YAPENG ZHANG

Bellevue, WA 98007
(425) 562-7685 yz7791d0@westpost.net
GENERAL ACCOUNTING/ FINANCE ANALYST
Accounting and Financial professional with 10+ years experience in the public an
d private sector. Demonstrated experience in General Accounting, Investment Acco
unting, Cost Accounting, payroll accounting and Financial Analysis. Skilled pro
fessional with strong work experience analyzing large volume of financial/accoun
ting data utilizing macro, Visual Basic Application (VBA), PivotTables and compl
ex formulas. Advanced knowledge of General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP
). MBA degree with an emphasis in Business Administration & Finance. Self-moti
vated and detail-oriented with a commitment to process improvement and the achie
vement of organizational goals.
FINANCIAL AND GENERAL ACCOUNTING STRENGTHS:
* General/Fund/Investment/Tax Accounting
* Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), General Ledger (GL) Analysis
* Processes Improvement
* GAAP & government Regulatory Compliance
* Accounting/Financial Data Analysis/Solution
* Other Accounting Problems Identification/Resolution
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
Advanced level proficiency using Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint and O
utlook. Accounting/financial systems and software including: PeopleSoft (Summit
), SAP, Mfact, EAS, TA2000 and Crystal Reports.
CAREER CONTRIBUTIONS & EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
TAX RETURN CONSULTANT, United Way of King County, Bellevue, WA Dec 09 - Apr 10
(Volunteer)
* Helped low income individuals and small businesses file Federal tax returns; w
orked with W-2, W-3, W-4, 1099s and other types of payroll tax forms
TEMP SEASONAL TAX PREPARER, Liberty Tax Services, Bellevue, WA Dec 09 -
Apr 10
* Prepared tax return for individuals & small business owners; worked with W-2,
W-3, W-4, 1099s Schedule K-1 and other types of tax forms
TEMP ACCOUNTANT, City of Seattle, Seattle, WA
Jan 07 - Jan 2010
* Worked in Seattle City Light (see following for details)
* Worked in Seattle City Employees' Retirement System (see following for details
)
* Recreated an Ad hoc Excel Template for Retirement System to analyze complicate
bi-weekly payrolls & contributions data and assist with time sheet compliance
& policies
* Involuntary laid-off due to the lack of available work assignments
TEMP ACCOUNTANT, Puget Sound Energy, Bellevue, WA Sept 08 - Jan 09
* Monitored Gas inventory & purchasing budget
* Prepared monthly gas purchase vouchers (A/P) and power transmission sales bill
ings (A/R)
* Performed journal entries into G/L; reconciled bank accounts & G/L accounts
* Prepared accounting reports: Work in Process (WIP) cost, Gas Inventory, Cash F
orecast
* Performed accounting process improvements and payroll/tax audit preparations
* Created an automated power transmission sales process to increase productivity
TEMP ACCOUNTANT, Seattle City Light, City Of Seattle, Seattle, WA Oct 07 - Aug 0
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* Worked with General Accounting Unit performing daily, monthly & yearly account
ing duties including A/R, A/P, accounts reconciliation of income statement & bal
ance sheets
* Prepared schedules for audit, FERC internal control reports, and annual report
s
* Drafted footnotes for financial statements; prepared fixed properties cost rep
ort
* Prepared power transaction monthly journal entries, reconciled G/L accounts
* Analyzed variances and generated monthly ST & LT trades reconciliation reports
* Reviewed and prepared monthly power billing/invoice documents, generated cash
requirement & aging reports; prepared quarterly cash & noncash reports and other
ad-hoc assignments
* Participated in Sales contract annual auditing; main duty was payroll/Tax audi
ting
TEMP ACCOUNTANT, Retirement System, City of Seattle, Seattle, WA
Jan 07 - Aug 07
* Researched policies/regulations; Calculated buy-back & redeposit requests base
d on members' payroll data
* Created ad hoc variance analytical reports of members' contributions based on
payroll data
SENIOR FUND ACCOUNTANT, Symetra Financial, Bellevue, WA Feb 99 - Nov 06
(Formerly Safeco Life & Investment)
* Assisted in audit of accounting operation & financial systems conversion; Part
icipated in general ledger accounting system conversions from PeopleSoft to EAS,
and from MFACT system to PeopleSoft and UVT systems
* Created several automated reports and trading procedures using Excel Macros a
nd Visual Basic for internal and external customers to improve work efficiency
* Managed large workload of morning mutual funds trading/billing for separate ac
counts variable annuity funds & retirement funds; initiated cash wires for $1.2
billion assets traded daily, and reconciled cash balance between bank accounts a
nd books; used logic and reasoning to assess trading data, form logical conclusi
on, evaluate options, and make decisions under pressure to meet deadlines with m
inimum supervision
* Uploaded daily funds transactions data and reconciled accounting accounts with
three systems
* Collaborated with company's Treasury, Retirement Services, Individual Life, IT
group, and outside fund managers for continual improvements and business expans
ions
* Examined/rebuilt new procedures for accounting operation and financial systems
* Reviewed and monitored preparations of daily/ monthly accounting and financial
reports for internal and external audit(s) from large complex financial data ex
tracts
* Analyzed accounting errors, calculated investment gain/loss issues, created ad
justments for trading entries
* Researched and analyzed accounting data for G/L (Assets, A/R, and A/P) to prep
are adjustments for these accounts
* Assisted investment cost monitor & unrealized investment gain/loss
* Analyzed rejected bank ACH transactions and resolved discrepancies
* Communicated with outside fund managers, clients, and inside managers by phone
calls and emails to provide excellent customer services
EDUCATION
MASTER'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA), General Business, Finance/Acco
unting
Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas
BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA) DEGREE, History
Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
YEAR 2010 PROFESIONAL TRAINING (April to August):
* Enrolled Agent of IRS on track: successfully passed all OF three exams & antic
ipated license in fall of year 2010
* Certificates from Kelly Training Center: Visio Application, Creating Operating
Budget, Budget management, Project management, and data management