Senior Accountant

EDUCATION

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY May ****

Master of Public Administration, concentration in Finance, GPA: 3.65

Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China July 2000

Bachelor of Accounting, GPA: 3.25

CERTIFICATION

• CPA (NY) candidate, recently passed FAR(93), BEG(96); Plan on taking other two sections by Oct, 2009

• CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), passed all parts at first sitting within a month 2009

• ACCA (Chartered Certified Accountant, U.K.), International Financial Reporting Standard 2003

• CPA (China), passed all five papers in a single test session (one of 52 out of over 100,000 candidates) 2000

EXPERIENCE

Senior Accountant 2007-present

MCCI, Ithaca, NY; $20 million software company. (October 2007 - May 2009 worked as an accounting intern)

• Provide technical oversight of the journal entries. Process monthly reconciliations and closing procedures. Prepare month-end account reconciliation schedules and trial balances.

• Manage the monthly consolidation of U.S. and two oversea branch offices, including preparation of consolidating memo entries. Designed financial models to generate monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports. Perform financial analysis and make recommendations for the management.

• Prepare audit materials for annual external audits (Deloitte is the engaged accounting firm).

• Produce rolling three-month cash flow projection. Assist in the formulation of departmental operating budgets.

Financial Analysis Intern Summer 2008

Innovest Strategic Value Advisor, Manhattan, NY; Ranked as #1 global provider of “extra-financial” research by Thomson

• Developed financial models to rate the sustainable investment portfolios of 21 Global Banks and 16 Emerging-market Banks from Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) perspectives. Proposed rating recommendations to senior analysts.

• Conducted web based searches using various search engines, such as Thomson, to analyze investments in renewable energy, carbon credit and micro-finance of 16 Emerging-market Banks. Drafted assessment reports.

Audit Project Manager 2002-2007

National Audit Office of China, Beijing, China; Counterpart of U.S. Government Accountability Office

• Participated in financial and operational audits of three Fortune 500 companies. Performed a full spectrum of auditing testing for various accounts. Assessed the deficiencies of internal control and its non-compliance area.

• Planed and organized three financial and operational audits of central government projects with investments ranging up to US$500 million in agriculture, environment, and healthcare areas. Prepared audit plan. Initiated cost savings totaling over $30 million through identifying fraud, operational inefficiencies and administrative errors. Five recommendations led to the new central government policies.

• Led three financial and compliance field audits of government agencies with up to 11 staff auditors in my teams. Developed audit programs and schedules. Monitored work progress and coordinated field work. Wrote reports for management review and followed up on the implementation of recommendations.

• Designed, consolidated and analyzed hundreds of auditing Excel spreadsheets with high accuracy.

Investment Consultant & Tutor 2000-2002

Beijing Foreign Enterprise Human Resource Service Co., Beijing, China

• Participated in the creation of five business plans for local governments. Collected data and developed financial models to forecast financial statements. Conducted risk analysis and benchmarking analysis.

• As the youngest tutor, taught three corporate finance courses to over 1,500 candidates for exams of CPA and ACCA.

OTHERS

Computer Proficient: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Microsoft Dynamic GP, Quickbook, Thomson, SPSS, JMP

Others Native speaker of Mandarin. Only need H1b visa transfer

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