ZIHAN ZHANG
Elmhurst, NY 11373
Mobile: 857-***-****
E-mail: **************@*****.***
EDUCATION
Aug 2014 BOSTON COLLEGE CHESTNUT HILL, MA
CARROLL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Candidate for Master of Science in Accounting; GPA: 3.36
Courses: Assurance and Consulting Services, Financial Auditing, Law for CPA, Federal Taxation,
Accounting Information Systems, Internal Cost Management and Control, Financial Accounting
Practice 1&2, Taxes & Management Decisions, Communication skills for managers
June 2013 BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY BEIJING
Bachelor of Science in International Economics and Trade; GPA 3.74 (Top 5%)
International Business Curriculum (IBC) an intensive semester -long business course taught by
foreign instructors
Courses: Financial Statement Analysis, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) Simulation Experience, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Human
Resources Management and Business Research Project
EXPERIENCE
Winter 2014 ALLSTON BRIGHTON AREA PLANNING ACTION COUNCIL ALLSTON, MA
Tax Assistant Intern
Assisted low-income families and individuals by implementing efficient, practical, and timely
help on tax preparation with Tax Wise Software
Worked as the coordinator of the assistants’ team to schedule appointments for 50 clients per
day
Assisted with general office duties and developed professional knowledge of tax software
Learned to work well in a high-stressed and high-volume situation
EXTRA-CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES
Winter 2013 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (PWC) TAX CHALLENGE COMPETITION
Led a team of four talented team members from different countries
Designed a special tax deduction project that received honorable attentions from the judges
2012-2013 MEMBER OF THE GROUP, GLOBAL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM,
PRINCETON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION GROUP
Won $ 900 application scholarship and selected team leader of the elite group
Visited Morgan Stanley, American Financial Museum, the Federal Reserve and other
financial institutions in Wall Street
Learned financial knowledge and ideas from speeches of senior executives in Morgan Stanley
2011-2013 TEAM MEMBER, CHINA FORUM ON 2011 INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE
Assisted top economist in Beijing University of Chemical Technology as student team leader
of research group supported by the government environmental department on the topic of
examining the benefits of a low-carbon economy
Took charge of information collection, modeling, data analyzing and report writing
ACADEMIC AWARDS
National Scholarship (top 3%), awarded by National Ministry of Education 2011
Renmin Academic Scholarship 2010
Yun Tianhua Special Scholarship 2010
Merit Student of the University (6 consecutive semesters) 2010-2013
First prize in Tri-Universities Competition of Model United Nations
TECHNICAL&LANGUAGE SKILLS
Well-versed in Microsoft Office, VB and SPSS, especially proficient in Excel
Proficient in Mandarin and English
Proficient in US GAAP, CPA candidate
INTEREST&TALENT
Public speaking, reading, traveling, hiking and writing
Good analysis ability, logical thinking, sense of responsibility, enterprising and versatile