Tongyan LI
Chapel Hill, NC **516
**********@*******.***
Professional Profile
Over 20 years corporate accounting experience, predominately in manufacture industry. Lead annual budget, latest forecast. Act as a key business partner with significant interface with the executive staff and the leaders of the functional areas across the company. P&L management with ability to highlight key risks and opportunities. Provide finance leadership on reporting and profitability analysis which enables decisions that optimize gross margin. Over 8 years as a chemical engineer in R&D. Understand the market and regulations as well as investment in commercial, R&D and EH&S.
Work Experience
Syngenta AG, Greensboro NC Oct 2015 to Present
Controller for NA Toll Manufacture
Agriculture Chemical Manufacture
Financial analysis to decision makers to challenge the operational efficiency, opportunities and risks
Develop an partnership with business & ensure strong relationships to achieve a clear understanding of overall business, product portfolio and cost implications.
Participate in designing toll business strategy toward maximizing financial results
Ensure integrity of financial data in SAP and BFC reporting
budget/LE for NA toll manufacture and global function group like Procurement, Engineer, T&E
NA capital spending management
Eisai Inc, Durham NC Aug 2011 to Sept 2015
Sr. Financial Analyst
Pharmaceutical manufacturer
Led budget, LEs and month end close, Financial Statements, Internal and External Reporting
Business partner for R&D & NPI (New Product Initiative)
Understand corporate pipeline strategy, R&D portfolio and cost implications
Financial plan for R&D project phasing and financial control
Financial analysis to assist any R&D intelligent sales negotiations
Financial analysis for CTM in house/outsourcing production
API inventory management
Business partner for Oral Solid Dosage Commercial Division
Managed the production cost for production and packaging lines, use KPI monitor and variance analysis to help the operation efficiency
Managed FDA fee impact: annual allocation at std BOM
Highlighted opportunities and risks over the operation to reduce idle capacity
Project management through financial control
Tech transfer: Establish backup sites for both in-house and external manufacture
Resolved existing commercial product issues to meet FDA request
Capex management: Facility, R&D and IT capital approval/budges and spending management
ACW Technology Inc., Durham, NC Feb 2010 to Aug 2011
Controller
Contract electronics manufacturer
Contract management: Contract evaluation and decisions, customer relations
Established corporate policy and procedure for finance operations
Roper Industry Imaging Group, Pittsburgh, PA Nov 2007 to Feb 2009
Group Accounting Manager
Manufactured instruments for electron microscopes that enable and advanced EM application
Partnered with Global Supply Chain & Sales team to understand customer base & impact on overall business
Led sales budget and forecast, sales recognition
Provided analysis of sales trends and product mix and discussed month end results with Sr. management
Integrated input from internal organizations, subcontractors and suppliers to develop and maintain detailed P&L budget, which is used to measure progress on overall profitability and predict final results
Led weekly meeting with engineering, marketing, manufacturing, quality and purchasing to formulate plans to ensure shipment as planned.
Prepared monthly and quarterly financial statements accurately, following Company & GAAP reporting standards: SEC financials, notes and MDA preparation;
Audit, SOX and internal control
Aggregate Industry, MD Feb 2006 to Nov 2007
Senior Management Accountant
Construction Materials Manufacture
Capital expenditure proposals – DCF preparation and analysis to build a new plant
Budget and forecast on P&L (sales, COGS and SG&A) to ensure the actuals are correctly account for
JDS Uniphase - Acterna Corp, MD Jan 2004 to Feb 2006
Senior Cost Accountant
Optical communications networks, test and equipment Manufacture
Developed and implemented (Q, R) model to control optimal inventory levels
Standard cost accounting management: defined routing, OH and allocation rules and standard rollover
Budget & Forecast on absorptions, warranty reserve, end inventory and inventory turns
computer skills
Experienced use in TM1, SAP, SRC, Enterprise One (E1), JDE, PeopleSoft, ADP, Lawson, OMD, Avante, Hyperion (Enterprise, Retrieve, Analyst, Schedules), Made to Management (M2M), Solomon
Advanced Microsoft skill on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
Education
Master of Business Administration, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD December 2005
Master of Science in Accounting, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC May 2000
Bachelor of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China July 1987