Accounting Manager Cost

Van Thieu

************@*****.*** San Jose, CA 408-***-****

OBJECTIVE: Seeking a senior position and accounting manager in Accounting and Finance

PROFILE:

Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager and Finance professional with CPA license and over 15 years strong experience in performing Cost and General Ledger accounting tasks, such as day-to-day cost accounting activities, month-end closes, quarterly standard cost analyses, inventory reconciliations and physical counts, calculation and roll-forwards of E&O and LCM inventory reserves, computation of standard costs and overhead rates annually, recording and tracking fixed assets, recording and amortizing prepaid expense accounts, and preparing reports to management within the manufacturing industry.

Possess strong knowledge of accounting including financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, financial fluxes), journal entries, inventory, cost accounting, fixed assets, prepaid expenses, and internal controls. Review the integrity and accurate of financial record as month end closing, review and reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts to make sure to tie financial records, check all spreadsheets to make sure compliance with SOX control, help to support internal and external audits and follow up with the team if required documentation for quarter end year end. Proficient in Microsoft Excel (V-lookups, Pivot Table, Sumif, Sumcount), Word, PowerPoint, SAP, Infimacs, NetSuite, and Foss, QAD.

Fluent in English and Vietnamese, verbal and written communication. Also knowledgeable in various accounting principles and frameworks such as IFRS and US GAAP. Highly organized and detail oriented.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Complete Solaria (Solaria Corporation)

Senior Cost Accountant -Senior Account June 2023 – December 2024

Responsible checking for both material and installed cost, general ledger accounting tasks, such as day to day cost accounting activities: update and validate check parts in system, reconcile inventory to GL, explain variances, calculate E&O inventory reserve. Analyze and check for material and installed costs for all jobs to make sure the costs are accurate as month end closing book. Working with operation team to record revenue, beside that in charge to for all AP and AR of Solaria Corporation subsidiary, help to post payroll entries and recon from payroll register to GL as month end and year end. Working with other teams to get all information support for precise and accurate standard cost. Beside that work with auditors to provide all information that supports audits for quarterly and year end.

RefleXion Medical

Senior Cost Accountant August 2022 – June 2023

Responsible for roll cost and cost checking for both service and non-service parts, general ledger accounting tasks, such as day to day cost accounting activities: update and validate check parts in system, reconcile inventory to GL, explain variances, compute and amortize all capitalized variance of cost based on the turn, calculate E&O inventory reserve, audit cycle count inventory monthly. Working with other teams to get all information support for precise and accurate standard cost. Keep tracking all service and non-service parts that already reserved for scrap. Review materials usage and transfer to other team with corrected GL account. Beside that work with auditors to provide all information that supports audits in the manufacturing industry.

Eat Just Inc

Senior Cost Accountant - Cost Accounting Manager November 2020 – August 2022

Responsible for cost and general ledger accounting tasks, such as day to day cost accounting activities: update and validate check parts in system, reconcile inventory to GL, explain variances, compute standard to actual adjustment, record purchased inventories, calculate E&O inventory reserve, LCNRV, Loss on PO contract record. Working with other teams to get all information support for precise and accurate standard cost. Beside that amortize prepaid expenses, maintain and record depreciation expense for fixed assets, work with auditors to provide all information that supports audits in the manufacturing industry.

JSR Micro Inc

GL Accountant and Accountant 3 August 2019 – November 2020

Responsible for cost and general ledger accounting tasks, such as day to day cost accounting activities: update and validate check parts in system, reconcile inventory to GL, explain variances, compute standard to actual adjustment, record purchased inventories, calculate E&O inventory reserve, record and amortize prepaid expenses, process interco AP and AR with Corporate, maintain and record depreciation expense for fixed assets, work with auditors to provide all information that supports audits in the manufacturing industry.

IXYS Corporation

Senior Cost Accountant - Cost Accounting Manager November 2016 - August 2019

Cost Accountant January 2007 - October 2016

Responsible for all cost accounting activities related to semiconductor manufacturing operations: enter cost for new parts, update and check costs in system for existing parts of IXYS Corporation to ensure cost is accurate.

Work with AP accountant to ensure all purchased materials are recorded at cutoff time for month-end closing to support accurate inventory records.

Compute and analyze E&O inventory for each quarter, working with planning and customer service groups to get additional information to support E&O inventory reserve.

Compute inventory LCM (Lower of cost or market) reserve for future loss.

Compute standard costs and overhead rates annually. Update and check costs in system. Analyze and explain Unabsorbed Manufacturing Costs. Record manufacturing and inventory activities. Reconcile inventory to GL and explain variances. Compute standard to actual adjustment. Audit annual physical inventory to support manufacturing operations.

Work with R&D department for die per wafer, and Engineering department for assembly and test to obtain all information to support efficient standard cost.

Record and reconcile fixed assets and depreciation. Review fixed assets with management quarterly. Confirm annually the details of fixed assets with subcontractors, foundries, and in-house personnel. Maintain detailed record of every fixed asset.

Prepare and file 571L report with Santa Clara County. Coordinate audit work with Santa Clara auditor every four years.

Prepare financial packages. Prepare monthly financial highlights and quarterly flux analyses for Controller, GM, and CFO to support higher management decision making.

Check spreadsheets for SOX compliance to support internal control as well as work with external auditors

Prepare Capital Expenditure Budget, help to prepare P&L, BS Budget, and Forecast.

Participation in SAP implementation.

Achievements:

Successfully developed and implemented an Excel spreadsheet to automatically calculate the same part number, but differentiate subcontractors’ build and costs. This automated process has resulted in a significant time savings.

Took on the responsibility of the preparation of tax form 571L, which saved the cost of hiring a tax professional.

EDUCATION:

Professional Certificate: CPA (CPA license number is 139690)

California State University, Hayward (Hayward, CA) June 2004

B.S. in Business Administration, focus in Accounting & Finance

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

California State University of Hayward (Hayward, CA) January 2003 to April 2003

VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) - Volunteered to help file

tax returns for low income families.

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