SUMMARY:

• A finance and business professional with proven records in managing and performing the finance functions as well as partnering with finance professionals to tackle financial issues.
• Made improvements in the effectiveness, efficiency, reliability and correctness of accounting and finance functions.
• Accounting and financial experiences in consolidated financial reporting, Confidential reporting, planning and analysis, systems and process implementation, reengineering process and mergers and acquisitions.
• Detailed knowledge of public company financial reporting, Confidential regulatory, SOX, consolidation (intercompany and Profit - in-inventory eliminations), Flux analysis, A/R, A/P, payroll, FA, purchasing, inventory and reserve analysis, standard cost and transfer pricing updating, revenue recognition, cost analysis, stock administration, budgeting and audit schedules.
• Experience in Public, Private or Pre-IPO high technology companies (Semi-conductor, Software, on-line marketing) in Bay Area.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Accounting Manager

Responsibilities:

• Controller for A/R, A/P, G/L, Fixed Assets, revenue recognition, cost analysis, closing, inter-company elimination including PII, world-wide consolidation, merger and acquisitions, foreign exchange revaluation and financial reporting.
• Resolved compliance issues related to GAAP, Tax, Audit, SOX & corporate requirements.
• Handled Inventory & reserve analysis, DSO reporting, MOH, Freight & Secondary Handling capitalization and release, NRV analysis, Standard cost and Transfer pricing update.
• Managed, trained and mentored accountants.
• Prepared Balance Sheet and Income Statement flux analysis.
• Set-up accounting control and policy and drove the process improvements.
• Prepared technical memos and supporting schedules for 10Q and 10K.
• Prepared Audit schedule, SOX compliance checklist and ad hoc accounting and financial projects.

Accounting Manager

Confidential, Mountain View, CA

Responsibilities:

• Company is relocated to Marin County and closed later.
• Managed A/R, A/P, P/R, Cash, Collection, Inventory and Fixed Assets.
• Improved and set-up the procedures for journal entries, allocations, accruals, prepaid, flux analysis, and reconciliation.
• Responsible for WW consolidation (FAS52), merger and acquisition accounting, and foreign exchange revaluation.
• Resolved the compliance issues related to GAAP, tax, audit, SOX, & corporate requirements.
• System Implementation, COA implementation in merger, process improvements
• Handled WW Fixed Assets and physical inventory reconciliation, and maintained FAS123R and stock expense booking.
• Flux analysis, Cash Management, A/R and A/P processes, budget and forecasting.

Financial Analyst

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Responsibilities:

• Division is restructured, relocated and dissolved.
• Set up new subsidiaries in accounting system and assisted in system implementation and COA mapping.
• Set up methods and procedures for accounts reconciliation, accounting closes and control.
• Managed inter-company accounting process and consolidated foreign subsidiaries financial statements.
• Managed AP, AR, cash, collection, payment, inventory, close, and resolved international accounting issues.
• Financial Reporting improvement and coordinated consolidated financial statements review, SOX and annual audit.

Audit Consultant

Confidential, Mountain View, CA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the close and preparation of monthly financials and Audit Schedules, and updated Fixed Assets in FAS Encore.
• Worked with auditors and got Financials Audited for the use of getting addition source of funding.

Financial Manager

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Responsibilities:

• Managed international financial statements consolidation for Europe and Asia, 4 in Europe and 3 in Asia.
• Resolved issues in international subsidiaries for all accounting and financial related reporting.
• Created process for inter-company accounting for international and domestic.
• Responsible for World Wide and US financial statements consolidations, eliminations and close.
• Lead Finance and Accounting Group on the implementation of Baan ERP.
• Set-up accounting procedures and resolved accounting technical issues on merger & acquisition.
• Handled consolidated financial statements quarterly review, annual audit, and financial and accounting projects.

Sr. Accountant

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Responsibilities:

• Managed world-wide month-end close and handle inter-co accounting, elimination, consolidation and financial reporting.
• Assisted in process improvement in revenue recognition and deferred revenue, budgeting and forecasting.
• Prepared budget v actual financial package, analyzed expense and variances, and handled revenue amortization.
• Involved in consolidated financial statements quarterly review, annual audit, and financial and accounting projects.

Sr. Accountant

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA

Responsibilities:

• Involved in implementation of the new ERP - J. D. Edward from Ramco Software.
• Responsible G/L, cash, prepaid, accrued liabilities, amortization, use-tax filing, tax schedules, cost analysis, reconciliation, expense allocation, budget v actual financial analysis and research for the variance.
• Managed inter-company accounting, billings and cash transfers, and consolidated subsidiaries financials to US Books.
• Involved in month-end close, quarterly review, year-end close and annual audit and related accounting and financial projects.

Sr. Accountant/ Confidential Financial Reporting

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Responsibilities:

• Prepared statement of equity, bad debt reserves, allowances for returns & corporate insurance.
• Managed cash investments for about US$300 Million, prepared cash flow and cash forecast, cost variance & analysis.
• Responsible for reconciliation in worldwide revenues and trial balance during month-end close in Oracle.
• Indentified issues on general ledger accounts and suggested improvement to resolve the issues.
• Prepared & analyzed expenses of accrued liabilities and amortized assets.
• Reviewed, analyzed, and reconciled royalty contracts for payments as well as benefits insurance.
• Saved company US$100K in royalty payments & avoided under-covered exposure to contingent liability in insurance.
• Researched accounting pronouncements & projects. Improved & implemented accounting procedures on G/L & Consolidation.
• Involved in monthly closing, quarterly review, yearly audit, Confidential schedules for 10Q and 10K, and other projects.

Accounting Manager

Confidential, Fremont, CA

Responsibilities:

• Handled AR, AP, P/R, G/L, cash, collection, forecast/budget & closing. Re-organized accounting to handle sales jumped 4 times.
• Managed two accountants & two indirect reports. Implemented accounting SBT software and trained staff to use it.

Accountant

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA

Responsibilities:

• Re-engineered the credit approval procedures, prepared financials and flux analysis.