Joanne Zhong
Senior Financial Accountant at UncommonGoods- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Uncommon Goods
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United States
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Retail
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Financial Accountant
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Mar 2017 - Present
Accomplishments:• Assisted with the testing and implementation of NetSuite Accounting System.• Identified inaccurate data in revenue reports generated by SQL query, coordinated with the Technology team to debug the codes.• Revamped ADP GL mapping by retrieving payroll expenses by cost numbers to report accurate payroll for the Operation team.Responsibilities:• Lead the month-end close process with a focus on revenue, cogs, inventory and related reserves, perform analysis and identify problem areas and propose solutions.• Prepare financial statements, including P&L, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows.• Analyze period over period fluctuations and report any material variance to senior management.• Review schedules of various account reconciliations, including accounts receivable, deferred rent, accrual expenses, accrual payroll, fixed assets and prepaid expenses.• Ensure the reconciliations of balance sheet accounts are completed, and reconciling items are resolved.• Prepare and submit monthly inventory reports, quarterly financials for commercial line of credit with the bank; assisted with annual audit and tax returns.• Manage cash inflow and outflow during Q4, determine when to drown down and repay line of credit. Show less
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Staff Accountant
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Mar 2015 - Feb 2017
• Ensured timely and accurate weekly estimated P&L and KPIs for senior management.• Prepare schedules of various account reconciliations, which include but not limited to deferred rent, accrual expenses, accrual payroll, fixed assets and prepaid expenses.• Record payroll entries, accruals and reversals; and investigate discrepancies if necessary.• Processed weekly check run and upload issued checks to Positive Pay system.• Provided support with maintenance of banking arrangements, cash management, external audit requirements, and other requests.• Compiled sales tax data and filed monthly or quarterly returns for multiple states. Show less
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Accounts Payable Specialist
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May 2014 - Feb 2015
• Prepared bank reconciliations daily/monthly.• Primarily responsible for new vendor on-boarding process, including requesting completed W-9 forms, maintaining vendors’ records, etc.• Processed merchandise invoices by comparing payment terms, quantity and cost to purchase orders and non-merchandise invoices by verifying approval from managers cross company.• Maintained vendor records and responded to inquiries from vendors in a timely manner.• Managed and recorded petty cash replenishment and disbursement. Show less
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David Luckman CPA, P.C.
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Long Island, NY
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Intern
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Feb 2013 - Apr 2013
•Sorted and organized clients’ files, etc •Assisted in filling out tax return forms by Lacerte tax software •Collated and mailed return to clients, followed up with authorization for E-filed return •Sorted and organized clients’ files, etc •Assisted in filling out tax return forms by Lacerte tax software •Collated and mailed return to clients, followed up with authorization for E-filed return
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Huizhou Guang-he Expressway Company Limited
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Guangzhou / Huizhou, Guangdong, China
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Staff - Contract Management Department
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Aug 2005 - Dec 2008
•Created financial proposal with financial department to banks and got approved •Worked with financial department, such as making and recording the payments by percentage-of-completion method, and preparing monthly and yearly construction budgets •Assisted internal auditors from the parent company in performing annual construction audit •Involved in construction bidding process, including sorting and organizing 500+ documents from over 300 constructors, as well as contract negotiation, legal counsel inquiry etc •Developed and maintained a contract document management system Show less
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Guangzhou Urban Planning Bureau
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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Staff - Urban and Village Planning Department
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Mar 2005 - Jul 2005
• Collected and reviewed the development proposals • Organized urban planning conferences • Assisted the public with the routine inquiries, included planning questions and issues related to resident property • Collected and reviewed the development proposals • Organized urban planning conferences • Assisted the public with the routine inquiries, included planning questions and issues related to resident property
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Guangdong Ruihua Groups Co., Ltd
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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Secretary - General Manager
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Jul 2002 - Nov 2004
• Provided full secretarial and administrative work for general manager, including scheduling and coordinating meetings, and preparing the meeting minutes • Prepared wide range of communications, reports and documents • Assisted human resource manager to set up the administrative management system • Provided full secretarial and administrative work for general manager, including scheduling and coordinating meetings, and preparing the meeting minutes • Prepared wide range of communications, reports and documents • Assisted human resource manager to set up the administrative management system
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Education
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Hofstra University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Accounting -
Sun Yat-Sen University
Bachelor's degree, Philosophy