Assistant Accounting

Yue Yuan

**-** **** ***• Rego Park• NY ***** • 347-***-**** • ********@*******.***

www.linkedin.com/in/yue-yuan-4a096b7a/

Education

Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business New York, NY Candidate for MS in Accountancy, GPA: 3.3 06/18

California State University San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA BA in Accounting, GPA: 3.7 12/13

Transferred from Xi Hua University (2009 – 2010)

Inducted into International Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma (offered to top 10% of Juniors and Seniors)

Experience

CUNY Office of the Controller New York, NY Budget Analyst 03/18 – Current

Prepare Excel-based reports to allocate Federal Perkins Loan funds and related expenses across CUNY’s 21 colleges; reconcile data from the third party student loan processing platform to data in CUNY’s systems (CUNYFirst)

Perform Weekly, Quarterly Federal and State Payroll Tax Filing for Federal Work Study Program; Track the billing Process biweekly; Assist the W-2 process for University’s Work Study Students

Book Adjusted Entries and Accrual Entries for quarterly and yearly closing; Perform the year-end analysis of cash inflows and outflows related to the Student Financial Aid Department’s other programs; compare activity to the prior year to understand changes in funding

Provide transaction details and other audit support in response to requests from the external audit firm (KPMG)

Review daily banking activity and recorded transactions in Excel for upload to CUNYFirst via macros

Andrew Plotzker, CPA New York, NY Accounting Intern 09/17 – 12/17

Reconciled accounting records to bank statements for two bankruptcy clients to ensure that business transactions were completely and accurately recorded in client accounting records

Drafted letters to clients’ debtors to inform them of outstanding receivables owed to bankruptcy clients

Reviewed and organized documentation requested by the firm from twenty bankruptcy clients

Touro College Internal Audit New York, NY Internal Audit Intern 01/17 – 05/17

Evaluated the appropriateness of the college’s policies for the Institutional Advancement Department by researching policies at other universities and identifying gaps in Touro’s policies

Created Risk Control Matrices (RCM’s), identified key controls, and drafted announcement memo for approval

Documented work performed in work paper file and drafted reports for presentations to Internal Audit stakeholders

Sichuan Accounting Firm Cheng Du, China Audit Assistant 03/16 – 08/16

Performed due diligence for a client acquisition and contributed to fairness analysis as part of a five-member team

Reviewed clients’ financial statements for accuracy, ensuring transactions were recorded in accordance with GAAP

Performed fixed asset inventory count by verifying existence of assets and calculating asset valuations

Chengdu Wiehe Hospitality Tourism Management Co., Ltd Cheng Du, China Accounting Assistant 08/13 – 01/15

Prepared monthly financial statements and other documentation to support the annual audit process

Posted journal entries and prepared month-end close reports to ensure the accuracy of financial records; processed payroll and electronic deposits for thirty employees each month

leadership & volunteer activities

Chinese Student Association San Bernardino, CA Assistant Webmaster 01/11 – 12/12

Partnered with Club Chair to plan, market, and execute events including International Night to introduce foreign students to Chinese culture

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program San Bernardino, CA Income Tax Preparer 12/11 – 04/12

Prepared and filed federal and state tax returns for over 100 low income and special needs clients by using TaxWise and TaxSlayer; interviewed clients to obtain tax-related information

Technology & Language Skills

Computer: Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PeopleSoft, Sage 50, Lacerte Tax, Pensoft Payroll, CCH Tax Research, Westlaw Tax, Lexis) • Languages: Fluent in Mandarin

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