Charlsen Yi-Chang Kuo, MBA, MS, J.D.

Edison, NJ *8837

C: 551-***-****

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EXPERIENCE

Homebridge Financial Services, Inc. Edison, NJ May 2008 – June 26, 2023

Internal Auditor/Manager, Nov. 2014 – June 26, 2023

Review Risks & Controls Matrixes with process owners prior to the commencement of audits.

Prepare Planning documents, Audit Announcements, Kickoff Presentations, Meeting Minutes and Planning Memos.

Host the Walkthrough Meetings to evaluate the departmental internal control processes and policies to ensure their adequacies in keeping with industry standards and corporate guidelines.

Obtaining requisite documentations for Internal Audit workpapers.

Supervise the Fieldwork process and review workpapers prepared by the staff auditors.

Discuss with the Process owners potential control deficiencies uncovered during the audit process to determine their validities.

Prepare audit reports for review by the Director of Internal Audit.

Senior Accountant

Prepare monthly and annual financial statements.

Responsible for monthly analysis of balance sheet accounts.

Maintain contact with warehouse banks to effectively manage daily warehouse transactions.

Review daily cash report to affect daily cash management.

Approve and release daily wire transfers for the firm.

Opteum Financial Services, Paramus, NJ (company went out of business) 2004 – Feb. 2008

Accounting Manager

Oversaw all functions of the accounting department.

Managed the implementation of custom-built warehouse inventory system to keep track of mortgage loans from origination, closing to their eventually sales.

Supervised four staff accountants and temporary employees.

Reconcile the company’s daily warehouse activities to the cash balances to post our daily warehouse activities to the ledger.

Assist in the preparation of financial statements and its SOX compliance.

Prepare and review all internal branch financial statements.

Prepare and review commission statements.

T- Mobile, Parsippany, NJ (Consulting) 2004

Project Coordinator - Contract Law

Christine G. Stone, PC, Forked River, NJ 2003

Real Estate Attorney

Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, NY 1999 – 2002

Admitted to New Jersey and New York Bars

Imperial Home Loans, Inc. Parsippany, NJ 1996 – 1998

Controller / Treasurer

Established IHL’s accounting department.

Evaluated the needs of a newly spin-off company to select and install appropriate accounting software system.

Managed company’s $40 million warehouse credit line.

Administered the daily cash flow of the company to meet its daily needs.

Instituted procedures governing servicing of mortgage payments.

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Prepared work papers for and collaborated with firm’s tax accountants to facilitate

preparation of company’s tax returns.

Responsible for the administration of the firm’s annual audit.

Met monthly with the owner and senior officers to discuss

financial situation, budges, and the operation of the company.

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 1994 – 1996

MS in Management

Globe Mortgage Company, Hackensack, NJ 1987 – 1994

Assistant Treasurer (1993 – 1994)

Oversaw daily cash flow of the firm.

Managed four warehouse credit lines with major commercial banks totaling over $200 million.

Conducted arbitrage investing increasing the cash flow as well as income for the company.

Assisted in the annual audit of the firm.

Assistant Controller (1987 – 1993)

Supervised all phases of the accounting functions as well as the annual audit.

Prepared and analyzed monthly consolidated financial statements.

Prepared various state corporate tax returns for the firm.

Assisted in the preparation of company payroll via ADP and reconciled the payroll account.

Assisted in all HR functions.

First Investor Corporation, Woodbridge, NJ 1986 – 1987

Staff Accountant

Assisted in the preparation of the company’s financial statement.

Analyzed general ledger accounts and assisted in the company’s annual audit.

Margaretten & Company, Inc. Perth Amboy, NJ 1983 – 1986

Staff Accountant

Prepared monthly financial statements.

Analyzed general ledger accountants.

Prepared general ledger entries and bank accounts reconciliation.

Assisted in the annual audit.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Excel

Word

ACCTPAK (Accounting Software)

Westlaw

LexisNexis

AMB (Accounting Software)

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese.

EDUCATION

Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, NY (2002)

Juris Doctor

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ (1996)

School of Industrial Management - MS in Management

Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ (1987)

Graduate School of Business – MBA

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

University College - BS in Accounting

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