Mingming Yu

**** ********* ** ** ***.**** Silver Spring, MD 20904

Phone: 202-***-****

E-mail: ad3ni9@r.postjobfree.com

Country of Citizenship: United States of America Veterans’ Preference: N/A

Highest Grade: 13 Contact Current Employer: Yes

AVAILABILITY

Job Type: Permanent Work Schedule: Full-Time

PROFILE

A professional accountant with 20+ years of experience in all areas of accounting within the corporate and government sectors

Extremely capable and recognized as a goal and/or task oriented employee geared towards efficiency

Possesses excellent communication skills

Quick learner, self-starter, and deadline-oriented

WORK EXPERIENCE

Department of Homeland Security – Customs & Border Patrol Oct 2022 to Mar 2022

Washington DC Salary: $128,187 USD Per Year Hours Per Week: 40 Grade: 13

Management & Program Analyst (Detail)

Perform the full range of program functions such as budget execution input and baseline reviews.

Prepare detailed analyses and estimates of annual funding

Provide analytical support on problem definitions, planning methodologies, polices, and procedures

Evaluate tasks and requests for information internal and external to Budget and address the flow of information, respond to inquiries in a standard format and tailor information intended for targeted audiences

Track and monitor pertinent activities in an organized fashion to keep the office running smoothly

Work with co-workers, senior staff to ensure respective funding issues are thoroughly identified, researched, and justified

Flexible in adapting to change in priorities, assignments, and other interruptions

Department of Homeland Security – Customs & Border Patrol Jun 2020 to Present

Washington DC Salary: $128,187 USD Per Year Hours Per Week: 40 Grade: 13

Budget Analyst/System Accountant

Budget Execution

-Purchase Requisition

Review all the support documentation along with budget proposal, spend plan, accurate amount and Lines of Accounting

Ensure sufficient funds

Process and track purchase requisition in SAP to ensure it is released and converted into agreement or contract

-Contract Closeout Processes

Work closely with program managers to verify work completion on contracts to determine contracts can be closed and funding de-obligate

Reconcile any discrepancies

Solve the financial issues such as missing payments, inaccurate transactions, and etc.

Work with provider/vendor to solve the financial discrepancy

Assist Contract Official and Contract Specialist in closing out awarded contracts

-Payment Process

Point of contact with Payable Team of financial department

Collect the amortization for paying IPAC and commercial invoice from Program Manager or Contract Official Representative

Review and identify the Funding Line for payment

Responsible for payment process in the financial system of record (SAP)

Analyze and reconcile the billings to resolve the discrepancies

Oversight and conduct the billing processing

Produce Quarterly Undelivered Delivery Order Report

Audit Travel Post-Payment according to DHS Travel Card Regulation

Identify actual and potential problem areas and develops actions to improve operations, processes, and procedures.

Conduct accurate and timely accounting, prepare and analyze accounting information

Establish and monitor internal controls, recommend financial action by analyzing accounting information, operation, and system.

Oversight of managerial accounting, accurate accounting and funds control

Evaluate proposed and related legislation, policies and regulations to determine the reflection of standards and criteria of financial procedure, internal control, and operational process

Operation System (SAP)

-Monitor and implement corrective actions and coordinate changes in systems with IT staff

-Identify existing and unique problems and issues

-Work with IT to resolve issues and problems

-Provide advice to improve procedures to adapt practical business operations

Department of Homeland Security - Science & Technology Apr 2015 to May 2020

Washington DC Salary: $119,775.00 USD Per Year Hours Per Week: 40 Grade: 13

Financial Analyst

Executive budget process for one division

-Purchase Requisition Process

Review each purchase requisition with the budget proposal, spend plan, de-obligation amount in accuracy and funding line, and support documentation.

