Lu Fang
East Gwillimbury,ON
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure senior-level accounting/financing position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Senior Accountant
Lincoln Property Company
03.2019 - 11.2023
- Reviewed monthly financial reports and streamlined operations to increase productivity and company profits.
- Conducted detailed financial analysis to identify and evaluate changes in operations, trends, and potential areas of improvement.
- Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
- Collected data from other divisions to support quarterly forecasts.
- Completed annual budgets and communicated discrepancies to senior management.
- Partnered with auditors to track errors and add contributions to maintain accuracy.
- Used relevant financial technology, including Excel VBA and MS database, to generate reports and recommended courses of action to upper management.
- Assisted in upgrade and conversion of in-house financial systems.
- Evaluated financial performance of investments, acquisitions, and other business opportunities to provide strategic recommendations.
- Oversaw accounting team of 6 direct reports and delegated tasks appropriately in servicing diverse clients.
- Reviewed journal entries, documents, and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variance.
- Contributed to hiring, training, and development of accounting teams.
Accounting Analyst
Lincoln Property Company
08.2017 - 02.2019
- Collaborated with accounting and technical teams to establish new payroll billing and reconciliation system to reduce financial discrepancies.
- Researched billing and invoice problems and resolved issues in compliance with established standards.
- Prepared accurate payroll reclassified journal entries for more than 500 business units of properties.
- Effectively communicated with clients about payment needs and kept updated detailed and accurate ledgers.
- Maintained strict client confidentiality in personal, telephone, and email interactions to comply with preset standards and regulations.
Business Intelligence Intern
Accounting Oversight Board
06.2017 - 08.2017
- Updated and developed scripts and queries to extract and analyze data from multiple sources.
- Automated data processing using VBA macros and Python, leading to 50% efficiency improvement.
- Maintained proficiency with latest database technologies.
Auditor
Ernst & Young Accounting Firm
09.2012 - 03.2014
- Analyzed revenue, cost, AR, AP, fixed assets, financial budget, and more to determine external audit opinion for $14B airline corporation.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
- Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
- Prepared working papers, reports, and supporting documentation for audit findings.
- Drafted audit reports under U.S. GAAP and IFRS accounting principles.
Education
Master of Science - Finance
The George Washington University School of Business
Washington, D.C, United States06.2017
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Shanghai University of Finance And Economics
Shanghai, China06.2012
Skills
- Excel proficiency
- Accounting principles understanding
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Statements
- Account reconciliation processes
- General ledger accounting
- JD Edwards
- SAP
- MRI
- Oracle
- QuickBooks
- Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
- SAS
- SQL
Certification
- CFA - Certified Financial Analyst
- SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9
- Working towards CPA designation
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Lincoln Property Company
03.2019 - 11.2023
Accounting Analyst
Lincoln Property Company
08.2017 - 02.2019
Business Intelligence Intern
Accounting Oversight Board
06.2017 - 08.2017
Auditor
Ernst & Young Accounting Firm
09.2012 - 03.2014
Master of Science - Finance
The George Washington University School of Business
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Shanghai University of Finance And Economics
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