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Benjamin Wong
San Francisco, CA **132
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Office of Thrift Supervision San Francisco, CA
Policy Accountant 03/07 – 01/09
• Provided appropriate technical accounting interpretation on the application of generally accepted accounting practices to examiners, e.g. FAS15, 67,114, 157, and 159.
• Provided interpretation on Regulatory Reporting requirements and guidance.
• Served as one of the region experts on interpretation and application of GAAP, SOP, SEC and Banking regulatory requirements, e.g. FAS 141R, 161R, FIN 46R, EITF 99-20-1.
• Acted as a business partner with internal groups to create, maintain and ensure implementation of appropriate accounting policies and best practices, evaluate proposed transactions for accounting implications, analyze potential impacts of proposed accounting standards, and plan/implement adoption of new accounting standards, e.g. FAS115, EITF 85-1.
• Provided formal/classroom type of training to examiners and seminars to CFOs/CPAs on accounting and regulatory capital topics, three times annually.
• Kept current on industry accounting issues and literature to assess potential impacts to the thrift industry, especially on capital impact.
• Prepared written summaries supporting accounting positions taken on significant or complex transactions.
Charles Schwab Bank NA San Francisco, CA
Director, Internal Audit 12/06 - 03/07
• Consulted w/business unit/risk mgrs to build/enhance infrastructure to manage risks associated with a dynamic business environment.
• Developed and executed relevant audit engagements in varying sizes & complexity.
• Integrated of real-time industry benchmarking & best practices through ongoing research & industry affiliations.
• Presented synthesized audit findings to key stakeholders.
• Followed-up of agreed-upon resolutions of audit findings; providing creative & innovative analyses & best practice solutions.
• Developed and supported of presentations for executive management.
Wells Fargo Bank NA San Francisco, CA
VP&Group Controller 11/99 – 10/06
• Responsible for Diversified Products Group (DPG) financial data/general ledger overall reasonableness and accuracy with over $5billion annual interest and fee income.
• Supported Corporate Reporting on SEC, REG and BASEL reporting requirements applicable to the various products (lines, loans, deposits, securities, etc.) in DPG.
• Partnered with Corporate, business groups and KPMG to implement and comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements on documenting workflow processes and testing significant controls.
• Supported merger and acquisition activities on accounting related tasks, such as system conversions, applying relevant FASB rules with adequate controls in place to maintain data integrity.
• Managed the budgeting and forecasting processes for several cost centers totaled $50million and ensured equitable allocations to the benefited businesses.
• Provided technical accounting guidance on FAS 52, 91, 92, 133, 140, 141, 142, Fin 45, 46; EITF 99-19, 99-20; SOP03-3; and other rules and regulations issued by Financial Institution Regulators such as OCC and FDIC.
• Managed, lead and coach a team of three direct report professionals and coordinate with business line accounting professionals to produce high quality deliverables.
University of California Oakland, CA
Principal Auditor 01/98 – 11/99
• Specialized in reviewing the University’s investments (endowment, retirement and current funds), cash & banking, and external financing activities at the Office of the Treasurer with daily cash flow activities of over $4billion.
• Managed all aspects of an audit from risk assessment to report writing and presentation to senior management.
• Provided advisory services related to control and re-engineering issues, and investigative services on assigned tasks.
Bank of America NT&SA San Francisco, CA
Senior Auditor 08/94 – 12/97
• Conducted global capital markets (compliance, operational and financial) audits and reviews on sales and trading pertaining to high yield bonds, foreign exchange, futures, options, forwards, and derivatives, including debt securities underwriting.
• Assessed risks, developed audit objectives, supervised and evaluated audit staffs, presented findings & recommendations, and issued reports.
• Researched complex accounting issues, FAS115, related to derivatives and foreign exchange.
Household International Salinas, CA
In-charge Auditor 02/94 – 08/94
• Performed testing on Fraud, Asset Securitization, Collection, and Inter-Change audits
• Designed and developed various detective exception reports using Eztrieve and Focus.
Chevron USA Concord, CA
Accountant 08/89 – 01/94
• Resolved complex joint-venture audit claims, calculated capital cost recovery rates, accrued property taxes, and developed unit’s policies and procedures in Chevron Production.
• Processed invoices and allocated or capitalized costs to different cost centers in Chevron Products.
EDUCATION
St Mary's College, Moraga, CA (M.B.A. – Finance).
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (B.S.- Accounting).
Certified Public Accountant, State of Illinois.
Laney College Oakland, CA
Accounting Instructor 01/99 – Present
• Lecture freshmen and sophomore levels Banking and Accounting courses to traditional and adult students.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in MS Office (Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel), TSO, MVS, Nomad, SQL, Eztrieve and Focus.
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