Customer Service Sales

Ningfei “Connie” Yang

408-***-**** (C)

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

SUMMARY:

• Excellent financial analysis skills and strong verbal and written ability

• Knowledge of ERP - SAP, Oracle 11i, Great Plain and Financial reporting tools - Hyperion Essbase

• Strong computer skills - MS Window 2010, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

• Ability to work independently, prioritize and resolve problem

• Organized, proactive, detail oriented and team-player

• 10+ years experiences in Accounting/Finance fields

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA 05/12 - 03/13

Sr. Accountant

• Utilize SAP to prepare monthly inventory account reconciliations, revenue and cost of goods schedules

and analysis; analyzing department expense variances (actual to budgets/forecasts), monthly revenues and gross

margin analysis; leading and coordinating periodic process for standard cost setting and preparing labor, material

and shipping analysis; collecting and analyzing cost data, identifying opportunities for cost reduction and

preparing schedules and analysis for external auditors.

• Perform intercompany reconciliations in SAP and confirm intercompany balances with subsidiaries.

• Record intercompany journal entries including accruals and adjustments to clear intercompany

transactions with other affiliates and maintain Intercompany accounts in balance on a monthly basis.

• Responsible for accuracy and detail review of Intercompany billing, including billings for non-inventory

activity.

• Analyze intercompany balances with other affiliates and coordination of intercompany wire payments and

intercompany settlements to comply with Company and/or statutory requirements.

• Complies with internal and external audit requests related to Intercompany accounts and Accounts

Payable disbursement.

• Report quarterly, monthly and annual financial reporting packages.

• Manage consolidation of financial statements.

• Utilize Excel to create customized financial and inventory reports.

• Ensure compliance with SOX, GAAP and company regulations.

CoAdna Photonics Inc., Sunnyvale, CA 09/11 - 01/12

Senior Cost Accountant

• Responsible for month end close activities related to manufacturing, inventory and product costing.

• Prepare forecast/budget for Sales & COGS accounts as well as departmental SG&A accounts

• Develop, implement and maintain cost accounting system

• Develop and maintain cost accounting policies and procedures

• Prepare and analyze inventory valuations, cost of sales and variances, management reporting and monthly

financial close

• Work with other departments to plan, organize and develop the annual and quarterly departmental

expense, cost of goods budgets and forecasts

• Lead and coordinate periodic process for standard cost setting; prepare labor, material and shipping

analysis

• Collect and analyze cost data, identifying opportunities for cost reduction

• Prepare schedules and analysis for external auditors

• Ad hoc analysis and other projects/responsibilities as required

• Allocate expenses to each cost center and analyze actual expenses vs. budget, furthermore, research the

causes of variances

• Prepare PBC schedule for external auditing, work with external audit to complete auditing process.

• Interact with internal and external auditors in completing audits.

• Create Excel spreadsheets, pivot tables, V-lookups, IF statements and formulas for financial analysis.

iWatt Inc., Los Gatos, CA 05/11 - 07/11

Senior Cost Accountant

• Assist Year-end auditing – Prepare PBC reports, prepare requested documents for all auditing tests.

• Responsible for creating standard costs for all new products including material costs and overhead

absorption.

• Responsible for analyzing and understanding manufacturing variances including WIP, BOM and PPV

• Provide Headcount analysis for Sales & Operation Dept.

• Responsible for the calculation and analysis of inventory, E&O and warranty reserve including review and

sign-off with management

Harmonic Inc., San Jose, CA 01/11 - 02/11

Senior Cost Accountant

• Responsible for creating standard costs for all new products including material costs, labor costs, and

overhead absorption.

• Responsible for analyzing and understanding manufacturing variances including WIP, BOM and PPV

• Responsible for the calculation and analysis of inventory, E&O and warranty reserve including review and

sign-off with management

• Responsible for all aspects of cost accounting portion of month end closing journal entries and

reconciliation of related balance sheet accounts

• Responsible for working with the appropriate Operations management to generate and analyze their

operating plan including department spending, headcount, capital, other cost of goods sold and manufacturing

variances.

Hynix Semiconductor America Inc., San Jose, CA 04/05 - 04/10

Sr. Cost Analyst

• Prepare forecast/budget for Sales & COGS accounts as well as departmental SG&A accounts using SAP

(Cost, GL and Sales modules).

• Provide Headcount analysis for Sales & Operation Dept. finance support to the business units, including

financial analysis, develop and maintain financial models, perform forecast, and create and/or deliver financial

reports using SAP.

• Work closely with department managers to prepare quarterly and annual operating and capital forecasts –

support the re-forecasting process as necessary

• Work with business partners to identify appropriate metrics to track and evaluate business performance.

Build trust and a communication network within customer organizations

• Managing Month-End and Quarter-End close of inventory and production modules, activities including

account review/reconciliation, correction and explanation for period costs/variances, PPV, preparation and

execution of adjusting journal entries within SAP.

• Providing monthly reporting of gross margin.

• Analyzing actual and standard cost, variances and inventory valuation.

• Allocate expenses to each cost center and analyze actual expenses vs. budget, furthermore, research the

causes of variances

• Estimate RMA warranty and Sales commission accrual at month end closing.

• Monitor inventory levels on a regular basis to ensure that inventory is appropriately valued.

• Calculate E&O and LCM reserves.

• Direct, reconcile, and summarize results of annually inventory cycle counts.

• Prepare profit and loss statements and monthly closing and cost accounting reports.

• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts,

and document business transactions.

• Work with Inventory Planner to resolve Purchase Order discrepancies.

• Interact with internal and external auditors in completing audits.

• Assist with the creation of PowerPoint presentations of month-end reports to the Controller, Sales VP and

CFO.

American Science & Engineering, Inc., San Jose, CA 05/99 - 01/05

Senior Accountant

• Analyze the variances of Revenue, Cost of Good Sold and SG&A accounts based on P&L actuals &

budgets numbers.

• Ensure all customer service functions are documented and applied consistently

• Analyze and review all costs associated with customer service in accordance with GAAP requirements

• Provide advise on warranty accounting to management

• Maintain a stable cost accounting environment using currently accounting & inventory software

• Participate in the development of future system enhancements

• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts.

• Analyze financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, and prepares balance sheet, profit

and loss statement, and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial position

for other managers.

• Assist Financial Director to prepare annual budget report for product costs and general expenses accounts.

Also, forecast revenue based potential target quote numbers provided by Sales Dept.

• Prepare cashflow report based the A/R aging, Product delivery schedule and budgets of expenses reports.

• Lead the month end closing, record G/L entries of accrued accounts, and reclassify G/L expenses

accounts.

• Reconcile several major Balance Sheet accounts such as A/P, Accrued Expenses, Prepaid Account, etc.

and solved the problem transactions.

• Monitor compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company procedures. Reviews,

investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.

• Monitor daily cash activities through on-line banking service, structured cashflow time frame and

cooperated with HQ treasurers to maintain minimum cash request to cover payments.

• Record new assets purchase and maintain fixed assets booking.

• Handled full cycle of Accounts Payable from making A/P vouchers to put the payment in mail. Keep

communication with vendors to provide payment status. Reconcile the A/P balance with G/L.

• Handle full cycle of Accounts Receivable and maintain the current A/R aging to calculate cash inflow.

EDUCATION:

State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego

MBA emphasis in Finance

National Chengchi University, Taipei

BS major in Finance

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