Manager Accounting

Brian Chan, CPA, MBA

**** *********** **, *****, ** 75024 214-***-**** Email: *************@*****.***

Skills and Competencies:

Experienced in various functions within the accounting/finance arena. Recognized as an energetic, result oriented, and value-added leader with the following areas of expertise:

• Strong Management Experience • SOX Compliance • Financial Control Design & Implementation

• Full Cycle Accounting • Internal Audit • COSO Framework Implementation

• System Implementation • Process Improvement • Financial Planning/Modeling

Professional Experience:

IBM/PepsiCo, Plano TX (Rebadged to IBM when PepsiCo outsourced shared services operations) 2014 – Present

Senior Accounting Manager – Manage 3 accounting teams

Manage Reporting Team to perform period close tasks including G/L reconciliations, journal entries preparation, and performance review reporting for IBM Plano Service Center providing accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, and T&E services for all PepsiCo entities.

Manage Analytic Team responsible for process improvement and advance analytic for accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, and T&E teams. Successfully reduced center operational expense by 10% in 2 years.

Manage center finance including budgeting and forecasting, staffing management, and variance analysis

Manage Fixed Assets Accounting Team handling over $500 million annual spending. Processes include capital budget review and approval, spending review, journal entries preparation/review/approval, CIP reconciliation, G/L to sub ledger reconciliation, depreciation forecast, capitalization, and management reporting.

Responsible for site level financial controls monitoring to ensure compliance with GAAP and SOX requirements. Interface with KPMG and internal auditors.

Manage client relationship on site performance communication, disputes resolution, and escalations.

Manage IRS 1099, 1042, and FATCA compliance. Oversee annual IRS filing process.

Directly manage 3 accounting managers and indirectly manage 35 professional associates. Responsible for selection and training of all management and professional staff. Establish training and performance goals. Monitor performance and provide feedback. Develop personnel for advancement.

PepsiCo, Plano TX 1999 – 2014

Accounting Manager – Disbursements and Analysis (2011 – 2014)

Overall responsibilities for accurate, efficient, and timely payment and analysis of over $10 Billion in corporate disbursements including traditional payables, EDI invoicing, purchase cards and T&E processing.

Responsible for revamping a failing team of 10 associates. Monitor processing accuracy, efficiency, and productivity through detailed metrics, and implement corrective actions when needed.

Take a leadership role in the development and communication of technical requirements for disbursement related automation projects applying continuous improvement methodologies.

Interface with Citibank and PepsiCo Treasury Team on payment/account reconciliations and issue resolutions.

Responsible for escheatment law compliance program and accounting.

Prepare and manage annual department budget.

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SOX Compliance and Internal Control Manager (2008 – 2011)

Responsible for all SOX compliance for PepsiCo Financial Shared Services organization. Manage 2 accounting associates to perform control evaluation, testing, deficiency resolution, documentation and reporting.

Design and evaluate controls for new processes to minimize financial risks and ensure compliance.

Evaluate and analyze control deficiencies, provide guidance on control remediation and action plans.

Provide leadership and support for annual internal and external audits (KPMG).

Provide guidance and training to process and control owners on financial control related issues.

Prepare and conduct periodic management discussion & analysis with senior financial leaders.

Support ERP implementation of a newly acquired entity to onboard SAP from a DOS based platform.

Senior Corporate Auditor (2006 – 2008)

Lead multiple audit engagements, which includes performing initial process-level risk assessments, creation of audit work programs and risk control matrices, determining testing scope and performing detailed testing, lead opening, update and close meetings with local management, drafting of the detailed audit report and executive summary to PepsiCo Senior Management and KPMG.

Supervise audit teams of up to four auditors on various audit engagements including financial statements and operational audits, coordinate audit schedules and oversee audit budget.

Involve in establishing guidelines and testing criteria for COSO entity-wide control and governance standard implementation.

Corporate Auditor (2004 – 2006)

Plan and perform operational and financial audits, in accordance with PepsiCo Auditing Standards, for all PepsiCo Divisions to ensure they maintain effective business processes supported by an efficient and effective system of internal controls.

Analyze key performance indicators, ratios, scorecards and reporting of various business processes and metrics to assess operating performance and sustainability.

Present detailed audit findings, recommendations and action plans to improve business processes and procedures to both local and senior management.

Gather and share best practices observed at various locations and businesses, as applicable.

Louisville KY Production Plant Financial Planner (1999 – 2004)

Maintain and monitor site level P&L.

Reconcile monthly expense details and research variances.

Support engineering team on capital investment analysis.

Report monthly to site management on site financial status.

Responsible for site financial forecast and variance analysis.

Education: University of Louisville, Kentucky (1998 MBA Program)

Certification: CPA registered in Texas

Languages: Bilingual in English & Chinese

Computers/Systems: SAP; Oracle; Business Objects; SharePoint; Microsoft Office

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