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Yunxian (Nancy) Liu

Bay Area,USA

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Controller

Wealthfront Inc.
02.2024 - 07.2025
  • Directed all month-end and year-end close activities (excluding brokerage and payroll accounting), ensuring GAAP compliance, timeliness, and accuracy.
  • Managed cash management, vendor management, and general ledger processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and budget-to-forecast variance analysis to support Finance in identifying and explaining performance drivers.
  • Partnered with external auditors to complete annual audits with 100% on-time deliverables and zero material findings.
  • Process Improvement & Scalability
  • Implemented preparer–reviewer controls across all accounting workflows, strengthening review quality and aligning processes with public-company audit standards.
  • Standardized journal entry and reconciliation processes by introducing uniform templates and centralizing evidence storage for source data, assumptions, and calculations—reducing review time by 75% and enhancing audit readiness.
  • Revamped accrual process from ad hoc, email-driven workflows to a vendor-scoped, control-driven model with BD-2 AP cutoff and centralized tracking—shortening close timelines, eliminating last-minute accrual changes, and reducing manual journal entries by [X]%.
  • Introduced vendor-level grouping and centralized accrual tracking in Google Sheets to replace scattered email inputs, ensuring review readiness, audit support readiness, and enabling more effective analytical review.
  • Led firmwide indirect overhead allocations across entities by documenting GL-level allocation rules and building a formula-driven, control-checked model with MoM reasonableness tests—cutting processing time by 50% (12→6 staff hours) and improving traceability, reviewability, and analytical controls.

Senior Accounting Manager – Revenue & Payment Accounting

Uber Technologies, Inc.
07.2019 - 09.2023
  • Directed operational revenue accounting for $3B in quarterly delivery sales, supporting new product launches, multi-entity onshoring, and M&A integrations; partnered with product, finance, tax, and technical accounting teams to apply ASC 606 and implement automated, compliant revenue recognition processes.
  • Led additional revenue streams, including financial institution revenue-share contracts, global gift card and Uber Cash programs, and led order-to-cash process design to support automation initiatives.
  • Revamped global payment accounting for $35B in quarterly gross bookings, covering processor fees, chargebacks, payment flows, and onshoring projects; improved accuracy and shortened close timelines by 40% from BD5 to BD3.
  • Managed monthly reporting packages—including journals, flux analyses, account reconciliations, and B2B/chargeback reserve assessments—and presented key business drivers and financial insights to the Chief Accounting Officer to guide strategic decision-making.
  • Served as primary contact for external auditors during quarterly reviews, annual audits, and statutory audits, achieving 100% on-time audit deliverables with zero material findings.
  • Process Improvement & Automation
  • Created an end-to-end revenue accounting flow from order to cash, consolidating 6 system reports across 4 cross-functional teams to bridge upstream–downstream process gaps and increase business launch planning efficiency by 20%.
  • Identified and documented key gaps between payment accounting requirements and operational capabilities, creating a comprehensive requirements blueprint leveraged by internal controls, SOX, payment operations, and fintech teams to drive process enhancements and automation, including the development of a processor-level dashboard as the authoritative accounting source.
  • Enhanced a B2B AR revenue reconciliation framework to incorporate both pull and push payment collection methods, improving accuracy, reducing unexpected adjustments, and lowering forecast variance across all B2B revenue streams.
  • Automated intercompany settlement journal entries to handle growing volumes of onshoring-related transactions, eliminating 5+ manual journals and saving 4 staff hours monthly while improving accuracy and close efficiency.
  • Leadership & Collaboration
  • Scaled the accounting team from 3 to 19 members by expanding scope from financial products to global operations and integrating offshore shared services into the U.S. function, ensuring compliance with onshore licensing requirements and strengthening entity-level accuracy across EMEA and APAC entities.
  • Nominated by CAO leadership as a key contributor to a best-practice playbook redefining offshore teams as strategic partners in the U.S. accounting function; expanded roles from routine tasks to complex accounting processes, doubling capacity at 50% of U.S. staffing costs for equally qualified talent.

