process by developing budgets, determining resource requirements

and directing and monitoring engagements.

• Participates in the management of a Tax Compliance group by assisting with forecasting future

compliance work, managing staff usage effectively on engagements and resolving staffing

conflicts.

• Maintains active communication with clients to manage expectations and ensures satisfaction.

• Oversees the issues management process, solves problems and deals with exceptions with the tax

Compliance process.

• Ensures the accuracy and completeness of the tax Compliance product and performs the necessary

steps to ensure that a qualify product is delivered on time and within budgeted cost.

• Ensures acceptance of completed compliance product by appropriate parties. Communicate with

client regarding successful receipt of product by taxing authority if filed electronically.

• Provides informal and formal performance feedback in a timely manner.

• Review global payroll information provided by clients to ensure in compliance.

Ernst & Young LLP, San Jose 1997-2003

Human Capital Senior Associate 2001-2003

Internationally known Ernst & Young organization helps companies in businesses across all industries

from emerging growth companies to global powerhouses deal with a broad range of business issues

around the globe in an array of services relating to audit and risk-related services, tax, and transactions

• Proactively engaging clients in managing expectations and identifying, documenting and

communicating changes to project scopes to ensure clients’ satisfaction.

• Effectively providing tax planning service to client by timely diagnosis of potential issues and

drafting memorandums to clients.

• Developing standard tax return preparation manuals and sample working papers to upgrade staff

skills and reduce engagement hours.

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• Timely negotiations with the Internal Revenue Service and different state tax authorities in

resolving tax notices and reducing proposed assessments.

• Supervising and coaching tax compliance staff in different offices in the U.S. West Coast to

minimize cost and streamline resource utilization.

• Administering and resolving technical issues for BNA and Gosystem tax software.

• Providing effective engagement evaluation and feedback counseling to improve the performance

of staff in tax return preparation.

• Effectively facilitating and coordinating with overseas offices for compensation and tax issues

especially for Asia Pacific Region and the United Kingdom.

• Consulting with multinational companies by developing creative tax strategies to minimize their

worldwide tax burden and providing tax projections on cost of foreign assignments

Ernst & Young, Singapore 1997 – 2001

Human Capital Senior Associate

Prepare foreign nationals, expatriates, high valued clients’ US tax returns. Effectively complete

engagement within deadline by:

• Effectively analyzing and verifying client provided information to ensure that all income and

deductions are reported on a tax return while minimizing tax liability.

• Proactively volunteer to complete urgent tax return review requests while filing deadline was

approaching and always delivering products on time.

• Timely preparation of tax equalization and tax protection calculations to ensure filed by deadline.

• Efficiently prepare U.S. Federal and State Income Tax Returns for expatriates, foreign nationals,

and high net worth individuals.

• Amend federal tax returns for carryback claims of foreign tax credits.

• Prepare quarterly projections for estimate tax payments to avoid underpayment penalties.

S.S. Lee & Co., Singapore 1996 – 1997

Auditor

Privately held domestic accounting company specializing in the small to mid size companies in

Singapore.

• Performed financial audits for clients and recommended improvement in systems procedure and

documentation.

• Successfully completed engagement within budget hours while performing full scope audit

engagement by timely reviewing and testing client’s internal controls.

• Efficiently examined financial statement accounts and documented relevant analysis, proposed

adjusting journal entries to engagement manager, facilitating drafting financial statement.

PROFESSIONAL Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S/ A F F L I A T I O N

U.S. Tax Enrolled Agent

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin-Madison 1996

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Major in Accounting and Human Resource Management

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