Ensure sufficient funds

Process purchase requisition (PR) in Procurement System (PRISM)

Track each purchase requisition to ensure it is converted into agreement or contract

Ensure the funds are obligated or de-obligated in financial system (FFMS)

-Reviews and audits interagency agreements and contracts

Ensures obligated funds are validated for their budgeted purpose

Reduces unexpended obligations

Identifies no disbursements for the past 180 days for reviewing by Program Managers

Ensures invoices payments are posted in FFMS accurately and timely

Recoveries funding

Reconciles any discrepancies

-Produces quarterly verification and validation (certification letter) for Program Manager review

Assists to review the status of award

Provides the financial information and other information as needed

Communicates and solves the issues/concerns

-Provide weekly funding status report to Division Director

Identifies actual and potential problem areas and develops actions to improve operations, processes, and procedures.

Work closely with internal and external customers for solving any issues and concerns

-Provide the financial information, award status, budget status to program manager.

-Solve the financial issues such as missing payments, inaccurate transactions etc with Financial Operation Branch

-Assist Office of Procurement in processing the PRs and closing out awarded contracts.

-Work with provider/vendor to solve any financial discrepancies.

Produces Undelivered Order financial status and monthly burn rate report to S&T Program Offices, Auditor and Congress

Works with Execution Performance Invoice Consolidation (EPIC) team in developing financial reports to assist end budgetary process of closing out and recovering funds

Assists to annual external audit by providing financial information and other documentation as needed

Participate, assist, and implement new financial software – SAP.

Department of Homeland Security - Science & Technology Mar 2013 to Mar 2015

Washington DC Salary: $90,000 USD Per Year Hours Per Week: 40 Grade: 12

System Accountant

Reviews and audits interagency agreements and contracts

-Ensures obligated funds are validated for their budgeted purpose

-Reduces unexpended obligations

-Identifies no disbursements for the past 180 days for reviewing by Program Managers

-Ensures invoice payments are posted in FFMS accurately and timely

-Recoveries funding

-Reconciles any discrepancies

-Processes closeout

Works closely with Program manager by providing award statues

Works with Financial Operation Branch to solve the financial issues such as missing payments, inaccurate transactions, and etc.

Assists Office of Procurement in closing out awarded contracts

Works with provider/vendor to solve any financial discrepancies

Produces quarterly verification and validation (certification letter) for Program Manager review

Assists to review the status of award

Provides the financial information and other information as needed

Communicates and solves the issues/concerns

Produces Undelivered Order financial status and monthly burn rate report to S&T Program Offices, Auditor and Congress

Identifies more potential projects that can be closed and expedited ways to recover more funding for S&T

Works with Execution Performance Invoice Consolidation (EPIC) team in developing financial reports to assist end budgetary process of closing out and recovering funds

Assists to annual external audit by providing financial information and other documentation as needed

Award

2014 Under Secretary’s Award for Outstanding Collaboration of Verification & Validation Team

City of Kansas City-General Services Department Jan 2008 to Feb 2013

Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. Salary: $51,000 USD Per Year Hours Per Week: 40

Accounting Manager

Daily Duties

-Reviews high volumes of accounts payable vouchers for accuracy, adequacy documents including contractual obligation documents

-Reviews deposit transactions and ensures accounting information is accurate

-Reviews Purchase Orders for account accuracy and contractual compliance

Credit Card

-Reviews and audits credit card transactions

-Ensures all transactions have complete documentation attached

-Ensures transactions are completed per City policy

-Ensures that proper accounts are used

-Ensures timely processing of transactions into accounting information system (PeopleSoft)

-Communicates and resolves issues with cardholders

-Established internal department policies and procedures

Monthly Billing to other Departments

-Collects accounting data from different sources: e.g., mailroom, duplicating, security, and copier

-Reviews supporting documentation for accuracy

-Ensures documentation is being applied to appropriate accounts

-Initiates journals and posts to public data directory for each department to review prior to system processing

-Communicates with outsourcing companies and internal departments to resolve billing issues in a timely manner

Programs

Electricity

-Oversees 1,390 + citywide electricity accounts through the AccountLink Advantage system provided by Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L)

-Ensures that timely payments on accounts are made

-Updates account information on an as needed basis (e.g., additions, deletions and/or edits, etc.)

