Finance & Operations Director (CPA)
Resume:
Jay Hong CPA
Cerritos, CA *****
*********@*******.***
Career Objective
To obtain a full-time position as a Finance Manager with the opportunity to utilize my knowledge and experience in managing company operation and financial performance
Work Experience
Finance & Admin Director
B & C April 2019 – March 2021
Oct 2023 – Current
Manage company operation and financial performance.
Prepare and supervise external and internal financial reporting.
Develop and execute company’s financial plan on the month/quarter/annual basis.
Work and handle all admin including office management,
recruitment, Payroll, IT and compliance with government requirements.
Financial Controller
Eurofins Korea April 2021– Sep 2023
Business partnering with the Country General Manager and each respective team, to lead the end-to-end financial operations processes in Korea.
Responsible for month-end closing and monthly management reporting including forecast of cash flow to the Group.
Manage budget preparation, implementation, review, and communication of the budget process as well delivering the final budget presentation .
Leading financial analyses to support business decisions with a mindset focused on operational excellence
Supporting and contributing to the change projects and initiatives
Proactively analyze costing allocations and ensure data integrity is maintained
Finance Director
Lectra Korea Ltd. May 2014 – Feb 2017
Supervised and maintained financial transactions and events in accordance with GAAP.
Established and maintained effective accounting control.
Reviewed various financial statements such as income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and effectively interpreted them for top management decision via financial analysis, LE forecasting, trend & result analysis.
Prepared various reports to HQ and verified accounting, statistical and narrative
statements and reports requiring extensive analysis and interpretation of sales and marketing data.
Prepared, reviewed, monitored and maintained various contracts, agreements, and
proposals.
Senior Finance & Administration Manager
Double-A International Network Korea Inc. Sep 2006 – May 2014
Prepared and supervised monthly and quarterly consolidated financial statements based on US & Korean GAAP and other management reports
Prepared, evaluated, justified, and maintained financial forecast on the annual and quarte rly budgets and monitor budgetary control.
Prepared various internal reports such as Monthly Management Report (MMR),
Projected Cash flow report and reported them to HQ.
Managed and completed an internal audit and external Audit.
Managed and evaluated staff and team performance.
Supervised and maintained daily company office works.
Finance Manager DVS Korea Inc. April 2004 – May 2006
Maintained minimum cash balance with good cash management (cash forecast, AP/AR
control, capital expenditure planning, and bank relations).
Provided management with financial analyses and management information reports used
to make strategic, operational, capital expenditure and resource allocation decisions.
Assisted the CFO in monitoring and ensuring compliance with corporate internal control
policies.
Performed and coordinated the review of financial statements on a quarterly basis and
annual audit.
Reviewed and ensured budget forecasting and financial planning and analysis are conducted in accordance with company objectives.
Senior Financial Analyst
British American Tobacco Korea March 03 – Oct 2003
Managed the development of multi-department budgets and performed financial analysis of company results and comparative analysis of budget versus actual.
Completed monthly and quarterly consolidated financial statement and other management
report including detailed financial analysis of variances with plan expectations and prior period results.
Prepared Pre-Plan and 3-year Company plan for strategic planning purpose by
coordinating, analyzing and consolidating input submitted by all departments.
Produced and maintained finance dashboard, scorecards and other financial data.
Senior Financial & Tax Analyst
Recoton Corporation June 2001- Aug 2002
Performed financial statement analysis and identified significant operational/financial variances and determined reasons for variance.
Conducted budget variance analyses utilizing financial sources as available.
Reviewed and prepared federal consolidated and multistate tax returns (sales and use tax return, personal property tax return and income tax return).
Tax Analyst
US Office Products Jan 1998 – May 2001
Prepared financial reports and provided analysis in an accurate, comprehensive and timely manner to management.
Analyzed and monitored the current forecast to ensure sales, margin and inventory are within the plan.
Handled various aspects of G/L closing, cash accounting and bank reconciliation.
Collected, analyzed, and reviewed subsidiaries’ tax information to prepare and file a consolidated tax return (sales and use tax return, property tax return, and intangible tax return).
Accounting Manager Jan 1994 – July 1997
E & J Textile Inc/Commercial Capital & Leasing Co
Produced monthly and yearly internal financial statements of the company.
Prepared all supporting documents needed to make a review report of financial statements, such as general ledger, check register, bank reconciliation, and copies of tax-related notices from IRS and EDD.
Prepared daily cash flows report to president and performed various accounting tasks including A/P, A/R and Payroll.
Education
• MST/Master of Science in Taxation at University of Central Florida (Dec 1999)
Relevant Courses: Cost Accounting II, Federal Income Tax II, Advanced Auditing Estates Taxation, Partnership Taxation, International Accounting Tax Planning, Corporation Taxation, Tax Research
Seminar in Governmental Accounting and Auditing
• Graduated from California State University, Fullerton. BA Degree in Business, Specialized in
Accounting (Aug 1993)
Relevant Courses: Finance, Intermediate Accounting I and II, Federal Income Tax I
Cost Accounting, Accounting Information Systems
Advanced Accounting, Auditing, Business Law I and II
Qualifications and Skills
• Hold a CPA license (AC #0032307).
• Possess Computer Skills.
Word Processing: Microsoft Word
Spreadsheet: Lotus, Microsoft Excel
Accounting and Tax Software: SAP, Vertax (Quantum), Tax Management, Hyperion, Oracle, Duzon
Activities & Honor
• Active member of US CPA since Feb 2000.
• Joined in FICPA and became a member of Central Florida Chapter (April 1998).
References
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