Junior Staff Accountant

Master of Business Administration (MBA) (GPA *.**/4.00) July 2011

Bachelor of Business Management (GPA 3.35/4.00) February 2007 Summary

Ehsan Hafezi

MBA & MSA - CPA Candidate

US Permanent Resident

C: 818-***-**** – *******@*******.*** – linkedin.com/in/ehafezi – Mission Viejo, CA 92691 Award winning student with a solid education in accounting and business, along with years of progressive career growth, currently in search of a full time position that will draw upon expertise in financial and accounting services Education

Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) (GPA 3.88/4.00) December 2015 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles, CA PAYAME-NOOR UNIVERSITY – Tehran, Iran

Professional Experience Highlights

Seasonal tax intern at PwC Salt Team, Los Angeles January 2016 – April 2016 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS – Los Angeles, California

o Effectively learned and practiced financial asset management and funds’ concepts and application o Participated in a hands-on training from industry-leading professionals in state tax line of service o Assisted teams, who provided compliance related state tax services to clients, with various tasks for extensions and returns o Contributed and met deadlines in reviewing and populating Federal & State K-1s for 3 Master LLPs o Worked with new Hi-Technology tax software and tools such as RPM, GoSystems, State A&A, Track, BNA, CCH, etc.

QuickBooks Software Instructor March 2015 – December 2015 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles, California o Prepared and delivered lectures for three classes of 120 students on usage of QuickBooks software o Developed and implemented lesson plans consistent with prescribed university standards

Accounting Technician / Staff Accountant October 2014 - January 2015 TOTAL ACCOUNTING & BOOKKEEPING SOLUTION INC. – Encino, California o Helped my manager by assuming client responsibilities including payroll preparation o Created customized chart of accounts in QuickBooks for new clients o Performed accounts payable, bookkeeping and accounts reconciliations; drafted and analyzed financial statements

District Manager May 2007- June 2012

DAYA GROUP (Procter & Gamble Distributor) – Tehran, Iran o Reported directly to P&G country manager and CEO of Daya Group o Managed sales, distribution, inventories, recruiting, collecting, and training for 7 branches in 13 provinces o Increased average sales by 15%; awarded District Manager Challenge Award in 2 out of 4 years Certificates

California Tax Education Council License (CTEC), Payroll and QuickBooks Certificates Extra-Curricular Activities

CALCPA / AICPA / Accounting Society / Beta Alpha Psi / ALPFA / Ascend / IIA / ISACA / ISFFA Awards and Honors

Los Angeles Valley College President’s Honor Award January 2014

Spring Awards Banquet Scholarship from Ernst & Young May 2015 Other Qualifications and Skills

Can prepare payroll and individual tax returns along with the supporting schedules

Knowledgeable of GAAP and IFRS principals and their applications of transactions in corporations

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)

Capable of preparing business plans and conducting market research

Bilingual (Farsi/English)

Professional performer of classical piano music

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