Zhiyi (Zoey) He
Seattle,WA
Summary
Results-driven finance professional specializing in accounts payable and financial reporting, with a strong emphasis on streamlining processes and managing vendor relationships. Demonstrated success in leading teams to enhance workflows while ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Recognized for maintaining precise financial records and driving organizational efficiency through analytical skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Account Payable Supervisor
Saadia Group LLC
Seattle, USA
08.2024 - Current
- Lead a team of 3 AP staff supporting two company entities
- Supervised and trained the team to ensure effective AP processing and compliance with GAAP regulations as well as company specific policies
- The team handles 100 invoices weekly at peak time
- Prepared weekly payment proposals along with longer-term AP cashflow forecasting for company CEO and partners
- Managed freight, credit card and an oversea office (China) expense reconciliations for expense optimization
- Discovered and highlighted a saving opportunity and eventually the company was able to get a ~30% reduction on freight rate
- Proactively maintained a good relationship with multiple vendors to reduce frictions between the company and them in terms of payments
- Retrospectively investigated and resolved aged deposits, invoices and credit memos to maintain a clean ledger
- Cleared all unresolved AP records as old as 5 years
Staff Accountant
Saadia Group LLC
Seattle, USA
09.2021 - 05.2024
- Conducted reconciliation between banking and company accounting system for two company entities, totaling up to ~1000 transactions on a monthly basis
- Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and sales commission reports
- Addressed audit requests and third-party inquires
- Initiated and temporarily managed all aspects of accounting (including Account Payable, Account Receivable and General Ledger) of a new company entity for half months solely and ensured a smooth hand over to another accounting firm
Account Receivable
Saadia Group LLC
Seattle, USA
12.2019 - 08.2021
- Recorded customer ACH and checks
- Prepared monthly AR closing reports
- Assisted the AR manager with credit insurance projections by doing data queries
- Monitored customer accounts to ensure timely payments and resolution of overdue balances
Junior Accountant Receivable
Wheel Mart New York, Inc.
South Plainfield, USA
07.2018 - 12.2019
- Issued and recorded receipts of customer payments (cash, check, ACH and credit card)
- Monitored customer accounts and did adjustments when needed
- Resolved inventory discrepancies spanning five years after an accounting system migration
- Collaborated with financial teams in partner companies to keep accounting systems data up to date
Education
Master of Science - Analytics
Harrisburg University
Harrisburg, PA12.2021
Master of Science - Accounting
Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ05.2018
Bachelor - Financial Management
Sichuan Agriculture University
Chengdu, China06.2012
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Oracle-SQL
- SAP Business One
- QuickBooks
- R studio
- ERP systems expertise
- General ledger maintenance
- Month-end closing
- Cash flow management
- Training and mentoring
- GAAP compliance
- Monthly / quarterly / year end reports
Timeline
Account Payable Supervisor
Saadia Group LLC
08.2024 - Current
Staff Accountant
Saadia Group LLC
09.2021 - 05.2024
Account Receivable
Saadia Group LLC
12.2019 - 08.2021
Junior Accountant Receivable
Wheel Mart New York, Inc.
07.2018 - 12.2019
Master of Science - Analytics
Harrisburg University
Master of Science - Accounting
Seton Hall University
Bachelor - Financial Management
Sichuan Agriculture University
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