CHONGFEI (CEDRIC) XU

***** ***** ******* ****, *******, NY, 11432 / 347-***-**** / ac8u9x@r.postjobfree.com EDUCATION

St. John’s University, Tobin College of Business, New York, U.S. Sep 2017-May 2019 Master of Science, Accounting, GPA: 4.0, CPA Eligible

● Awarded Graduate Assistantship winner for a 2-year full tuition scholarship Liaoning University, School of Business, Shenyang, China Sep 2010-Jun 2014 Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Major GPA: 3.5

● Second-Class Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Merit

● Won Top prize in National English Competition for College Students

● Awarded 3rd place in New Oriental Cup Public Speaking Contest in English

● Teaching Assistant: Fiscal Finance & Financial Statement Analysis EXPERIENCE

Elle’s Education, Shenyang, China - Financial Controller & Department Head Nov 2016-Jul 2017

● Generated semiannual and annual financial statements, overlooked faculties and staff expenditures and supervised budget controls

● Supervised filing tax returns to the tax authorities

● Managed firm’s daily administrative and supervised training sessions provided by consultants to VIP clients KPMG, Shenyang, China - Assurance Associate Oct 2014-Jul 2016

● Communicated regularly with clients to obtain needed audit documents, coordinated field work and inquiries

● Helped in the sales of potential engagements exceeding $100,000 in revenue

● Led engagement team to complete annual audit engagement task as the only second year associate,

● Provided on-site audit-deliverables to Head Office and maintained professional relationships with clients

● Audited financial statements and set up internal control plans in a major government financing engagement

● Performed statutory audit, annual audit and SOX audit for cross-industry public companies, including banking, manufacturing, and petroleum exploration under IFRS, PRC GAAP and US GAAP

● Assisted in internal audit by performing random field supervision at Advisory-Risk Consulting Department INTERNSHIPS

Cipriani & Bauer, New York, U.S. - Audit Intern Jul 2018-Sep 2018

● Analyzed and consolidated accounts payable into Excel spreadsheets for management to review

● Evaluated general ledgers for co-ops and condos to verify that the credits and debits match

● Reconciled and updated registers for co-op and condo accounts on QuickBooks by month

● Drafted Audit Report for management reviews, and prepared footnotes in accordance with SEC requirements Colabella & Company, New York, U.S. - Tax Intern May 2018-Jul 2018

● Collected clients’ accounting information regarding bank deposits, loans, and other financial assets

● Conducted client interviews and tax projection to help clients understand tax positions and find tax solutions

● Prepared and reviewed tax work papers and tax returns for high-net-worth individuals regarding personal and family office tax returns, tax planning and net-worth review

● Designed and executed audit procedures on SOX404 internal control review and financial statement in compliance with US GAAP

● Performed comprehensive bookkeeping using QuickBooks for clients in wide variety of businesses KPMG Elite Program, Shenyang, China - Audit Intern Jan-Mar 2013 & 2014

● Collected clients’ accounting information regarding bank deposits, loans and other financial assets

● Helped engagement in-charge to prepare audit reports and analytical review memorandum

● Designed and executed audit procedures on internal control and financial statement in compliance with IFRS, Hong Kong Accounting Standards (HKAS)

SKILLS

Technical: MS Office, Advanced Excel (Pivot Table & VLOOKUP), QuickBooks, SAP Language: Mandarin (Native speaker), English (Fluent) Fun fact: Speech club advisor and basketball coach during undergrad studies

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