Senior Accountant

**** ******** **,

Arcadia, CA ***** Tel:626-***-****

E-mail: ********@*****.***

Mei Li

Education: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Marshall School of Business

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration December 2001

Dean’s List: University of Southern California Fall 2000, 2001

Certificate: Accounting – Third Level. Awarded by London Chamber of Commerce

and Industry Examination Board.

Work Experience

Senior Accountant

Telscape Communications Inc ($85M telecommunications company) Nov 2007 – Dec 2008

• Prepared journal entries, monthly roll-forwards, bank reconciliation and detailed schedules to support

balance sheet accounts and financial related reports

• Compiled monthly financial statement for management review, analyzed financial data, revenue, cost

trends and relationship

• Reviewed all account reconciliation and supporting schedules

• Ensured balance sheet and income statements are completed in a timely manner and all

variances corrected before month-end closing

• Reviewed account payable invoices for proper coding and cutoff

• Worked closely with Director of Accounting, and assisted in the development of the Wireless division

And inventory management

• Calculated sales management commission

• Prepared sales and property tax returns

• Assisted in coordinating the budgeting process and annual audit

Senior Accountant

Excel Garden Products ($180M distribution subsidiary of publicly traded firm: Central Garden & Pet $1.6 Billion) May 2005 – Oct 2007

• Maintained general ledger, accounts reconciliation, month-end closing and journal entry preparation

• Prepared corporate level financial analysis and reporting activities in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley

Regulations

• Assisted to compile financial information in order to close the book in a timely manner each month

• Performed monthly P & L research, explain major budget variances and prepare accrual journal entry

• Assisted to prepare inter-company reconciliations

• Worked closely with assistant controller while reported to controller

• Filed multiple state monthly sales and use tax returns, annual personal property tax returns

• Calculated monthly sales representatives’ commission

• Assisted annual budget and audit, prepare reports for the auditors

• Assisted to prepare public filing: 10 Q and 10 K

• Maintained fixed assets

Staff Accountant

Quantum Concept Inc ($10M men’s apparel wholesale company) Feb 2002 – Apr 2005

• Prepared and analyzed monthly and quarterly financial statement

• Handled general ledger account reconciliation, bank reconciliation, prepare recurring and adjusting

journal entries

• Prepared factor reconciliation and follow-up charge backs

• Allocated production cost and inventory portion of month-end closing

• Ensured accuracy and issue commission statement for sales representatives

• Managed shipping schedules and issue Letter of Credit

Accountant

Leung Kee Handbag Fty Ltd, Hong Kong Jan.1992 - Feb.1997

• Assisted manager with monthly financial reports including Balance Sheet and Income Statement

• Prepared monthly statement including accounts payable, account receivable and bank reconciliation.

• Arranged routine accounting transactions and completed daily journal entries

• Coordinated account payable and collected account receivable

• Contacted with banks regarding deposits, loans and letters of credit

• Completed import and export shipping document

Other Experience

Information System (School Project) Feb.2001 - Dec. 2001

 Created a web-based dynamic client-side application using JavaScript and HTML

 Developed a web-based server-side contact management application using Oracle 8I, IDC/HTX and HTML

 Performed object-oriented systems analysis design including visual modeling of system statics, dynamics, and architecture using the Unified Modeling Language (UML).

 Developed use case, class, interaction, state transition, activity, and architectural models using Rational SuiteTM

 Designed and implemented database (Logic and Physical) using PL/SQL

Computer Office Skills

Familiar and use extensively Great Plain, IBM Prelude, BNA, QuickBooks, Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, and Power Point.

Languages

Proficient in Mandarin and Cantonese

Activities

Member of Operations Management Association/USC, 2001

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