Accounting

**** ***** ***, #** 617-***-****

Elmhurst, NY *1373 ***********@*****.***

CHANGCHANG (CHERYL) LIU

www.linkedin.com/in/cherylchangchangliu

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Accounting Degree with 150 credits and student award

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One year plus working experience in accounting/finance area

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CPA candidate with AUD/REG/BEC passed, FAR in process

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Proficiency in MS Office Word, Excel (v lookup, pivot table), PowerPoint, Outlook, QuickBooks, SQL Server and SAP

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Bilingual – fluent in English and Chinese Mandarin

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EDUCATION

Master of Science in Accounting, GPA 3.54/4.00 August 2014

Boston College – Carroll Graduate School of Management, Chestnut Hill, MA

Bachelor of Management Degree in Accounting, GPA 4.11/5.00 June 2013

Tongji University – School of Economics and Management, Shanghai, China

• Learning Scholarship of Tongji University Third Prize (Dec. 2011, Dec. 2012)

• Dean’s List, Tongji University (Mar. 2013)

• Exchange student in Business Administration to University of Mannheim, Germany

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Junior Accountant – The Child Center of New York, Queens, NY Sep. 2014 – Now

• Review payroll register and timesheets for 900+ employees and update paid hours and payroll rates each pay period

• Post general journal entries for monthly contract revenue accrual/adjustments and accrual administration overhead expenses

on Fund E-Z; record program budget and billing revenue and expense on NY State Consolidated Fiscal Reporting System

• Reconcile monthly bank statements for payroll and operation accounts, assist in voucher package preparation and account

analysis, and verify expense support to close out FY 2014 for over 40 programs

Financial Controller Intern – L'ORÉAL China, Shanghai, China Jul. 2012 – Sep. 2012

• Monitored and approved the brand’s traveling and entertainment expenditures on a weekly basis; verified the brand’s sales

promotion expense to ensure it is within the budget on a monthly basis

• Processed daily data of the brand’s sales and inventory using SAP system; examined purchase orders in SRM system

• Summarized financial result analysis and sales forecast for Garnier over 60 Excel tables and charts with logical functions

• Collaborated with financial reporting teams to prepare the monthly financial report

Audit Intern – PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Shanghai, China Dec. 2011 – Feb. 2012

• Responsible for confirmation process of 170 parties by diligently communicating and coordinating with customers and banks

• Independently inspected non-operating income and non-operating expense for annual audit; documented audit report with

audit evidence obtained through interpersonal inquiries

• Selected samples and performed substantive testing for fixed assets

Business Analyst Intern – Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Dalian, China Jul. 2011 – Aug. 2011

• Conducted research on borrower’s financial performance, and obtained critical business insight by involving in the

background investigation of the companies making loan requests

• Participated in the enterprise’s credit rating evaluation process, including analyzing annual audit reports and current financial

reports, performing ratio analysis, and drafting final reports

CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

Volunteer Income Tax Assistant (VITA) – Allston Brighton Area Planning Action, Allston, MA Jan. 2014 – Apr. 2014

• Prepared Federal and State tax returns for more than 20 low-income households through in-person interviews

• Maximized tax refund with Earned Income Tax Credits and helped each household receiving more tax refund

Vice Chief Editor & Reporter – Tongji University Student Union, Shanghai, China Mar. 2010 – Sep. 2011

• Planned magazine theme, delegated interview tasks, selected and polished draft articles, and delivered on final content of the

magazine; interviewed and published 10 news reports on campus news network

Coordinator – Tongji University Youth League, Shanghai, China Sep. 2010 – Jan. 2011

• Led the volunteer team and organized three teaching activities for 40 students with learning disability in the community. The

events including teaching English, paper art and poetry

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