-Coordinates and resolves KCP&L account issues and problems

-Provides financial advice and information as needed

-Developed and updated KCP&L account policies and procedures within City

-Reviews and audits accounts for accounting accuracy

-Provides system training to relevant staff

Lease

-Conducts periodic analyses of 30 + City leased properties

-Created detailed spreadsheets to track all lease related information as well as financial information

-Invoices lessee in a timely manner

-Reconciles monthly lease payments with financial records to ensure accuracy

-Assists with lease related issues and provides advice to Property Acquisition unit

-Provides analysis reports to Property Acquisition unit

Surplus Program

-Keeps track of all sold surplus data

-Reconciles monthly surplus sales with General Ledger within PeopleSoft

-Provides monthly reports to applicable departments for reconciliation purposes

-Applies sales tax payments monthly

Performs monthly account reconciliations to include transactions posted into PeopleSoft related to the following:

-Electricity program

-Lease/Rental program

-Surplus selling program

-Retainage Balances for projects (by fund, department codes, and account)

System

Accounting Information System (PeopleSoft)

-Conducts research on existing and unique accounting systems problems and resolves problems/issues

-Analyzes PeopleSoft entries and uses analytical techniques to resolve various accounting problems

-Provides advice on system modifications to streamline and improve the efficiency and accuracy of financial information and the processing of various financial transactions.

-Modifies and adapts accounting practices to meet organizational accounting policies and procedures

-Gathers, assembles, consolidates and analyzes system financial data to meet management reporting requirements

Subsystems

-AccountLink Advantage (Kansas City Power & Light)

Tracks all the electricity accounts’ information as well as billing payments

Reviews and communicates with KCP&L to resolve system problems/issues

Recommends system changes to enhance system efficiency

Reconciles system data to prepare analyzed reports

-GovDeal (Surplus)

Records and tracks all property sales through website

Prepares monthly automated selling reports for reconciliation purposes

-Archibus (Lease)

Responsible for implementation of Lease module

Maintains information system data

Conducts studies to identify system issues and problems

Tests and evaluates system performance

Recommends changes and modifications to System Administrator

Gathers, assembles, and consolidates system data and prepares various reports for review, reconciliation, audit, and analysis purposes

Establishes system policies and procedures

-Reconciles subsystems data with financial information from accounting information system

-Provides advice to fiscal officer and division managers and other accountants on unusual and difficult accounting system issues associated with a variety of operation problems

Budget

-Oversees available budgets for expenditure and purchase order establishment

-Performs budget adjustments for appropriate funds, projects, and programs

-Analyzes financial accounting data to determine budget variances and maintain accurate budget projections

-Applies GAAP in the development of budgetary requirements

-Reports on departmental budgets on a monthly basis

-Reviews program budgets with division managers

-Provides financial advice to division managers on controlling their budget

-Assists in developing annual fiscal year budgets

Analyzes accounting transactions and data to ensure accuracy and integrity in reporting of departmental budgetary and accounting information for monthly and year-end financial reporting

Provides expert advice in specialized areas of accounting, resolves accounting problems, and develops policies to supplement and clarify accounting related issues for the department

Oversees and prepares financial analyses, studies, audits, and/or investigations of departmental accounting activities

Analyzes and evaluates accounting methods/procedures and recommend improvements in operating procedures

Supervises a team of accountants and accounts payable personnel

Accomplishments

Established fundamental accounting process procedures and policies for General Services

Cleaned up and organized over 1,200 electricity accounts citywide

Developed new building cost report by designing new accounting process within PeopleSoft

Transitioned Department to paperless electricity bills

Developed new procedures for managing lease and surplus programs

Assisted and provided financial accounting advice on implementing new leasing system (Archibus)

