Accounting Manager

Zhongpei (Irene) Jin

• Orlando, Florida ***** • Mobile: 321-***-**** •*****.******@*****.***

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Feb 2017 – Sep 2020

Employer: Hilton Grand Vacation – Corporate Accounting Department

Position: Accounting Supervisor

Achievements:

Preparing annual forecast for Capex projects, fixed assets and lease related expenses.

Supervising and mentoring two team members, responsible for fixed assets and lease accounting.

Assist with testing for PeopleSoft - Oracle Fusion conversion, create Oracle reports for PTO accrual, Depreciation Analysis, and monthly fixed assets vs Capex reconciliation report.

Assist with UK audit, convert UK CIP & Fixed Assets accounts from USGAAP to IFRS.

Main responsibilities:

Manage Capex projects (up to $30m for IT projects & $500m for construction projects), set up new projects in Oracle, review Capex payments, update project in service status; transfer finished projects to assets by multiple phases and categories, adjust depreciation life, run depreciation.

Prepare monthly/quarterly Fixed Asset/Capex reconciliation reporting pack & Depreciation Analysis.

Preparing annual forecast for amortization, depreciation and lease related expenses.

Prepare monthly foreign entity Construction in Process report, and CIP vs. inventory transfer reconciliation, coordinate with FP&A, Construction Accounting and Tax reporting departments.

Communicate with local business managers & SOX internal audit department for yearly fixed asset obsolescence review.

Work with IT department to create new Oracle reports to improve accuracy and efficiency.

Review monthly manual adjustment journals & BS reconciliations for prepared by Senior Accountants.

Review monthly lease amortization, new lease walk through and existing lease expiration report.

Prepare annual property tax returns.

Prepare monthly/quarterly Crib Notes Explanation for P&L, BS accounts based on actual result vs budget variance analysis and reconciliations.

Prepare supporting documents for financial reporting audit and SOX internal control audit.

Mentoring payroll accountants, verify and reconcile payroll accounting, improve payroll reporting.

Employment gap is due to relocation to USA.

Sep 2015 – Mar 2016

Senior Accountant – Fixed Term Contract

Fiserv Solutions of Australia Pty Ltd (A branch of Fiserv Inc - NASDAQ: FISV, 5.3b turnover)

Responsibilities:

Prepare month end financial reporting, reconciliations, and actual vs budget variance analysis.

Prepare P&L forecast, cash budget and project profitability analysis.

Prepare quarterly international tax reporting pack, assist with SOX audit.

Review software development project costs from NZ company, prepare intercompany invoice & settlement according to group policy and transfer pricing agreement.

Oversee AP payments and AR customer billing, reconcile deferred revenue.

May 2015 – Sep 2015

Financial Accountant, 2IC of a team of 5– Fixed Term Contract

Appen Limited (ASX listing code-APX)

This is a linguistic software development company with branches in US and head office in Sydney.

Responsibilities:

Assist with process improvement of all accounting functions, supervise a team of two accountants.

Prepare monthly consolidated financial report and actual vs budget variance explanation.

Prepare P&L forecast, key customers sales revenue analysis and project profitability analysis.

Prepare FBT and Employee Share Scheme returns, assist with payroll tax audit.

Review US office monthly financial result, estimate FX Forward Contract reserve for FX risk.

Review R&D project cost summary, preparing R&D tax incentive worksheet.

Prepare monthly income tax computation for Consolidated Tax Return; prepare current and deferred tax accounts reconciliation and tax journals.

Review yearly financial statements for audit, prepare supporting reconciliations for audit notes.

Employment gap due to completion of tax course study required for registered tax agent.

May 2013-Sep 2014

Senior Fund Accountant

Unity Funds Services Pty Ltd (a member of One Investment Group)

Responsibilities:

Work with fund manager, property manager, legal compliance, custody and registration, responsible for all accounting functions and statutory reporting compliance for property funds with investment in hotel, commercial office, retail shops, university and residential apartment. Provide accounting service for funds set up, operation and wind up.

Supervise AP/AR, manage loans and cash flow for property funds, review monthly property reports, prepare monthly reporting pack including P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement, forecasting, Net Asset Value and unit price, ROI calculation, taxable income estimation & distribution calculation.

Work as Interim Finance Manager for a hotel in the fund, review routine accounting functions.

Prepare settlement adjustment reconciliation for property acquisition and disposal, prepare Capital Gain Tax calculation for funds.

Prepare tax returns and statutory formation financial statements for funds, assist with audit.

Feb 2010-May 2013

Finance Manager in a team of five

MacarthurCook Funds Management Ltd

It is a formerly listed company (ASX code-MCK) with offices in ANZ and Asia. It used to manage 2.5 billion listed and unlisted funds (Property and Mortgage Funds). It belongs to a finance group doing mortgage generate, fund management, company listing and stock trading.

Responsibilities:

Supervise a team of five accountants, responsible for routine accounting duties for company and funds.

Prepare fixed assets depreciation and lease amortization, update asset register & lease liability.

Prepare monthly reporting pack for board including consolidated financial statement, P&L forecast/budget, NAV and liquidation check for AFSL requirement, FUM and tax calculation.

Prepare yearly statutory format financial statement for companies and funds according to IFRS and USGAAP, assist with financial report audit and AFSL compliance audit.

Prepare tax returns for company group and funds.

Prepare accounting treatment for SWAP interest, share option and other financial instruments.

Completed a tax consolidation project by working with KPMG tax department, completed de-consolidation for previous company tax group, and established a new tax group, resulted into large tax saving for the new group.

Employment gap due to preparation and completion of CPA exam.

Oct 2007-Sep 2009

Senior Accountant and 2IC in a Team of 6

BSI Group (Australia and New Zealand) Pty Ltd – ANZ division of BSI Group UK

A professional service company with HQ in UK and more than 100 subsidiaries globally.

Responsibilities:

Supervise AP/AR and payroll, prepare general ledger reconciliation, responsible for routine workflow.

Prepare monthly Cognos reports including consolidated accounts, forecasting, and KPI analysis.

Prepare company tax returns, transfer pricing worksheet and thin capitalization calculation.

Assist with change of accounting system and implementation of SOX internal control.

Employment gap due to maternity leave.

Feb 2006 - May 2007

Accountant doing half audit and half tax.

GPL Solutions -a branch of Australian Solutions Group, ranked at 38 of the top 100 chartered firms in Australia.

Responsibilities:

Perform audit procedures for financial report audit, forensic accounting & company insolvency.

Prepare GST, FBT and Income Tax returns for company groups, assist with tax planning.

EDUCATION

CPA Australia

Master of Professional Accounting, University of Wollongong, Australia

Bachelor of Economics, Tianjin University of Commerce, P. R. China

Certificate of Business Analytics, Harvard Business School Online

Certificate of Advanced Financial Reporting: Business Combinations & Consolidated Reporting – University of Illinois online

Certificate of US Taxation - University of Illinois online

COMPUTER SKILLS

Oracle Fusion, PeopleSoft, SAP, Cognos, Workday, Hyperion, Salesforce, SQL, Crystal, BI Publisher, Oracle-JDE, Microsoft Dynamic Great Plain, Excel (pivot, V-lookup, Macro, Smart view), Outlook, etc.

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