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EDUCATION
GOLDEY BEACOM COLLEGE
Master of Science in Finance Wilmington, DE 2016
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Master of Public Administration in Financial Management GPA: 3.6/4 Los Angeles, CA 2015
FUDAN UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Economics GPA: 3.2/4 Shanghai, China 2013
National Scholarship for Outstanding Academic & Extracurricular Performance (top 5%)
TRAINING & SKILLS
Anti-Money Laundering Training: ACAMS 21st Annual International AML & Financial Crime Conference 2016
Technique skills: Microsoft Visio, Excel (Pivot Table, etc.), Word, PowerPoint, SQL, VBA, R Language, Tableau
Language Skills: Fluent in English and Mandarin
Extra-curricular activities: Ice Skating, Skiing, Tennis, Softball, Junior Achievement Volunteer for Pupils
EXPERIENCE
UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT – Financial Planning and Analysis Consultant
New York, NY Feb 2015 – Present
Budgeting, Forecasting and Analysis
Gained a thorough understanding of Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow Statement, accounting & auditing principles
Reviewed and analyzed cost plans, estimates and political mandates; prepared budget proposals of $5.4 billion, including annual budgets of around 30 Special Political Missions and biennium regular budgets of 34 sections
Monitored budget implementation and expenditures on a monthly basis and provided seasonal variance analysis directly reporting to senior management team
Prepared budget performance reports to help address the root causes of unintended financial behavior and provide suggestions for further strategic decision of Controller Office
Dealt with client inquires, assisted to negotiate and coordinate with sub-departments on budget issues
Business Developments (Internal Consulting)
Conducted interviews with 4 services stakeholders to gather system interaction information of existing budget and political process systems as well as various needs and concerns of different service lines
Drafted organization-wide data process flows and provided feasible solutions to enhance system integrity, optimize the budget monitoring effectiveness, and improve operational efficiency
Collaborated with United Nations business service lines and internal technical specialties to ensure successful implementation of a new budget monitoring system
United Nations Economic and Social Commission For Asia and Pacific – Research Internship
Bangkok, Thailand Dec 2014 – Jan 2015
Collected fundamental information of potential fundraising partners (World Bank and Asian Development Bank) from 1 internal and 3 external sources for sustainable development funding in undeveloped regions
Performed behavior analysis of fundraising partners and governments for South Asia to predict the likelihood of funding and help United Nations’ professionals focus efforts
Prepared conference materials for the communication among United Nations, local governments, and NGOs
NEXTLABS.INC – Technology Business Analysis Internship – San Francisco, CA Jul 2014 – Sept 2014
Managed enterprise customer information database including weekly data updating, data quality control and business reporting
Cooperated with internal audit team and human resource department to improve market targeting by maximizing the utilization of internal customer data
HONG KONG POLICY CONSULTING LAB – University of Southern California – Hong Kong, CHINA Jun 2014
Collaborated with local experts and international organizations to understand domestic economic influence brought by the policy “One Metropolis, Two Systems”, especially on local transportation industry
Gathered quantitative information on brainstormed factors that may contribute to economic performance
Performed correlation analysis to identify collinearity and attributes with strong predictive power
Designed potential policy recommendations to enhance metropolitan cooperation and boost domestic economy