Highlights:2 Years of Public Accounting experience as an auditor at Ernst & Young.

Skills:Accounting, Auditing, SEC Filing, 10-K issuance

Goal:Public Accounting or Financial Planning & Analysis

Certification:Currently obtaining CPA. Already took 2 sections and preparing for the third one.

Honor:Scholarships.

Tax Preparer 01/2022 - 04/2022
VITA, University Park, PA United States
Industry: Taxation
Volunteer Income Tax Assistant program. Passed IRS exam to gain the certification of preparing tax forms for tax payers.
· Interviewed over 50 clients over their income position and income sources to help determining best tax deduction plans. · Prepared over 40 personal income tax statements for families and individuals. · Helped answering over 200 phones calls from clients over questions on income tax preparation and deductions. · Assisted the program supervisor with administration work such as coordinating clients’ appointments, service concerns, and claims. · Assisted with explaining tax preparation procedures and reading tax return forms for the clients during their completed tax return pick-up appointments.--
FSO Assurance Staff 10/2022 - current
Ernst & Young, Mclean, VA United States
Industry: Public Accounting
Financial Services Office auditing Associate.
· Performed over 50 tests of clients’ Internal Controls such as holding walk-through meetings, re-performing managements’ review procedures, documenting observations, and inspecting IT generated IPE’s. · Assisted the audit team with SEC regulation testing and 10-K/10-Q issuance for two busy seasons. · Assisted the audit team with determining significant accounts and performing related testing procedures for clients such as Investing Bank and Investing Company. · Performed necessary Valuation procedures over the client’s major investments and acquisitions such as WACC evaluation, profitability projection using the market approach, similar transaction approach, and DCF approach, and inspecting management’s estimation over growth of investments. · Assisted with coaching new interns and staffs over testing procedures and helped trouble shooting their difficulties encountered. · Assisted with client communications over missing supports and observed deficiencies. Helped addressing client concerns and questions. · Prepared over 1,000 workpapers in excel and pdf editor to perform testing procedures and inspect work done by clients for accuracy and completeness. · Performed Journal Entry testing procedures using analytical tools such as Power BI, Excel, and Process Understanding Analyzer. · Assisted the seniors preparing meeting agendas and coordinating with clients in setting up catch up meetings. · Performed client’s Financial Statements inspections and gave comments to correct errors and inaccurate presentations. · Performed testing procedures over client’s Trial Balance such as footing inspection, completeness and accuracy check, manual adjustment check, and data source check.--

Yilin Zheng Resume 2 Years Public Accounting Experience at EY