Lina Ding

**** ******** *****, *********** ***** ac7yol@r.postjobfree.com 530-***-****

Flexible CPA who adapts seamlessly to constantly evolving accounting processes and technologies. Adept at budget forecasting and financial reporting. Specialize in financial planning, reporting and analysis in both private and public sectors.

Key Strengths:

GAAP/IFRS knowledge

General Ledger

Budget forecasting

Account Reconciliation

Financial Statement

Communication

Presentation

Detail oriented

Research/Analysis

Education

Cleveland State University, Cleveland OH

Master of Accountancy major in Financial Accounting/Auditing Graduation Date: December 2014

University of California, UC Davis Extension

Certificate Program in Accounting Graduation Date: May 2010

Law School of Nanjing University, China

Bachelor of Laws, LLB Graduation Date: May 2007

Professional Experience

Finance Department of AmTrust Financial Services, Cleveland March 2015-March 2016

Financial Analyst

Applied internal control strategies to work processes to facilitate organizational integration

Regularly tested work processes to make improvement and recommendations to managers

Assisted with Financial Reporting and projection to allow informed business decisions

Investigated unusual results and analyze variances after month-end close

Assisted with the development of budget forecasting

Accomplishment

Reorganized the database resulting in a 50% reduction in response time for the processing of client queries

Redesigned the workflow of job processing and increased work efficiency to 100%+

Detected 5+ fraud insurance claims up to $1,000,000 according to Insurance fraud detection training

Accounting Department of FVS Inc, Broadview Heights March 2014–March 2015

Accounting Intern

Processed daily journal entries to record daily receivables and revenues

Responsible for daily bank deposits and processing credit card transactions.

Developed budget estimates detailing variance between budget and actuals

Managed accounts payable based on payment terms to maximize discounts resulting in savings for the company

Period ending responsibilities of account reconciliation, counting, inputting and tracking inventories

Assisted with Financial Reporting

Accomplishment

Reduced quarterly closing time by 20% by implementing new consolidation procedures

Coordinated record keeping system with 16 distributing agencies across the country, involving payroll, insurance, accounts receivable, accounts payable and general ledger

Reorganized complex database, removing duplicate records and correcting errors within 3 months

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, Maple Heights January 2013-March 2013

Volunteer Income Tax Assistant

Provided 80 hours pro bono tax services to low / moderate income families, elderly and disabled people

Interviewed an average of 5 families every hour to help complete relevant tax forms

Criminal Department of Municipal Court, Jiangsu, China September 2004- May 2007

Judge Assistant

Utilized strong critical thinking skills to arraign criminal suspect in detention center to document crime details

Checked all filings to ensure eligibility and validity

Investigated physical evidence and traced back to written documents to looking for inconsistency

Provided jury with applicable laws and standards to maintain highest compliance

Civil Department of Intermediate Court, Jiangsu, China May 2002-September 2004

Judge Assistant

Followed procedures to coordinate the entire trial stages for all parties

Provided timely, accurate court report to all parties

Applied strong communication skills to collaborate with Appellant and Defendant to make a reconciliation agreement

Participated in the discussion of collegial panel to form a decree if no reconciliation agreement was made

Licensures

CPA (Passed, license pending)

Software skills

Word PPT Excel ERP

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