Accounting/Finance Professional, CPA Certification Holder
Resume:
Qinglin (Evelyn) Liu
Wilmette, IL 60091
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EDUCATION
M.S. Accounting and MBA Finance, University of Illinois at Chicago August 2011
* GPA: 3.87 (maintained while self-funding education as a graduate teaching assistant)
* Coursework: Financial Accounting, Tax, Auditing, Financial Analysis, Corporate Finance, and Investments.
B.S. Finance, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, China July 1999
* Awarded first scholarship for academic excellence.
EXPERIENCE
Finance Analyst, Trade Department, Standard Chartered Group, Beijing, China 2005-2007
* Simplified internal reporting to reduce preparation time from two hours to twenty minutes.
* Acted as liaison with internal and external auditors to help them better understand company processes.
* Approved weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, yearly and ad hoc financial and regulatory reporting.
* Supervised daily transactions in order to improve accuracy.
Assistant to Chief Representative, Standard Chartered Group, Dalian, China 2004-2005
* Represented Dalian office to negotiate a major rediscounting agreement of $4 million.
* Developed and maintained strong relationships with regulators, government officials and key business leaders.
* Surveyed prospects of the banking industry in Northeastern China to provide risk management suggestions.
Assistant Manager, Corporate Bank, Mizuho Financial Group, Dalian, China 2002-2004
* Restructured and designed automated draft preparation process using Excel.
* Increased productivity by 50% with new draft preparation process and saved about RMB 20,000 in software fees.
* Named "Employee of the Year"in 2003.
* Managed a crew of 12 which processed and approved over $10 million in transactions daily.
Officer, Corporate Bank, Mizuho Financial Group, Dalian, China 2000-2002
* Gathered, analyzed, and checked internal financial information to support preparation of financial statements.
* Coordinated the merger of counterparties in accounting records from Fuji Bank and Industrial Bank of Japan.
* Trained employees on surviving accounting system as part of Fuji Bank and IBJ merger integration.
* Oversaw operation of corporate credit facilities and analyzed compliance with internal and external policies.
* Assisted target corporate customers with applying for credit facilities.
Associate, Corporate Bank, Mizuho Financial Group, Dalian, China 1999-2000
* Reconciled internal and external reports for balance sheet and expense accounts.
* Reviewed accounting source documents to ensure corporate client transactions were correctly classified.
SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS
* Passed all sections of CPA exam in 2010 (AUD97/FAR83/BEC90/REG83).
* Course training: entity relationship diagram modeling; financial modeling in Excel.
* Accounting Software: Quickbooks, IDEA and Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains.
* Adept with MS Office (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
* Proficient in oral and written Chinese (Mandarin) and English.
SERVICE
Volunteer Tax Preparer, Center for Economic Progress, Chicago, IL 2010, 2011
* Prepared federal and state tax returns for low-income families (average 4 clients per day).
* Counseled clients on tax law and credits.
* Counseling yielded an average $1,000 refund per client.
Volunteer Computer Teacher, Dalian Qinglian Education, Dalian, China 1999-2003
* Tutored workers laid-off from state run enterprises in basic computer skills (Windows and Office applications).
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