SUMMARY:

• Over 10 years of accounting and finance experience in diverse industries including technology, ventures platform and ventures fund including domestic (DE) and offshore fund (Cayman/HK/BVI), manufacture, waste and recycling, and non - profit.
• Manage entire accounting functions of multiple entities. Proficient in hands-on business operation with technical expertise and alliance of organizational goals.
• Expertise in implementing new process, technology and regulations. Strong analytic and details oriented self-starter. Adept on identifying viable options, communicating risks and benefits, and proposing strategies and solutions to cross-function teams and senior executives.
• Candidate of CPA license and passed all four parts of CPA exams.
• Participated in daily financial bookkeeping, records maintenance, regular financial report preparation.
• Assist accountant in maintaining regular daily, weekly, and monthly financial records.
• Assist HR with administrative tasks such as employee records, and benefit plans.
• Assist civil attorney in drafting contracts and letters and booking testimonials.
• Oracle JD Edwards, Oracle 11i financial applications, IBM Showcase Query, Insight Reporting and Console, CCH ProSystem fx, QuickBooks, Pitchbook, Google G Suite, Data Migration, Microsoft Office Suite, advanced in MS Excel (pivot table, v-lookup, array & other complex formulas, macro), Quicken, Intuit/Trinet payroll, SecureDrawer, and ShareFile, Dropbox, and Box.
• Familiar with various formats of business structure and tax issues, such as C corporation, non-profit, limited liability company, limited company, and limited partnership, including Delaware Series LLC, Cayman Exempted Companies and Partnerships and HK/BVI Limited Companies.
• Knowledge of GAAP, FATCA and CRS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Palo Alto, CA

Finance Controller

Responsibilities:

• Lead organizational budget plan and forecast, and prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Monitor cash flow and forecast with collaboration with team leads for update.
• Analyze and review financial information and business process. Develop and implement new business process and policies to enhance accounts receivables, accounts payable, internal control and human resource procedures.
• Coordinate with external CPA firms, professional service firms, and management or partners on annual tax return (f1120 & f1065), annual information filing, and other government filings and compliance per local regulations in California, Delaware, and Hong Kong.
• Communicate with shareholders, partners, and senior executives and provide summarized and detailed analysis and interpretation on financial information.
• Supervise an executive assistant in preparing financial entries, and coordinate with cross-function teams in financial transactions and schedules. Analyze supporting documentation and propose adjusting journal entries.
• Prepare timely submission of government filings and compliance reports for entities in various legal formats. Coordinate with attorney, senior executives, and shareholders or partners on preparation and signing of legal agreements and forms, including accredited investor letter and 506c required due diligence paperwork.
• Work with an independent and qualified financial consultant on 409A valuation and provide financial reports and documentations and schedules upon request.
• Manage capitalization tables and maintain stocks and equity record.
• Accountant role & tasks
• Complete month end close. Review and verify general ledger accounts and prepare account reconciliations. Maintain and organize accounting records and documentation for future audit purpose. Maintain fixed asset record and prepare depreciation worksheet.
• Prepare regular payroll processing and year end W2/1099 submission.
• HR & Operation role & tasks
• Work with management in recruitment and termination including interviews, negotiation and settlement. Answer questions regarding benefit plans.
• Work with management annually in benefit planning investment strategies.
• Work with teams for private receptions and company events.

Confidential, LP, Palo Alto, CA

Finance Controller

Responsibilities:

• Perform the same controller tasks and accountant tasks as with Confidential except payroll.
• Involve in evaluation of potential investment deals and in-depth financial and operational due diligence including risk analysis and review of financial statements, term sheet, stock purchase agreement (SPA), investor rights agreement (IRA), board resolution and minutes, shareholder agreement, articles and amendments, organizational charts, capitalization table, management team, operating agreement, subscription agreement and questionnaire, and private placement memorandum (PPM), and side letters.
• Coordinate with attorney and management or partners on corporate and fund legal agreements preparation and signing. Prepare accredited investor questionnaire and coordinate with attorney on accredited investor letter per 506c requirement.
• Prepare submission of recently announced and implemented FATCA and CRS filing.
• Review and coordinate with management and attorneys, and work with founders on supporting documentations for write-off decision on investment portfolios.
• Coordinate with external CPA firms, professional service firms, and management or partners on annual tax return (f1065), tax forms (K-1 form, f5471, f8621, f8832, f8865) & PFIC analysis, annual information filing, and other government filings and compliance per local regulations in California, Delaware, and Cayman Island.

Confidential, Gilroy, CA

Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Prepared tax returns of US individuals including those who had income from outside of United States and foreign individuals.
• Reconciled differences and resolved issues before return export or upload and reviewed e-filing list for mistakes and corrections.
• Prepared documents and schedules requested from IRS and State auditors.
• Conducted research in accounting and tax issues for clients.
• Prepared quarterly sales tax returns. Processed payroll, payroll tax and filings, W2/1099 filing, and benefit plan administration and resolved submission issues and respond to IRS/EDD letter.
• Prepared budgets, forecast and measures actual performance against budgets.
• Prepared financial statements and reports. Provided summarized and detailed variance analysis by revenue, cost, and units under different business units or cost centers.
• Conducted month -end close, analyzed general ledger accounts, identified areas requiring additional follow-up research and adjustments.
• Developed complex Excel formulas, reports and queries by Showcase and Insight, deployed Excel add-ons and macros, and improved efficiency of daily accounting and operational tasks including those from colleagues or other departments.
• Interfaced directly with internal/external auditors on requested supporting documents and schedules.
• Provided directions to accounting clerks on system coding and entries to eliminate future errors and mistakes. Collaborated with accounting clerks and team and resolved issues.
• Work closely with subsidiaries’ general managers and business partners for procedure and process improvements.

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA

Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Conducted reconciliation between vendor shipments and customer billing, prepared year-end inventory adjustment, performed dividend calculation, and maintained shareholder loan schedule and owner’s securities record.
• Prepared financial statements, monitored cash flow, performed general bookkeeping, payroll and office administrator duties.
• Oversaw two assistants in subsidiary for data entries and financial reports. Prepared parent company financial reports and schedules, performed general bookkeeping, HR & payroll, and office administrator duties,
• Coordinated with external CPA firm in compilation of consolidated financial statement, organizational budget and tax return.
• Prepared 501(c)(3) exempt application and followed up with requests and questions from IRS. Coordinated with external CPA firm in tax return (f990). Prepared financial reports and schedules and performed general bookkeeping, payroll, office administrator duties.