Introduction
COMPUTER SKILLS & ABILITIES: TRILINGUAL:
IBM PC Lotus 123 ENGLISH
APPLE Mac WordPerfect CHINESE
HP 3000/9000 MS Windows (CANTONESE & MANDARIN)
IBM AS400 / Mainframe COBOL & Basic JAPANESE
ACADEMIC EDUCATION & HONOURS:
* B.A. in Business Administration - University of Washington, WA
* A.A.S. Computer Information Systems North Seattle Com College
* Scholarships - Port of Seattle, National Management Association
* Dean's List for Academic Excellent in 1991/92/93
* Accounting Higher Cert. - HK Polytechnic
PROFESSIONAL/SPECIALISED TRAINING:
* ACCA, Member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants
* DPMA, Member of the Data Processing Management Association in USA
* MBA: Certificate of International Studies in Business
* Cert. of Hotel Management & Marketing - Holiday Inn, Singapore
* Cert. of Social Legislation & Public - California State University, Long Beach
* Diploma in China Trade - HK Management Association.
WORKING EXPERIENCES & ACHIEVEMENTS:
Deputy General Manager / Financial Controller of an International Investment Ltd. 1996 - Present
* Explored business / investment opportunity in Asia
* IPO.& Pre-IPO Processing in HK / China; Tax Planning & Strategic Planning
consulting with Big 4 for Short / Long Term; M&A Projects & Acquisitions, Due Diligence,
* Set up a WOFE (wholly owned foreign enterprise) / JV Offices / manufacturing plants in PRC
* Management multiple strategy development & implement projects to shape / structure the projects,
Manage the process & cross functional team.
* Compliance with PRC statutory rules & regulation, set up Policies & Procedures in Employee Manuals,
Recommend, plan, implement, executing & controlling Financial Policy.
* Provide training to local PRC staff, include Business Planning / Marketing, Sales forecasting & Budgeting.
* Negotiations among local governments, local contractors, machinery & equipments suppliers and
minimizing the construction cost by effective Risk Management & Credit Control.
* Responsible for the establishment of Professional Corporate Procedures, Finance Management Systems.
* Financial analysis/evaluation of proposed Joint-Venture projects.
* Prepared Cash Projection & Forecasting, Taxation spread sheet.
* To perform NPV, IRR, ROI analyses & knowledge of Business Valuation techniques and to
present Executive Summary or Financial Information. Build appropriate Financial Modeling skills
*IR (Investor Relations) - Collaborate in Fund raising & management to meet with investors expectations.
Achievements :
JV Projects on Property developments - Hotel & Commercial complex in Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou
- Residential Villa in Shanghai
- Toll Road & Infrastructure - Hangzhou
Manufacturing plants -
I.T. / Telecommunication Electronics Plant in Guangdong.
M&A - GMP and ISO for Pharmaceutical Plant in Jiangsu.
* Review and provide consultation on the planning & implementation of Tax Planning for China Operations.
* Working closely with project Finance Managers to develop and monitor Performance/Trending Reports
(e.g. Cash Flow, Budget variances). Manage multiple Strategy Developments.
*Conduct analyses relating to strategic business issues using analytical Financial Modeling skills.
*Review, making recommendations for margin improvement & analyses to Greater China.
*Explore Corporate Development & Integration opportunities with Tax efficiency.
*To assess, understand a variety of internal & external Economic, Financial issues with impact to the Business,
to analyze , forecast future business trends, and to develop Strategic Plans.
*Strategic thinking through a proven ability to analyze markets, performance data, and draw Insight/Conclusions.
*Contact with suppliers of external information sources, consultants, auditors, lawyers, bankers etc.
Asst. Financial Controller at Hyatt Regency, Hong Kong 1995 - 96
* Duties included Business Planning / Marketing, Sales Forecasting
& budgeting, Room sales, catering banquet services for 5-Star International Hotel Chains.
* Supervised & trained 50 staff (including cashiers in front offices & accounting, costing,
purchasing, inventory and E.D.P. in back offices)
* Managed Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Inventory Control,
Guests Folios, City Ledger.
* Prepared Management Reports, Financial Statements, Analysis of Trends, Cash Flow & Projections.
* Directly Impacted Guest Relations, Business Promotions, Food & Beverage Cost Control Analysis.
P/T COMPUTER CONSULTANT at University of Washington, 1990 - 95
* Managed PC rooms and provided troubleshooting services
* Provided Computer training for students & staff in UW, E-Mail global services to world-wide.
MANAGER at Sea-Tac Airport Travelodge Seattle, WA 1990 - 94
* Hotel management, sales and marketing, cashiering,
Customer services, night auditing, reservation.
* Duties included Business Planning/Marketing, Room sales.
ASST CONTROLLER at The Crystal Palace Hotel, Tianjin 1986 89
* Computed manual accounting with PC Networking IBM 36/38/ECCO systems for hotels
with cash registers linkage in front office.
* Managed Cash by Means of Effective Collection Procedures & Interest-bearing Investments.
* Established an Effective System of Job Cost Analysis That Led to
A Major Change in Product Pricing & Improvement in Profits.
ACCOUNTANT at Bechtel China Inc. Beijing, China 1984 - 86
* Management & Accounting System Training in California.
* Running the offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Guangzhou for management & Accounting
* Frequent travel to those offices & direct report to USA, particular for PRC Tax Regulations
& Foreign Exchange Control.
* Regional Annual Budgets, semi-annual/quarterly reviews.
AUDIT ASSISTANT at Price Waterhouse, Hong Kong 1980 84
* Field auditing for accounting, bookkeeping, & vouching.
* Interim auditing for verifying accounting books & records, reconciling banks statement, journal vouchers.
* System auditing for accounting & analysis, cash flow, E.D.P. Credit control & ageing analysis.
* Final auditing for management letter, financial statements, Inventory control, stocktaking & revaluation.
