YONGJIE (LULU) MISTRY
Golden Valley
Summary
Strategic finance leader with 14+ years of experience across FP&A, accounting, and financial operations. Proven track record of leading budgeting, forecasting, and capital planning processes while partnering with executive leadership to drive business performance. Experienced in managing cross-functional finance teams, delivering data-driven insights, and supporting organizational growth in complex, multi-entity environments. CPA with MBA in accounting.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Finance
LEGENDS Global – U.S. Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN
09.2023 - Current
- Lead Annual Operating Plan (AOP), forecasting, and KPI tracking for stadium operations, supporting strategic and operational decision-making
- Partner with senior leadership to analyze business performance and provide actionable financial insights
- Collaborate with various departments on budgeting, CapEx projects, variance analysis, and cash flow needs
- Hire, train, and retain finance and accounting staff
- Drive process improvement to enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency
- Manage day-to-day accounting and financial operations, month-end closing, reporting and annual audit
Director of Finance
MacPhail Center for Music
Minneapolis, MN
09.2020 - 09.2023
- Led finance and accounting function, reporting directly to CEO, COO and Board of Directors
- Directed budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes
- Delivered board-level financial reporting and strategic insights to support organizational decision-making
- Managed and developed finance team, strengthening internal processes and controls
- Played a key role in implementation of new accounting and procurement systems, including requirements gathering, UAT testing, user training and process redesign
Senior Corporate Accountant
Ebenezer Society, USA (Part of Fairview Health)
Minneapolis, MN
12.2014 - 08.2020
- Advanced from Accountant to Senior Corporate Accountant over 5.5 years
- Supported corporate financial reporting, monthly, quarterly and annual closings and review inter & intra company variances between different business units
- Contributed to financial process improvement and reporting enhancements
- Guided staff accountants by coordinating activities and answering questions
- Prepared balance sheet and income statement journal entries by compiling and analyzing account information
- Reconciled financial discrepancies by collecting and reviewing account information
- Conducted Treasury function and monitor cash flow for multiple bank accounts
Cost Accountant
Sinclair Group, Inc., USA (Now Alta Science)
Columbia, MO
05.2012 - 12.2014
- Constituted account analysis reports and assist with monthly and year-end closings reports
- Processed & analyzed financial reports and assemble financial records from different departments
- Executed payroll/AR/AP tasks and assist in HR & Legal administration
Assistant Finance Manager
Shenzhen Agricultural Products Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen, China
06.2009 - 06.2010
- Asisted with the finance department’s day-to-day activities
- Processed financial reports and facilitated general entries & pay functions
Education
MBA – Accounting -
University of Missouri
St. Louis, USA05-2012
Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined
China University of Geosciences
Wuhan, China06-2009
Skills
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Annual Operating Plan (AOP) & Forecasting
- KPI Development & Performance Management
- Capital Expenditure ( CapEx) Oversight
- Executive & Board Reporting
- Financial Modeling & Scenario Analysis
- Variance Analysis
- Team Leadership & Development
- Accounting & Financial CLose
- Systems & Process Improvement
Certification
- CPA - Certified Public Accountant
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Director of Finance
LEGENDS Global – U.S. Bank Stadium
09.2023 - Current
Director of Finance
MacPhail Center for Music
09.2020 - 09.2023
Senior Corporate Accountant
Ebenezer Society, USA (Part of Fairview Health)
12.2014 - 08.2020
Cost Accountant
Sinclair Group, Inc., USA (Now Alta Science)
05.2012 - 12.2014
Assistant Finance Manager
Shenzhen Agricultural Products Co., Ltd.
06.2009 - 06.2010
Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined
China University of Geosciences
MBA – Accounting -
University of Missouri