Eddie Zhao: in Irvine, CA
Eddie Zhao
Irvine | United States
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Aurantiaca USA LLC
Manager, Finance & Operations | 08/2017 - 01/2019
• Established, implemented and maintain financial policies and internal controls around daily operational processes to safeguard company assets
• Responsible for overseeing the full cycle accounting process including review and approval of significant accounting/operational transactions and reconciliations (A/R, A/P, T&E, Inventory, fixed assets, and payroll)
• Responsible for the review and approval of employee expense reports through Concur Solutions
• Successfully led the company through two full-scope financial audits by two separate Big 4 Accounting firms with FY 2016 being the first financial audit the company was engaged in
• Developed the monthly GAAP checklist and significantly reduced the financial close process from 20 to 7 business days
• Collaborate cross-functionally in the development of the company's annual operating plan including design, implementation, and maintenance of the annual operating plan input model
• Perform quarterly reforecasts of the company's annual operating plan including P&L's, balance sheet, and cash flow statements
• Prepare monthly board presentation packet which includes updates on operational KPI's, comparison of P&L and cash flow results against plan and forecasts
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of monthly cash flow forecasts that enable the company to receive continued monthly funding and support from shareholders
• Lead monthly business review meetings with the CFO and Global ELT to discuss financial results, provide business insights, and highlight any potential operational concerns followed by recommended actions/solutions
• Hired, trained and successfully developed/mentored the accounting and operations analyst who achieved tremendous professional and personal growth in the first seven months of employment, ultimately receiving a mid-year promotion with unanimous support by the CFO, COO, and HR Director
• Act as the US commercial team's trusted internal consultant on all financial and operational matters including but not limited to channel pricing structures, opening of new strategic warehousing/distribution hubs, customer credit risk reviews, actual and proforma customer/channel profitability analyses, and other ad-hoc issues as they arise
• Manage and participate in all aspects of the North America supply chain including in-bound and out-bound inventory, day-to-day coordination with international production sites, third party distribution and logistics partners and the internal sales team
• Oversee demand forecasting/planning cycle and coordinate the production of JIT inventory with international manufacturer in Brazil
• Manage the electronic database interchange to ensure customer transactions are transmitted live with accurate and complete information
Edwards Lifesciences
Senior Financial Analyst | 08/2015 - 08/2017
• Provided decision support to the sales and marketing teams by conducting scenario-based headcount planning and variable spend analyses which resulted in savings of 14% or $4.4M in year-to-date 2017 results compared to same period in 2016
• Let monthly review meetings with the US Sales and Marketing leaders to review performance results and ensure spending was on track to the annual operating plan of $60M+
• Developed the first standardized global reporting packet that led to higher engagement and communication across all regional business leaders
• Developed a 10-year proforma P&L along with NPV/IRR analyses for an at-risk R&D project that resulted in gaining continued funding support for an anticipated 2018 commercial product launch with $80M+ in revenues in the first five years
• Built scenario-driven pricing, margin impact, and product launch ramp-up analyses to aid management with key business decisions
• Improved financial analysis through dynamic report automation using advanced excel formulas and macros
• Revamped and improved the quarterly process for reconciling, forecasting and accrual of customer rebates that was identified as a significant risk with an annual impact of $20M to the P&L
ALPHAEON Corporation
Senior Accountant | 08/2014 - 08/2015
• Led a team of three accountants in the monthly close and consolidation of five subsidiaries
• Closely collaborated with the VP of Finance in developing the company's short-range strategic operating plan along with a 2-year cash flow forecast that resulted in raising $45M in private placement funding
• Assisted with integration of five acquisitions and led consolidated reporting across the five businesses
• Designed and implemented financial processes including order to cash, procure-to-pay, fixed assets, and inventory
• Established technical expertise in ASC 805 Business Combinations accounting
Allergan, Inc
Senior Financial Operations Auditor | 08/2013 - 08/2014
• Initiate, plan, execute, and communicated results of financial and operational audits in worldwide locations
• Identified process risks and held value-add process improvement discussions directly with senior to executive level management throughout all audit phases
• Enhanced internal audit processes to improve testing methodology
• Perform ad-hoc projects, including confidential investigations, compliance reviews, and observation tracking for pending audit issues
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Associate, Audit & Enterprise Risk Services | 09/2011 - 08/2013
• Client portfolio: Kaiser Aluminum Corp, OluKai, JWC Environmental, Ready Pac Foods, ADP, Mindspeed Technologies, and Specific Media
• Performed financial statement audits of both public and privately-held companies tailored to their specific internal control risks
• Interviewed key financial process stakeholders and tested the clients' internal controls to identify risks and provide recommendations on the appropriate remediation procedures on control weaknesses or failures
• Analyzed quarterly and annual company financial results for quantitative and qualitative fluctuations, including changes in key performance metrics
• Extensive interactions with client personnel, including executive officers, to discuss technical accounting issues, progress relationships, and meet the demands of client and regulatory deadlines
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