Highlights:-16 years of international manufacturing companies’ financial management experience (8 years in healthcare industry) -4 years of venture capital company (healthcare industry) -expertise on overall budget management, cost control, internal control -excellence of communication skills and interpersonal skills

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Goal:Financial controller or other similar jobs in New York city

Certification:Master’s Degree of Economics Bachelor’s Degree of Accounting

Finance Director 09/2019 - 04/2024
Winnti Medical, Shanghai , Shanghai China
Industry: Healthcare
-16 years of international manufacturing companies’ financial management experience -4 years of venture capital company -expertise on overall budget management, cost control, internal control -excellence of communication skills and interpersonal skills
-Being as the company executive, responsible for company financial planning, financial risk control, and investment/financing planning. -Responsible for overall financial management, including financial closing, financial budgeting, cost control, audit, tax planning, working capital management etc. -Analyze the financial and operational status of the company, and report to the board members in a timley manner. -Reviewing and approving various financial statements such as cash flow statements, balance sheets, and income statements, and make sure the financial data and opertaional situation is sound/in control. -Promote robust financial performance analysis and risk opportunity management to achieve financial goals. -Responsible for modeling the company's profit plan and tracking the achievement vs. the company's business objectives. -Provide corporate governance guidance for top management's consideration.--
Financial Controller 10/2014 - 09/2019
Acelity, Shanghai, Shanghai China
Industry: Healthcare
Finance Controller
-Review and monitor the accounting closing procedure, ensure the financial reporting processes are in accordance with GAAP and the company's financial procedure -Administer financial reporting, management accounting, banking arrangements, credit and collection, payroll administration -Coordinate and plan the forecasting and budgeting process within the organization, ensuring the resourcing requirements are accounted for and sales targets recorded accurately -Deeply involve in business operation to provide finance support to deliver annual business target both top line and bottom line -Provide solid finance analysis to management for proposal assessment and decision making including rebate program, product pricing, promotion program etc. -Set up systematic credit policies and procedures and analysis the financial condition of major distributor accounts to determine appropriate credit exposure strategies to achieve DSO target -Margin analysis, ASP trend monitor to ensure the pricing model profitability and competitiveness as well -Distributor FCPA compliance audit -Administer all local / corporate taxation, by liaising with internal and external customers including audit partners, treasury, taxation -Lead, motivate and develop the local Finance team--
Assistant Financial Controller 08/2013 - 10/2014
Biomerieux Shanghai Biotech, Shanghai , Shanghai China
Industry: Healthcare
Assistant Financial Controller
-Review and monitor the accounting closing procedure, provide suggestions and action plan for process improving, ensure the financial reporting processes are in accordance with GAAP and the company's financial procedure -Manage and coordinate cost centers setup for proper accounting and controlling in departmental expenses. Ensure compliance with corporate in terms of cost center and cost element definition and accounting -Lead expenses planning in Budget, Forecast and Rough Plan and set up the expense guidelines in coordination with Accounting and HR. -Coordinate and provide monthly reporting package to provide the systematic finance overview to CFO and operation management -Feedback and coordinate with Controller and department head to resolve business and process issues; Monitor and enhance implementation of internal policies and proposal on improvement -Be a partner to improve profitability and optimize the funds invested and the expenses in the subsidiary by managing cost control -Mentor and teacher of finance to the non-finance members of the plant team so the whole business team understands the cost drivers of their operations.--
Lead Cost Accountant 09/2011 - 07/2013
Dow Chemical, Shanghai , Shanghai China
Industry: Chemical
Lead Cost Accountant
-Monthly CO closing and reporting -Production cost control and calculation, analyze the cost elements. Costs analysis to support production improvement -In charge of inventory accounting. Validate the monthly inventory value at standard. Ensure production WIP, finished goods are properly declared and information is available to accounting. Validate the allocation of cost variance versus standard. -Supervise and monitor India plant cost accountant for std cost control and var. analysis -Assist for budget preparation. Get the basic assumptions and targets from HQ, Work closely with plant managers to understand business plan and new projects, and validate company load, productivity, headcounts and overtime assumptions. Budget data maintenance in SAP. -In charge of monthly analysis versus budget. Analyse the variances and check with each manager what are the main issues and set up actions with them -Take part in Inventory control, evaluation, physical inventory. Meetings with plant managers for issues discussion and improvement. -Company external audit/internal audit support -Develop, monitor and ensure compliance of code of conduct and control procedures for key business processes for China region -Perform internal control visits to local entities to assess the internal control environment and practice. Provide on-site training for knowledge of compliance.--
Plant Controller 08/2008 - 09/2011
Cameron Eqiupmemt, Shanghai , Shanghai China
Industry: Oil
Plant Controller
-Month-end closing activity related to inventory and cost -Maintain standard costs and inventory system correctly and timely, review actual costs for inaccuracies. Responsible for the development of standard costs, BOM validation, product costs and reporting systems required to provide accurate financial information -Variance analysis, including purchase variance and production variance, unusual trends checking, effectively enhances cost measurement by tracking cost driving factor -Support on monthly financial reporting and prepare cost variance analysis report accurately, and provide reasonable analysis -Interacts with various departments to review cost for products. Support Plant management to define report and analyze key performance indicators. -Assist cost rolling forecast estimate monthly and annual budget process -Act as an inventory and FA counting coordinator to handle annual physical inventory and FA counts, investigate counting variances and resolve issues. -Reconcile cost and inventory related accounts and ensure each account is properly supported--
Plant Controller 08/2008 - 09/2011
Cameron Eqiupmemt, Shanghai , Shanghai China
Industry: Oil
Plant Controller
-Month-end closing activity related to inventory and cost -Maintain standard costs and inventory system correctly and timely, review actual costs for inaccuracies. Responsible for the development of standard costs, BOM validation, product costs and reporting systems required to provide accurate financial information -Variance analysis, including purchase variance and production variance, unusual trends checking, effectively enhances cost measurement by tracking cost driving factor -Support on monthly financial reporting and prepare cost variance analysis report accurately, and provide reasonable analysis -Interacts with various departments to review cost for products. Support Plant management to define report and analyze key performance indicators. -Assist cost rolling forecast estimate monthly and annual budget process -Act as an inventory and FA counting coordinator to handle annual physical inventory and FA counts, investigate counting variances and resolve issues. -Reconcile cost and inventory related accounts and ensure each account is properly supported--
Cost Accountant 04/2004 - 04/2008
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, Shanghai/Chengdu, Shanghai/Sichuan China
Industry: IC fab
Cost Accountant
-Month-end closing activity related to inventory and cost -Accounts payable of the manufacturing related raw materials -Analyze and explain the cost variance -Set up standard cost of raw materials and track PPV -Semi-annual and annual inventory stock take -Support company annual budget -Support with external/internal audit--

Southeast University 09/1997 - 01/2001
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Accounting
Bachelor’s Degree

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