Head of Finance and Accounting

LL Pay U.S., LLC
06.2017 - 07.2019
  • Company Overview: Subsidiary of LianLian DigiTech Inc., a leading, publicly traded payment company in China
  • Built the accounting and finance function from the ground up, overseeing month-end close, U.S. GAAP financial reporting, FP&A, treasury, tax planning, transfer pricing, budgeting, and cash flow forecasting, and successfully completing two years of clean audit reporting.
  • Led the refinement of Money Services Business (MSB) licensing documentation — aligning business model descriptions with financial projections after identifying gaps in the initial draft — and coordinated with business leaders, legal counsel, and compliance teams, securing approvals in all 50 U.S. states within nine months.
  • Established business planning frameworks and financial systems to launch U.S. operations and support long-term growth objectives.
  • Trained China-based staff in the U.S. GAAP standards, improving cross-border reporting accuracy and ensuring compliance with U.S. and international requirements.
  • Monitored cash balances and forecasts, securing equity funding from the parent company to sustain operational growth and strategic initiatives.
  • Implemented monitoring processes to maintain ongoing compliance with state statutory requirements and regulatory reporting for money transmission.
  • Identified and validated U.S. market opportunities through targeted research and stakeholder engagement, informing strategic and financial planning.

Sr. SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting

PayPal Inc. & Xoom as a PayPal Service
03.2014 - 06.2017
  • Prepared 10-K, 10-Q, and earnings releases for a Fortune 500 payment leader with $XXB+ annual revenue, collaborating with CFO, Controller, Legal, Investor Relations, and auditors to ensure timely, accurate, and strategically aligned SEC-compliant filings.
  • Developed technical accounting memos for complex transactions under ASC 718, ASC 350, ASC 842, and other GAAP standards, enabling accurate financial reporting and clear operational guidance.
  • Reviewed legal contracts to identify accounting risks and documented GAAP-compliant treatments, mitigating potential misstatements and audit issues.
  • Researched and implemented accounting treatments for unusual events—such as ASC 420 restructuring and SBC tax recharge—while monitoring and applying new U.S. GAAP guidance to ensure ongoing compliance.
  • Improved SEC reporting efficiency by 20% by automating XBRL and disclosure processes through Workiva and Merrill Bridge.

Senior Associate – Audit & Valuation

Grant Thornton, LLP
01.2010 - 02.2014
  • Executed audit engagements for public companies and pre-IPO clients, including S-1 filings, assessing financial statements and internal controls to ensure GAAP compliance and readiness for public offerings.
  • Developed technical accounting analyses and valuation models under ASC 820 Fair Value Measurement, ASC 350 goodwill impairment, ASC 805 purchase price allocation, and 409A valuation, ensuring accurate and compliant reporting of complex fair value transactions in line with U.S. GAAP and audit standards.
  • Reviewed and analyzed key corporate agreements—including loan, warrant, and M&A purchase agreements—to extract critical data for valuation and accounting treatment.
  • Designed and built a 16-scenario financial valuation model for a major construction project, incorporating macroeconomic variables and financing terms to capture the full complexity and dynamics of potential business outcomes.
  • Managed multiple projects and team members, consistently delivering high-quality results under tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy and strong client relationships.

Staff Accountant

Timpson Garcia LLP
01.2009 - 12.2009
  • Prepared individual, corporate, partnership, and trust tax returns, responding to IRS inquiries to ensure compliance and resolve discrepancies
  • Audited and compiled financial statements for manufacturing, real estate, and nonprofit clients, ensuring accuracy and adherence to GAAP

Education

Master of Business Administration - Accounting

California State University, East Bay
Hayward, CA
03.2009

Bachelor of Business and Economics - Finance

Anhui University of Finance and Economics
07.2006

Skills

  • NetSuite, Oracle, SQL, Tableau, Workiva, Merrill Bridge, Financial Modeling, Excel, PowerPoint, Pivot Table, SAP, PeopleSoft, Bloomberg, Capital IQ, XBRL

Certification

CPA

Timeline

Controller

Wealthfront Inc.
02.2024 - 07.2025

Senior Accounting Manager – Revenue & Payment Accounting

Uber Technologies, Inc.
07.2019 - 09.2023

Head of Finance and Accounting

LL Pay U.S., LLC
06.2017 - 07.2019

Sr. SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting

PayPal Inc. & Xoom as a PayPal Service
03.2014 - 06.2017

Senior Associate – Audit & Valuation

Grant Thornton, LLP
01.2010 - 02.2014

Staff Accountant

Timpson Garcia LLP
01.2009 - 12.2009

Bachelor of Business and Economics - Finance

Anhui University of Finance and Economics

Master of Business Administration - Accounting

California State University, East Bay

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