Jason zhang msa at smu cox-resume

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1. Jason (Xinghui) Zhang
Dallas, TX · [phone] · [email protected]
EDUCATION
Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business Dallas, TX
Master of Science, Accounting May 2017
Cumulative GPA: 3.623/4.00
CPA Eligible: Spring 2017
 Merit scholarship
Guangdong University of Finance & Economics Guangzhou, China
Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting Jun 2016
Cumulative GPA certified by WES: 3.68/4.00
 Awarded scholarship for exemplary leadership, involvement and academics
EXPERIENCE
Habitat for Humanity Restore Plano, TX
Business Intern Jan 2017 – Present
 Analyze current sales data and recommend related discount strategies to operations manager, increasing nearly 15% of
total sales and 50% of individual sales
 Develop effective, long-term, sustainable inventory management procedures, including reclassifying categories,
improving tracking procedures, and implementing the use of bar codes; resulted in a 20% reduction of Inventory
Manager’s time and a 50% reduction of human errors
 Price donation items in a more objective and quantitative way and correct the price of up to 40% undervalued items
Union Power LLP Guangzhou, China
Audit Intern Jan 2016 – Mar 2016
 Audited 10 accounts of publicly-traded companies including revenue, COGS, inventory and accounts receivable
 Communicated proactively with clients and teammates regrading evidence and documents for test accounts, confirmed
client compliance with applicable accounting standards and identified two material misstatements in the tax and revenue
accounts
 Inquired about nonrecurring transactions and performed recalculations using external resources
 Inspected the validity and completeness of records and prepared working papers and trial balances
McDonald's APMEA (Asia-Pacific; Middle East; Africa) Financial Shared Services Center Guangzhou, China
Payable Accounting Intern Oct 2015 – Jan 2016
 Responsible for invoice payments from Hong Kong stores, examined six key areas on invoices to identify the validity of
transactions, and contacted store managers about questionable details on 10 invoices on average each day
 Performed qualitative analysis to match invoices with corresponding payable accounts; also executed quantitative
analysis to clarify the amount of each account
 Recorded journal entries on accounting system and completed approximately 60 vouchers each day, bearing less than
10% errors
Citibank Guangzhou, China
Young Talent Program Aug 2014
 Attended a 7-day finance training program; learned about the analysis of global market, foreign exchange, mutual funds,
structured products and real estate
 Analyzed the trend of the pound in 2014 and created a report demonstrating that the British economic recovery during
the first half of 2014 was responsible for the appreciation of the pound
 Designed a viable wealth investment project; analyzed a client case based on its financial statements and demonstrated
that the client emphasized risks control and knew little about other securities
LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES
Guangdong University of Finance & Economics Guangzhou, China
Student Mentor Aug 2013 – Jun 2016
 Assisted 60+ freshmen with registration and dormitory and class enrollment; introduced the campus, students
organizations and facilities
 Participated in class construction, including a vote for the class committee and review for class activity plans
 Served as a tutor and career advisor for each student; maintained relationships throughout their education
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office (Excel, Power Point, Word)
Interests: Guitar, badminton, photography, trip planning and traveling
Volunteer: Serve for the elderly in Guangzhou, China (Sep 2012 – Jun 2014)
Leadership: Student leadership Group at SMU MSA program