Consistently provided financial advice and assistance to division managers in order to improve departmental operations

City of Kansas City Water Department Apr 2006 to Dec 2007

Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. Salary: $40,000 USD Per Year Hours Per Week: 40

Project Control Analyst/Accountant

Labor Cost

-Collected and reviewed timesheets from engineering department bi-weekly

-Calculated labor cost for each project accurately

-Prepared and processed Journal entries into accounting information system (PeopleSoft)

Confirmed accuracy of all costs charged to projects

Ensued project costs were in accordance with contract

Reconciled project costs within the General and all related subsidiary Ledgers as they relate to project development in PeopleSoft

Tracked/reported and maintained project budgets as well as project cost budgets to actuals

Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual job cost reports for Water Department executive staff, including engineering staff and CFO

Managed financial close of all projects, established and clearly communicated criteria for financial closings to all project managers

Ensured record integrity and reliability for automated financial reporting

Provided associated financial advice to project managers and resolved all related issues

Developed and maintained various internal controls, policies and procedures related to effective projects management

Coordinated external audits and prepared audit work papers for external auditors in a timely fashion

Accomplishments

Created spreadsheets for project related labor cost tracking and calculations

Established procedures insuring timely timesheet submittal(s) by engineering staff

Developed a new procedure and policy to assist in the management of projects

Weld Racing, Inc. Feb 2005 to Mar 2006

Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. Salary: $40,000 USD Per Year Hours Per Week: 40

Senior Accountant

Analyzed and reported revenue components and related variances for management

Oversaw monthly management accounting and reviewed various reporting processes

Ensured the integrity of financial, regulatory and management reporting processes, including underlying detail entries and records

Prepared account analyses and financial reports including monthly operating reports, as well as quarterly and year-end reporting packages

Prepared documents for various projects such as quarterly performance presentations along with various budgets (actuals, forecasts and projections).

Prepared daily cash flow/cash disbursement reports, evaluated cash position and performed monthly bank reconciliations

Oversaw all aspects of financial accounting process including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and general ledger functions

Completed complex account reconciliation and journal entries in support of monthly close processes

Reviewed various schedules and reports for accuracy, to account for expense accruals, deferrals, asset capitalization, depreciation, amortization and other financial transactions

Butler Manufacturing Company – Shanghai Sept 1998 to May 2001

Shanghai, China Salary: RMB 82,000 Per Year (Equivalent $13,000 USD) Hours Per Week: 40

Assistant to Financial Controller

Daily Duties

-Reviewed and audited all deposits, voucher payments, and Journal entries for coding and amount accuracy and in accordance with company’s regulation and policies

-Maintained and ensured the integrity, accuracy and timeliness of financial data in accordance with China Accounting Standard and other regulations

-Posted all accounting entries into General Ledger and subsidiary ledgers manually

Analysis

-Gathered, reviewed, analyzed and interpreted a range of accounting data, records, and reports

-Periodically, reported on the company's financial position terms of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and future operations

-Analyzed operating results in terms of profitability, actual to budget, cash flows and revenues, and other fiscal measures of effectiveness and profitability

Financial Reporting

-Provided accounting and financial statements to management (e.g., balance sheet, income statement etc.)

-Prepared special reports regarding departmental expenditures, project costs, accounts receivable, accounts payable etc., in an effort to indicate financial position to management

Budget

-Assisted with budget preparation and managed the performance of budget formulation

-Oversaw budget expenditures and adjusted such on an as needed basis

-Participated in budget reviews and provide accounting and budgetary advice to management

Internal Control

-Researched and analyzed internal controls to identify and resolve financial, program, process, and reporting problems

-Examined and monitored internal controls to identify problem areas, made recommendations to management regarding actions required to improve operating efficacy

-Monitored, updated and improved procedural manuals and methods

-Provided advice to management related to business and operational process improvements

Audit

-Assisted with annual external audit providing financial information, to include various reports, valid invoices, obligation document, annual physical inventory, and such

-Examined, reviewed and made recommendations to management regarding internal company policies and procedures, as well as on operational efficiency improvements

-Reviewed and insured that valid and accurate documents were available in support of audits

-Researched, discovered, studied and resolved issues and problems with each individual ledger account

Implementation Accounting Information System

-Acted as project manager in implementing and developing ERP software-Baan System on financial module, asset module, and purchase module

-Led in the design, development, expansion, modification and testing of new accounting systems

-Established and designed the structure of system such as accounting code, project number, inventory code, department, sub-field, etc.

