Shufang Kong
********@*****.*** 858-***-**** San Diego, CA 92129
PROFILE
California CPA candidate specializing in Accountancy with a focus on financial reporting and Internal Controls and experiencing in auditing, financial advisory, and financial statement analysis. Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, MS Word, Access, and SAP. Eligible to work in the US.
EDUCATION
California State University, Long Beach Jul. 2016
Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) GPA: 4.0/4.0
● Award: 2015 IIA (the Institute of Internal Auditors) Student Case Competition – Finalists Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China Jun. 2004 Bachelor of Science: Major in Accounting
WORK EXPERIENCE
Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. San Diego, California Sep. 2016 – Jan. 2018 Internal Auditor
Support Accounting and Controls and Compliance teams in achieving continuous compliance with internal controls over financial reporting, entity-level controls and all internal controls and procedures.
● Responsible for the year-end financial controls testing and process narrative updates
● Involved in an e-commerce platform audit project - walking through detailed processes with various business partners from different departments and documenting process narratives
● Involved in an IT business objects report generation project – provided various reconciliations and analysis reports for the whole integrated system which is consist of 10+ subsystems from different vendors
● Responsible for Corporate Travel & Expense audit and analysis, Corporate Travel Policy updates, and employee inquiries regarding reimbursement policy
● Responsible for the general liability claims for all the 500+ stores across the United States and Puerto Rico.
● Responsible for quarterly whistleblower hotline audit and analysis, general liability claims analysis, and workers compensation claims analysis
● Responsible for contractor management, expense software management (Ascend), and corporate travel account management Whova, Inc., San Diego, California Jul. 2014 – Jul. 2015 Data Analyst & Customer Support
● Collected and analyzed data, proposed and built quality assurance, and brought peer review into the QA process Jiaduobao (China) Drink Co. Ltd, Beijing, China Apr. 2010 – Apr. 2011 Largest beverage company in China with $3B in revenue and 10,000+ employees Senior Auditor
● Formulated the annual audit plan for 50 subsidiaries and directed on-site group audits
● Assisted the Director of Internal Audit in providing guidance to the audit team and coordinated staffing activities
● Finalized audit reports and obtained management responses proactively Ascension (Beijing) Financial Advisory Co. Ltd, Beijing, China Jul. 2006 – Mar. 2010 Senior Consultant / Consultant
● Advised a manufacturing company in preparing financial statements to meet the requirements of GAAP and due-diligence, and provided support to external auditors during the PE fundraising process (the company raised $15M)
● Instructed financial paperwork preparation during the IPO process at NYSE, and performed SOX internal control testing for 10K and 10Q report filing for a mobile communication company (the company raised $150M)
● Consulted two European companies in setting up and strengthening accounting functions in their China branches
● Provided guidance and leadership to the administrative team for a French manufacturing company’s Chinese subsidiary Shenzhen Nanfang Minhe Certified Public Accounting Firm, Shenzhen, China Dec. 2003 – Jun. 2006 Auditor / Assistant Auditor /Internship
Audited five public manufacturing companies and two large state-owned corporation groups (including on-site audits, completing audit work papers, and preparing audit reports)