Celine Yu
Northville,MI
Summary
Oversees day-to-day accounting functions, integrities finance operations, cost accounting, forecasting and budgeting, handles tax matters, prepares financial reports, and ensures organizational financial stability.
Over 10 years of experience in Finance & Accounting and ERP experience. Proficiency in SAP FICO Module. (S/4 HANA 1709), using of Oracle R12, Oracle NetSuite; QuickBooks. Knowledge of GAAP and IFRS. Full life cycle of SAP S/4HANA implementation.
Ability to work under pressure, plan personal workload effectively and delegate.
US Citizen. Authorized to work in the US for any employer. Forward-thinking team leader skilled at operating departments efficiently to meet goals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Finance Manager
H.A Automotive Systems
2022.01 - Current
- Preparing financial reports and producing activity statements and monitor accounts
- Managing company budgets
- Lead cost accounting initiatives to analyze and control expenses
- Develop and maintain financial models to forecast budgetary needs and identify areas for cost-saving opportunities
- Conducted financial due diligence on potential investments and acquisitions.
- Created and managed financial models to evaluate corporate investments and acquisitions.
- Designed and maintained financial models to identify and measure risks.
- Established and checked coding procedures, monitored reports and updated internal files.
- Improved overall financial reporting by streamlining control processes and reporting structures.
- Created financial dashboards to provide insights into key performance indicators.
- Implemented and regularly reviewed financial controls to generate accurate and reliable financial data.
- Collaborated with C-level executives and stakeholders to develop long-term financial plans.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement cost-effective strategies and streamline financial workflows
- Streamlined month-end close process, reducing time spent on manual tasks and improving data accuracy.
- Ensured compliance with local, state, federal tax regulations; timely filing of all required documents, mitigating potential penalties or fines.
- Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.
- Mentored junior finance staff, fostering professional development and strong team dynamics.
- Processed invoices and contacted appropriate parties for timely payment receipt.
- Optimized cash flow with diligent monitoring of accounts receivable and payable.
- Developed comprehensive financial reports for executive decision-making support.
- Improved financial forecasting accuracy, utilizing advanced analytical models.
- Enhanced budget management by implementing expense tracking and cost reduction strategies.
- Reviewed historical records, current operational data and forecasting information to identify and capitalize on system enhancement opportunities.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to communicate financial performance and variance analysis to senior management
- Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with accounting principles and regulatory requirements
- Provide strategic recommendations to improve financial performance and mitigate risks.
Regional Financial Manager
AUO
2019.03 - Current
- Responsible for supervision of 4 companies’ finance for North America region
- Manage monthly financial close process, including ensuring all expenses are properly recorded, assigned to correct COA and correct cost center; reviewing journal entries, 7 finance reports preparations monthly
- Serve as strategic partner for regional managing director facilitating monthly financial meetings to review and discuss financial results
- Assists with CPA compilation of information for preparation of tax returns: including reviews different state sales and use tax, city tax, State and Federal Prepare of Business Registration Application and Business Tax Registration documents for different states
- Manages banking relationships for business purposes, including: investments, wires, transfers, administration of authorized signers
- Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, and purchasing departments ensures accuracy of physical inventory
- Keeps track of company’s cash flow to better assist with HQ Treasury management department
- Develops annual Budget
- Analyzes information to provide data necessary to develop and maintain budget as well as specialized budgets in areas such as office expansion expense, service, marketing, and capital expenditures
- Setup and Process of 1099 vendors
- Continued focus on improving system efficiencies and business practices
- Ensures compliance with internal control policies
- Responsible for hierarchy and scalability in chart of accounts and accuracy in general ledger and financial statements with ultimate authority over classification and booking of all transactions
- Make recommendations for changes as needed and ensure that company policies and procedures are followed
- Coordinates and prepares financial statements to internal and external auditors, and Treasury Manager to ensure overall coordination of all financial accounting activities through annual report
- Actively reviews and advises on financial/accounting processes
- Assets maintenance and depreciation breakdown
- Communicates with HQ, and gives process suggestions and improvements.
