Financial Reporting Sox Compliance

LISA (JING) GONG CPA

Home address: #****, **** ********* ***** ****, Grapevine, TX 76051

Phone # 703-***-**** Email: ******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: Controller

EDUCATION

Certificated Public Accountant (CPA)

Issued by Virginia Board of Accountancy (Active CPA: 2/2007- Present)

Pass Level one exam of Certificated Financial Analysis (CFA)

M.S. Accounting & Information Systems

Financial Reporting and Assurance Servicing Option

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA

Overall GPA: 3.67 ( 12/2005)

SUMARRY OF EXPERIENCES & SKILLS

10+ year experience of Accounting Manager and above in managing large team (e.g.,10+ members from share service teams with Flex) in the rapidly changing large global companies

10+ year experience in both public accounting and industry, month-end closing for general ledger, process improvement, ERP system implementation /updates, SOX compliance, auditing, consolidation & financial reporting, M&A Due diligence, and technical accounting (e.g., ASC 606/842, project accounting, Energy industry, PE/VC backed company, partnership and REIT), IFRS vs. US GAAP, SEC filings (10-Ks &10-Qs), and Forecasting/ budgeting/ KPI

Advanced skills of Excel/ Access and proficiency in ERP system and systems implementation & integrations – Oracle Netsuite/ SAP / OneStream/ Sage and QuickBooks and other applications- Workday/ Planview

Constantly Performance reviews of Exceed Expectation Rating at Manager/Assistant controller roles from all my supervisors with strong referrals and Promotion for internal grade with Flex

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Flex Ltd - Assistant Controller at Irving design & manufacturing center (9/2016- 5/22/2023)

Fortune 100 Public-held global company-Medical design and manufacturing center

Lead monthly closing process by managing large teams with 10+ members from Share Service for all accounting and finance operations for our center including GL, cash, AP /AR, payroll, IC, fixed assets, inventory, revenue 606 accounting, project accounting, SaaS accounting, Accounts recon and flux analysis of finance statements.

Support Corporate team / SOX team to do SEC filings / SOX compliance, and partner with Operation teams/ Accounting teams / IT team including training/ hosting workshop to develop business processes & policies in compliance with all these requirements quarterly and annually (e.g. SEC filings- draft accounting memo for ASC 606 /842, impairment testing of contract assets & deferred revenue, intangible and Compensation disclosure) (e.g. SOX compliance –Separate duties/ Account recon/ process improvement on payroll and reducing IC delta )

Lead transformative projects to drive continuous improvement and strong business partnering, influencing, presentation, and good business judgment skills, partner with project managers on all aspects of projects from bids per Contract to project close, research technical accounting issue (Project Accounting), manage cash flow, and provide projections of revenue and cash flow to management

Develop requirements, review end-to-end processes, validate system design on financial reporting systems. and lead group-wide multiple teams successfully complete ERP system (SAP) upgrade, implementation of new Account recon software (OneStream), and ad hoc report upgrade (from business objective to Denodo)

Plan, monitor, analyze and update financial budgeting & forecasting, provide monthly/quarterly report to management at high quality, support cash flow forecasts and KPI's for senior leadership and tax filings

Manage quarterly/ annual auditing and successfully lead the teams passed an additional critical comprehensive auditing on behalf of all design centers selected by Auditor-Deloitte to prevent from one material weakness.

Earned promotion for internal job grade raise based on excellent performance on technical accounting, SEC filing, SOX compliance & auditing, process improvement, and leadership skills per Justification letter

Nelson Global Product - Financial Reporting Manager (9/2013-11/30/2014)

Leading global automotive-parts manufacturer, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners having raised over $2.8 billion in commitments

Lead consolidation & financial reporting and oversight monthly closing in general ledger for 10 entities prepared by 10 teammates from plant controllers to accounting manager to staff accountants in compliance with GAAP for all general accounting activities including fixed assets, inventory, derivative, intercompany, equity etc.

