SZ- YU LIU
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Problem-solving financial analyst with 1+ years in quantitative statistical analysis, budgeting, accounting, and forecasting. Leveraging strong analytical skills to support operations through cost breakdown to facilitate executive-level decision-making and increase company revenue. Quickly adapt to new technologies, team-oriented accounting and finance.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Analyst
Miniso
11.2023 - Current
- Determined pricing, margins and risk factors for active and proposed projects.
- Optimized expense management through meticulous tracking, forecasting, and proactive communication with business development team, resulting in a 15% increase in project completion rate
- Utilized regression model to forecast monthly FTE per store based on Level Rate, Size (sf), Monthly Sale. Reduced budget variance by 5%.
- Performed complex financial and budget analyses to determine requirements, resulting in a 20% increase in cost savings.
Financial Analyst
Tripalink
07.2022 - 11.2023
- Updated daily cash position through analysis, investigation, and reporting on key movements and trends in the P&L lines
- Provided financial guidance to Development Department, and assist in decision-making, contributing to a 16% growth cash flow by developing cost breakdown for refinance loan
- Complied hard-cost data to summarize and analyze via Excel models, which led to decrease of overhead by 9%.
- Managed 2 financial statements with advanced financial software NetSuite and internal planning models linked to automation tools that decreased manual admin tasks by 30%.
Tax Intern
Deloitte
10.2020 - 05.2021
- Prepared and searched in-depth small business valuations with Risk Control Department
- Supported due diligence of a $6M acquisition, including examination of financial records and organization analysis
- Performed external commission of national clients and prepared a detailed information for national clients
- Proactively communicated with audit professionals to understand tests performed with advanced Excel skills.
Data Intern
Flow Inc
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Conducted AI data analysis and organized project execution reports
- Partnered directly with the executive team as the first data hire to ensure image annotation and quality management
- Collaborated with project managers to perform cohort analysis that identified a chance to reduce cost by 22% for a segment of clients to boost yearly revenue by 28%.
Education
Master of Science - Financial Mathematics
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Management Science
National Chiao Tung University
Hsinchu, Taiwan06.2021
Skills
- MS Excel
- Original Research
- Budget Development
- Data Analysis
- C
- Python
- Power BI
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Report Generation
Timeline
Financial Analyst
Miniso
11.2023 - Current
Financial Analyst
Tripalink
07.2022 - 11.2023
Tax Intern
Deloitte
10.2020 - 05.2021
Data Intern
Flow Inc
06.2019 - 08.2019
Master of Science - Financial Mathematics
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science - Management Science
National Chiao Tung University
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