Vivian Ye (USA CITIZEN) 347-***-**** *** ** Quince Ave.
Flushing, NY 11355 ************@***.***
EDUCATION School of Management, State University of New York at
Binghamton
Master of Business Administration - double major in Finance and
Marketing May 2003
Baruch College, City University of New York, Bachelor of
Business Administration - Accounting Aug. 2000
WORK EXPERIENCE
SWAN TILE & CABINET CO.
Queens, NY May 2014 - Sept. 2014
Temp Help
. Help Supplier Chain Management Team in sorting out product data in MAS
System
. Call each supplier to verify the most updated product list, product
listing cost and discount rate
. Verify displayed products in showroom and print out labels
. Calculate selling listing price and update in MAS system
Rugen Therapeutics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd Suzhou,
China Oct. 2012 - Nov. 2013
Head of Finance/Admin
An American-owned start up biotech company 100% invested by Fidelity
Bioscience in China focusing on discovery & development of innovative
medicine to address major unmet medical needs of patients worldwide with
disorders of central nerve system, such as autism, bipolar & schizophrenia.
. Managed the overall financial health of the companies in Cayman,
Hongkong and China, end to end process owner of 'Finance Transactions'
and 'Close to Report' - supervised team to process Purchase to Pay,
Order to Cash and Record to Report, responsible for various monthly
consolidated, local statutory and management reports preparation,
foreign currency conversion, PRC GAAP converted to US GAAP and
variance analysis, ensured the compliance to company policies and
local regulations, reviewed and signed off accounts reconciliation
monthly ensure accuracy, constantly sought improvements in accounts
controlling A/R (DSO), A/P(DPO), fix assets, various accruals,
revenue, expense/cost allocations, intercompany transactions (Transfer
Price), taxes and etc.
. Prepared Payroll and processed to pay
. Prepared annual consolidated EBIDTA and cash flow budget, quarterly
rolling forecast and provided actual vs. budget variance analysis
. Responsible for year end auditing, year end CIT adj. and annual
governmental filings of commercial inspection and tax return
. Worked with headquarter office on the designation of Company
Compliance Policy, trained, supervised the execution and monitoring
the implementation, regularly reviewed and checked all control
procedures, took corrective actions if control procedures are not
strictly followed.
. Maintained proper relationships with external partners, government
offices e.g. tax bureau, SAFE, banks etc.
. Coordinated legal issues with external litigation consultants - A/R
collection, lawsuits, IP application, liquidation and etc.
. Coordinated company insurance contracts and related activities
. Supervised, trained and developed accounting/admin staffs
Shanghai Yude Electronic Technology Ltd.
Shanghai Sept. 08 -
Sept. 2012
Head of Finance/Admin
The company is focused on electronic products hardware and software
designation, manufacturing, sales and after sales services for industry
control, consumer electronics, communication equipment and technology
service areas.
. Budgeted, prepared, executed and controlled annual CAPEX & investment
projects, production direct and indirect cost planning and periodic
reforecast, provided and advised management team on actual vs. budget
variance analysis of key operation issues and implications
. Maintained actual production cost controlling functions - PPV, STD COST,
BOM, SCRAP, oversaw the preparation of monthly plant reports and present
the results to management team
. Reviewed and analyzed production variances related to material
efficiency, labor cost efficiency, tech modification, volume effect,
VPC, FPC, DEP. Assisted production and R&D teams to improve production
results by identifying the opportunities of cost saving and efficiency
improvement
. Supported marketing team on new product development by providing product
cost
. Monitored raw material, spare parts and inventory balances, obsolete
provision, scrap, disposal, inventory re evaluation and resolve negative
stock balance, support with supply chain Dept. to ensure the stock level
is optimum adequate but not excessive.
. Set up employee performance targets and evaluate team member's annual
performance
INFOR System Union (Shanghai) LTD. USA WOFE
Shanghai Nov 06 - -- Aug 08
Finance Controller, North Asia Region
A US based technology solution ERP and software provider. I joined this
company right after its global Merge & Acquisition acquired 4 reputable ERP
companies worldwide (SSA, DATASTREAM, System Union and Extensity). There
are about 560 employees in North Asia Region and one R&D center in
Shanghai.
. Worked with IT team on various ERP system migration/integration and go
live projects, studied, revamped and enhanced present MIS system (CRM
system, billing system, project mgt system, G/L system and reporting
system) for 16 legal entities in North Asia Region
. Worked with banks to build cash management system for real time access
on cash collection, employee T&E, vendor payment and cash reconciliation
. Led A/R, A/P, Fix Asset and G/L monthly/quarterly/annual accounting book
closing and financial reports preparation including set up twin books in
system converting PRC GAAP to US GAAP for corporate reporting.
. Maintained an effective system of internal controls able to support
large scale of transactions by developing and implementing appropriate
financial policies and procedures and ERP system
. Advised commercial teams during contract signing/approval stage, bid
proposal approval, subcontract approval, client credit check, sales
revenue recognition (SOP 97-2 VSOE), service revenue recognition,
maintenance revenue recognition, cash collection (DSO), bad debts, tax
implication on contracts.
. Conducted studies on governmental regulations and tax policies for
software industry.
. Developed and documented R&D outsourcing chargeback methodology
(Transfer Price), export tax for R&D center, managed treasury issues and
drove healthy operational cash flow and cash forecast preparation
. Led local annual statutory auditing, annual tax filing and various
annual commercial filing with local governmental authorities.