-Processed all financial transactions into system and reviewed such for accuracy

-Reconciled and corrected differences between accounting information system ledgers and manual bookkeepers

-Worked with other departments such as Manufacturing, Customer Service, Engineering, Procurement, IT and other system related consultants to resolve accounting issues and problems

-Provided advice on system modifications to management in an effort to streamline and improve the efficiency and accuracy of financial transaction related information

Month and Year End Closings

-Responsible for closing the monthly and year-end books in a timely fashion

-Adjusted Journal entries for the Trial Balance reports

-Reconciled system balances within the General Ledger and various subsidiary ledgers

Communicated with local taxation bureau and other local government units to foster positive working relationships

Provided financial and accounting advice to the department managers on budget control, operational improvement, and decision-making

Supervised staff accountant and Accounts Payable accountant, reviewing their work, ensuring they completed their assigned duties timely, also provided training and performance evaluations

Accomplishment

Implemented ERP Software-Baan System

Developed and improved various accounting procedures and policies

Received salary increase twice in 1999

Butler Manufacturing Company - Shanghai Aug 1995 to Aug 1998

Shanghai, China Salary: RMB 58,000 Per Year (Equivalent $9,400 USD) Hours Per Week: 40

Senior Accountant

Daily Duties

-Processed billing, handled collections, and prepared daily cash deposits

-Manually maintained daily accounts receivable and accounts payable

-Prepared journal entries and adjustments

-Manually maintained entire General Ledger and Subsidiary Ledger

oPosted all payment vouchers, deposits, accounts receivable entries, and Journals into General Ledger and Subsidiary Ledger

Credit Card

-Reconciled credit card transactions with statements

-Reviewed and ensured that each transaction complied with company policy

-Ensured that expenditures were applied to appropriate accounts

Assets

-Established asset processing policies and procedures

-Supervised asset related processes (e.g., acquisition, retirement, relocation, impairment, deferred maintenance, and recording)

-Monitored and reviewed appropriated entries including all adjustments in General Leger, as well as depreciation transactions that were recorded during the depreciation period all in compliance with China Accounting Standard.

-Conducted annual fixed asset inventories

Project

-Tracked and recorded costs for each construction project

-Reported and summarized various project costs by category for project manager’s review

-Compared budgets to actuals in order to identify variances and/or issues

-Reviewed and audited project statuses with project managers on a bi-monthly basis

Reconciliation

-Reconciled bank statements and provided reporting thereof to management

-Reconciled General Ledger with subsidiary ledgers, ensuring proper system balances

Handled month-end and year-end closings

-Prepared Trial Balance ensuring the balance of all accounts

-Provided monthly financial reports such as the Balance Sheet, the Income Statement, and the Cash Flow report, etc., to Financial Controller

Audited accounts receivables and payables

-Verified accuracy of customer accounts and vendor records

-Reviewed payments for accuracy and contract compliance

-Managed collection activities, calling customers, sending follow-up inquiries, negotiating past due accounts and referring certain accounts to collection agencies

-Reviewed overdue bills, checked original documentation, communicated with buyers and vendors, and solved issues via either write-offs or payments thereof

Internal Control

-Developed policies and procedural manuals, methods, and directives of various business processes such as cash management, inventory control, credit card reimbursement, cost control, project management, etc.