SAP FICO Consultant
GE Industrial Motors
2018.07 - 2019.03
- Implemented the new SAP S4/HANA (1709) system to replace the existing Oracle ERP system
- Responsible for designing and configuring the below key modules/functions: Parallel ledger and currency accounting
- Material Ledger with actual costing
- Product Costing with main and auxiliary (primary cost element) cost component structure
- Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) with Material Ledger actual cost revaluation
- System Integration with 3rd party application – Boicing / eBuzon
- Managed the FI/CO internal and external resources to align with the whole project schedule.
Finance Consultant
Robert Half
2018.01 - 2018.06
- Work with client Bauer Controls CFO
- Allocate expenses, salaries and overhead costs to different jobs
- Responsible for all Accounts Payable processes
- Import Credit card and salary JE to Oracle NetSuite
- Process and audit of Employee Expense reports
- Setup and Process of 1099 vendors and yearly reporting to Internal Revenue Service
- Month End Closing and Year end close
- Reconcile AR, Job costs and income, petty cash account
- Conducted the AP user training.
Accountant
Premier Care Home Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
2009.02 - 2016.07
- Functioned responsible for the entire functioning of the company which included purchase of fabric, accessories, packing materials, marketing etc
- Work with Supply Chain to ensure the accuracy of inventory stock
- Reconciles entries and comparing system reports to balances by Excel V-lookup
- Input routine entries and financial transactions to sage ERP ACCPAC system
- Develop and implement standard costing mechanism for all products and analyze, prepare cost- related reports
- Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies
- Functioned responsible for the entire functioning of the company which included purchase of fabric, accessories, packing materials, marketing etc
- Responsible for all Accounts Payable processes
- Input all vendor invoices to QuickBook
- Process and audit of Employee Expense reports
- Prepared1099 Form to vendors
- Assisted in Month End Closing and Year end close
- Process and maintain company expenditures and revenues, accounts payable and accounts receivables
- Reconcile various expenditure reports to source documents and review procurement documents and invoices for accuracy
- Analyze and report to management on regular basis on all financial matters including the company’s accounting procedure and management
- Communicate with support terms for cost and operation purposes.
Education
Master of Science -
School of Business, Wayne State University
Detroit01.2009
Bachelor of Science -
Odette School of Business, University of Windsor
Windsor, CA01.2006
Skills
- Bank Reconciliation
- Financial Statement Preparation
- GAAP
- General Ledger Accounting
- SAP
- Cost accounting
- Asset management
- Financial Analysis
- SAP S/4HANA
- Forecasting
- Profit & Loss
- Budget Forecasting
- Internal Controls
Certification
- SAP FI Certified Application Associated Consultant 97%
- AUO 2019 Rock Star Rookie
- The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) 2007 Student Scholarship
Additional Information
Volunteer in Chinese Gospel Church
Volunteer in Chinese School
Assessments
- Accounting skills: Bookkeeping, Proficient, April 2021
- Principles of accounting, Proficient, April 2021
- Principles of accounting, Proficient, November 2021
- Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel, Highly Proficient, November 2021
- Managing accounts in QuickBooks, Highly Proficient, November 2021
- Analyzing data, Familiar, April 2021
- Typing, Familiar, November 2021
Awards
- AUO 2019 Rock Star Rookie
- The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) 2007 Student Scholarship
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Finance Manager
H.A Automotive Systems
2022.01 - Current
Regional Financial Manager
AUO
2019.03 - Current
SAP FICO Consultant
GE Industrial Motors
2018.07 - 2019.03
Finance Consultant
Robert Half
2018.01 - 2018.06
Accountant
Premier Care Home Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
2009.02 - 2016.07
Master of Science -
School of Business, Wayne State University
Bachelor of Science -
Odette School of Business, University of Windsor
- SAP FI Certified Application Associated Consultant 97%
- AUO 2019 Rock Star Rookie
- The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) 2007 Student Scholarship
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