Yulei (Jennifer) Li
*** **** ***** ******, *********, IL 61820 312-***-**** **********@*****.*** EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL Master of Science in Accountancy, May 2018 (a STEM-designated program) GPA:3.88/4.0 Candidate of CPA exam
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Chengdu, China Bachelor of Science in Law and Accounting, June 2017 GPA: 3.6/4.0 EXPERIENCE
Lehman Brown Accounting Firm Shanghai, China
Accounting Intern June 2016 – July 2016
• Improved work efficiency by filing clients’ tax in city tax bureau; paid taxes at bank; recorded official confirmations of all transactions.
• Sharpened communication skills by arranging meetings with clients, contacting tax officials to stay updated on tax requirements and completing transactions with bank officers.
• Learned standard procedures by organizing invoices, recognizing and recording transaction, which provided new insights on classroom learning.
AXA Asia Hong Kong, China
Sales Intern, competition team leader January 2016-February 2016
• Simulated investment in group of eight by reading nearly fifteen news sources and making investment decisions in five minutes, second among over seven groups.
• Gained a better understanding of China’s economic status in 2015, made a business plan with team members by setting up the framework, assigning tasks according to members’ strengths and providing motivation to speed up the pace. Business plan placed first among 12 plans.
• Presented the business plan and the analysis of business case to hundreds people in the competition. KPMG Chicago, IL
Visitor August 2017
• Gained an overall understanding of job duties by chatting with employees from departments of audit and tax.
• Fostered my social skills by networking with staffs in KPMG from different positions. OTHER EXPERIENCE
• Student employee at Dining Service of UIUC January -February 2018
• Interned in Huaxi Securities July 2015
• Interned in Tahota Law Firm July -August 2015
• Interned in The Municipal Higher People’s Court of Sichuan Province January 2014 ACTIVITIES/LEADERSHIP
Member, Student Union, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics September 2013 – June 2014 Volunteer, Community Service for Autistic Children September 2014 – December 2014 Participated in English Drama competition: wrote drama, interviewed actors and rehearsed drama 2013 HONORS & AWARDS
• The First Prize of Business Competition at AXA Asia 2016
• The First Prize of International Business Case Competition in Hong Kong 2016
• The First Prize Scholarship, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics 2015 - 2016 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Computer Skills: VB, Microsoft Office,Microsoft PowerPoint Languages set: Chinese Mandarin (Native); English (Fluent)