Develop corporate-wide procedures/ policies, draft annual report, interface with auditors, and support other internal partners for accounting research, analytical information, ad hoc reporting, and multiple acquisitions.

Successfully lead process improvement for consolidation and financial reporting by significantly cutting short of month-end closing dates, increasing accuracy of accounts and financial reporting, and reducing auditing fee.

Strong experience in acquisitions & integrations and lead the migration from multiple finance systems to one ERP system for effective account reconciliation, reporting and internal control over workflow for SOX compliance.

Support financial planning & analysis and provide monthly/quarterly report to the Board and investors

Key member for M& A accounting due diligence on small to mid-size acquisitions

Geoglobal Energy -Accounting Manager for General ledger & financial reporting (3/2011- 9/2013)

Multi-national energy equity fund consolidated by investor, Mighty River Power, a Fortune 1000 size public-held utility company in New Zealand

Supervise Senior or staff accountants for month-end closing for general ledger, review quarterly closing results from subsidiaries prepared/reviewed by plant controllers, and support budgeting and forecasting

Lead consolidation and financial reporting function

oBuild financial reporting structure from scratch to meet multiple tight reporting due dates for the filing requirement (equivalent to SEC filings in the U.S.) of Fund’s investor including stand-alone reporting

oDesign a module consolidating 3-5 level US/Chile/German/Peru streams with 31 entities and non-controlling interest, review consolidation results from subsidiary, and instruct subsidiary in compliance with IFRS/GAAP

oDraft a complete first-time Annual Report for the complex equity fund in compliance with IFRS/GAAP and obtain “outstanding work” comment from Senior Assurance Manager of BDO (Group’s auditor)

oLead complex technical accounting research (IFRS / GAAP) by partnering with Assurance Partner of Deloitte (Group’s advisor) and all levels of the internal resources throughout the group, develop group-wide procedures / policies, implement new accounting announcement for Merge & Acquisition, foreign exchange, complex cash flow statement, fixed assets, complex equity & debt transactions, derivative and annual report

oPrepare accounting memo for auditor’s requests, and complete IFRS /GAAP disclosure checklists

oResponsible for timely and accurate management of annual audit and quarterly review

Successfully lead process improvement projects for account reconciliation and financial reporting from headquarter to subsidiaries and earn feedback like “impressive” improvement/ “best practice” from the team.

Strong experience in finance side of acquisitions and integrations and successfully lead /support the migration from a variety of accounting systems to one ERP system-Sage

Lead internal control projects in compliance with SOX for auditor’s request.

Key personnel contributing to realizing $1 million contingent bonus paid by Fund’s Investor to GeoGlobal Energy as the awards for compliance with M&A Due diligence.

Global Payment - Senior Accountant in shared service center for Account Rec (2/2009 – 3/2011)

Fortune 1000 public-held credit card payment processing company

Specialize in account reconciliation, cash management, banking process, charge-back, foreign currency for multi-entities, and financial statements flux analysis for month-end-closing

Constellation Energy - Accounting Analyst in SEC filing / derivative/ revenue ASC 606 (4/2008 – 2/2009)

Fortune 500 public-held utility company

Ernst & Young - Auditor (1/2006- 4/2008)

Main audit engagements: Fortune 500 Companies-Marriott/ Bearing Point (SaaS) or REIT/ Equity fund

Work for quarterly review, annual audit and SOX compliance audit in the areas such as equity, loans, fixed assets, payroll benefit, A/R. A/P, accrual liabilities, cash management, bank reconciliation, revenue and expense for the clients from the Fortune 500 companies to the local leading companies.

Experience with the SEC filing auditing including 10k / 10Q / 8-k/ M&A and related supports auditing, press release testing, fluctuation analysis of financial statements, consolidated cash flow statement testing, EPS testing. journal entry testing, trial balance roll-up, legal matter testing, and confirmation control.

Gain solid knowledge of SOX through a complete cycle of SOX compliance auditing (SOX 404 walkthrough, control testing, and update testing) and research accounting / auditing standards for SOX compliance

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