-Assisted with establishing and monitoring internal controls identifying problem areas, determining actions required to improve operating program effectiveness, along with maintaining financial and accounting information integrity

Assisted with annual external audit

-Assisted with testing internal controls

-Provided auditor requested financial information (e.g., A/R agent reports, depreciation calculation reports, accounts payable reports, expenditure schedules, etc.)

Accounting System-ERP Software

-Participated in the implementation of an ERP Software-Baan System, which included an inventory module, a projects module, a production module, a purchasing module and a finance module

-Evaluated, tested, and sent requested information to software consultants for modification of the existing accounting system in support of company needs

Supervised staff accountant and accounting assistant, assuring their completion of designated functions, and performed their annual performance reviews

Accomplishments

Enhanced my accounting knowledge, analysis ability, and problem solving capability through personal study of the organizational structure and its internal/external operating processes

Assisted in the establishment of internal controls for the organization

XinHua Power Station Ltd. Aug 1990 to July 1995

Shanghai, China Salary: RMB 30,000 Per Year (Equivalent $4,800 USD) Hours Per Week: 40

Accountant

Served as an asset accountant

-Monitored the acquisition of new business related property, plant, and equipment

-Assigned appropriate accounting codes to new assets and ensured that asset acquisitions were recorded timely and accurately

-Monitored accounting entries related to the retirement, relocation, impairment, and deferred maintenance of property, plant, and equipment assets

-Ensured the appropriate entries were made in the General ledger

-Ensured that proper depreciation was recorded in accordance with accounting standards in China, and made appropriate accounting adjustments related to the depreciation period

-Utilized integrated accounting system to classify, record, and consolidate accounting information

-Performed annual fixed asset inventories

-Developed and implemented policies and procedures related to organizational asset processes

Prepared monthly payrolls

-Reviewed timesheets for accuracy

-Entered timesheet information into financial system

-Generated accounting entries and posted into General ledger

-Operated, maintained, and modified the financial system to meet company needs

Monitored all bank accounts and deposited checks as well as foreign currency into appropriate accounts, processed and tracked letters of credit related to certain material providers

Served as a cost accountant

-Developed and implemented cost application procedures and accounting thereof, adjusted and updated standard costs in coordination with the monthly purchases reporting and variance analysis

-Planned, collected and analyzed data to determine cost of business activities

-Analyzed changes in product design, material requirements, and manufacturing methods to determine effect on cost

Prepared monthly journals and adjustments thereof prepared annual end closings

Reconciled general ledger and sub-ledgers

Prepared and analyzed monthly financial reports including balance sheet, gross margin, and income statement

Assisted with external audits via preparation of audit work papers

Accomplishments

Set up new asset records

Established policies and procedures of asset processes

Designed and improved payroll database

EDUCATION

University of Missouri – Kansas City, Missouri December 2004

Bloch School – Bachelor in Accounting

GPA – 3.5

60 Semester Credit Hours

Shanghai University – China August 1990

Associate Degree in Accounting

GPA – 3.0

60 Semester Credit Hours

COMPUTER SKILLS

Excellent computer skills in the following areas:

Excel

PeopleSoft

PRISM

Access

SA400

EPIC

Word

Baan

PowerPoint

FFMS

TRAINING

Building Bridges

Administering Corrective Action

Coaching and Counseling

Motivation and Recognition

Coaching for Improved Performance

Building Effective Teams

Supervisors’ Community Events

Performance Management

Addressing Negative Attitude

Active Listening

Business Writing

Basic Business Grammar

Appropriation Law

Accounting for Business Operation in Government

Federal Accounting fundamentals

Presentation

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Chinese – Fluent in reading, writing and speaking

REFERENCES

Additional references are available upon request.

Wallicia Tapscott

Deputy Director PEO USA Business

202-***-**** work

202-***-**** mobile

Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security

Tyler Fisher

Assistant Director for Business Operations

Mission Readiness Operations Directorate

U.S. Border Patrol

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Office: 571-***-****

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