. Managed all office supplies and facilities management contracts for
Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou offices: reception, office rental,
office clean, food & beverage supply, employee travel service, hotel
booking, office repair service, decoration and construction service,
property and public insurance management
. Set up performance targets and evaluate direct reports actual
performance, approved FSSC headcounts, compensation, promotion, job
training budget and plans, rewards and recognition policy and program.
Bertelsmann Direct Group China - Joint Venture
Shanghai Apr. 05 - Aug. 06
Bertelsmann is a Europe media giant $170M USD revenue size in China -
publishing, distribution (catalogue, E-commence, hotline, 55 retails
stores), pre school education, and 3rd party business. I was initially
hired as a project manager to diagnose, fix or revise the policies,
procedures and ERP related to sales cycle, purchasing cycle, marketing,
warehouse and store management, logistics and channel sales. Led to move
warehouse location from Beijing to Shanghai resulted from M&A activities.
In Nov 2005, I was nominated as accounting manager.
Accounting Manager
. Supervised team to process Purchase to Pay, Order to Cash and Record to
Report
. Oversaw twin books Accounting month end close (PRC GAAP and IFRS) and
various financial and management reports preparation, constantly sought
improvements in accounts controlling A/R, A/P, inventory, assets and
etc. Responsible for year end 11 different legal entities statutory
auditing
. Provided P&L analysis by various sales channels, regions and etc.
. Reviewed, advised and approved all commercial contracts, took a lead to
review and updated authorization approval matrix Assisted HQ in
carrying out internal auditing, supervised process owners in
establishing and documenting of process improvement, monitored the
actual compliance, took corrective actions if policies and procedures
are not followed
. Closely worked with IT to revamp and fix ERP system to a standard
system. Ensured internal control policies and procedures are set up
both systematically and manually to avoid possible business risks and
frauds
. Supervised cash and bank management, prepared monthly cash flow
statements both actual and forecast, managed various trust loans,
borrowing cost and pay back schedules
. Responsible for monthly PRC tax compliance, calculation and reporting
(business tax, VAT, local levies, and income tax etc) and annual CIT tax
adjustment and filing.
. Implemented the restructuring of finance team to Shared Service Model,
improved Accounting service efficiency and accuracy
. Managed the relationships with external partners, government offices
e.g. tax bureau, SAFE, bank etc.
Thomson Reuters New York City
Oct. 03 - May. 04
Staff Accountant
Fully managed software developing cost recording, calculation and analysis,
ensured all financials are recorded in compliance with US GAAP, corporate
policy and SOX. Achievement including: streamlined the overall cost
management and project management process eliminated non-value-added
process, improved the accuracy of cost calculation, betterized the cost
recording procedure
Worked with more than 20 software developing managers to understand the
nature of the projects and to determine the capitalization
status of the projects, worked with IT group to set up projects in Time
Track
Responsible for monthly close and present monthly financial results to
senior management, ensure the excellence of functional areas
Reconciled software developing cost transactions - Capitalization,
allocation, accruals/reversals, deferrals, amortization and
maintained large scales of amortization schedules at project level
Performed P&L budget vs. actual variance analysis at dept. product and
project levels, and follow up variance clean up
Ensured all T&E expenses were properly recorded and coded to proper
management entities in GL
Booked monthly legal services, temp help and consulting accruals/reversals
journal entries
Reconciled A/R accounts for six business entities and software cost related
balance sheet accounts and clear variance in monthly basis
Prepared documents for Sarbanes Oxley auditing and year end statutory
auditors.
Performed Ad hoc project as required by management
Reason for leaving: relocate to home town P. R. China
IBM GLOBAL SERVICES, ITS
White Plains, New York Jan. 01 - Jun. 02
Professional Accountant
Responsible for balance sheet month end closing - preparation of balance
sheet and detailed balance sheet accounts analysis
Reconciled 90% general ledger accounts monthly and clear the variances
timely
Monitored revenue accrual/deferral generated from various contracts and
provided related analysis to the senior management
Worked with human resource on various compensation budget and forecast
quarterly and booked related accrual journal entries,
provided actual vs. budget variance analysis. Documented compensation
accrual methodology which was selected as a model for
other units by IBM Global Service American consolidation team
Prepared accounts receivable reserve, monitored trade A/R, securitized A/R,
suspense, write-off and concession accounts.
Prepared A/R aging report and A/R analysis at customer level to
consolidation management team.
Reduced Integrated Technology Service internal A/R balance significantly
through working with IBM Credit Corp
Directed balance sheet presentation to financial analyst team and
consolidation management monthly, to IGS director and PWC
auditing team quarterly
Audited planning vouchers and department journals quarterly and prepared
documents for external and internal auditors
Prepared depreciation schedules and related journal entries for long-term
contracts accordingly
Allocated cost and booked related allocation journal entries
Responsible to provide appropriate balance sheet account for new business
activities for department. Investigated and resolved
financial questions from internal clients such as financial analyst
team, senior management team and internal auditing team.
Corrected balance sheet accounts miscode, averaging 300 miscodes monthly.
Performed Ad hoc project as required by management
Additional responsibilities: updated job write-up and fact sheets. Ran
department Pre & Post approval journals.. Coordinated
department quarterly accomplishments. Acted as focal point for team room
database
Reason for leaving: for graduate school MBA program
COMPUTER SKILLS Proficient in Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, Lotus 1-2-3,
IBM Query Management, Facility (SQL)
Advanced, PeopleSoft, Time Track, Microsoft
Axapata(Navision), Kingdee, BPCS, Cognos,
Clarity
REFERENCE Available upon request