Shuyan Tan
Marina del Rey,CA
Summary
Accounting professional with 3+ years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, and audit within hospitality, real estate, and investment industries. Skilled at streamlining processes, improving accuracy, and driving operational efficiency, with strong attention to detail and a rapid ability to master new systems and procedures.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Accountant (Management)
Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel
Beverly Hills, USA
03.2024 - Current
- Led month-end close, including A/P accruals, amortization, and prepaid reviews, enhancing reporting accuracy and timeliness.
- Resolved over 1,000 three-way A/P matching discrepancies, driving a 38% reduction in 120+ day aged payables.
- Oversaw the A/P process, including GL coding and weekly payment runs, guiding an offshore team to ensure accurate reporting.
- Reviewed management fee and FF&E funding calculations, initiating wires to ensure timely, accurate payments per corporate and ownership agreements.
- Reviewed management fee and FF&E funding calculations, initiating wires to ensure timely, accurate payments per corporate and ownership agreements.
- Manage daily cash activities, including cash positioning (SR6), bank monitoring, and payment timing.
- Enhanced internal controls and audit compliance by implementing local accounting policies.
- Support annual budgeting and forecasting by preparing budgets and analyzing budget-to-actual variances.
Finance Associate
B Capital Group
Manhattan Beach, USA
09.2023 - 11.2023
- Oversaw accounts payable process, ensure accurate coding and expense allocations in Bill and QuickBooks
- Examined quarterly financial reports drafted by fund administrator in preparation for the interim audit
- Analyzed historical expenditures to support fund-level budgeting, cash forecasting, and expense monitoring
Experienced Audit Associate
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), LLP
Los Angeles, USA
09.2022 - 09.2023
- Performed debt covenant testing to assess the company's compliance with loan agreements and debt obligations
- Reviewed accounting policies, ensuring alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements
- Conducted real estate valuation testing reviews, including valuation of investments for unrealized gains and losses
- Evaluated lease agreements to verify lease incentives, revenue recognition, and REIT qualification rules
- Reviewed and audited waterfall and IRR calculations to ensure compliance with GP/LP agreements and contribution schedules.
Audit Associate
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), LLP
Los Angeles, USA
09.2022 - 09.2023
- Performed detailed testing of investment portfolio derivatives for existence, valuation and proper classification
- Executed comprehensive audit plans, including walkthrough of payroll processes to identify control weaknesses
- Conducted performance materiality to identify key risk areas on financial statements by using Overall Analytics
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Accountancy
California State University, Long Beach
12.2021
Skills
- Auditing principles
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Account reconciliation
- Financial accounting
- SEC, GAAS
- GAAP compliance
- Data analysis
- Pivot Table, VLOOKUP
- GL mapping
- Contract management
Skills And Awards
- Strong knowledge of auditing principles, financial accounting, and regulatory frameworks (GAAP, SEC, GAAS)
- Proficient in using audit software and tools for data analysis, such as Pivot Table, VLOOKUP, and GL mapping
Timeline
Staff Accountant (Management)
Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel
03.2024 - Current
Finance Associate
B Capital Group
09.2023 - 11.2023
Experienced Audit Associate
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), LLP
09.2022 - 09.2023
Audit Associate
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), LLP
09.2022 - 09.2023
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Accountancy
California State University, Long Beach