Christopher Chan Email & Phone Number

Denver, CO, US

New York, NY, US

Holmdel, NJ, US

• Responsible for facilitating month-end close by preparing balance sheet reconciliations, manual journal adjustments, and financial statements for management.
• Work closely with Financial Planning & Analysis team to ensure consistent reporting and recording of transactions between budget and actual figures.
• Take lead on ad hoc projects such as recording purchase accounting entries for a newly acquired company and the re-mapping and conversion of financial statements into the parent company’s format.
• Maintain rolling 13-week cash analysis to track business spending and ensure the company maintains adequate cash levels to satisfy operational needs.

New York, NY, US

• Led audit engagement teams in designing and performing substantive audit procedures in various industries such as retail, consumer manufacturing, and engineering services.
• Evaluated the design, implementation, and operating effectiveness of internal controls for a SEC regulated company to identify gaps or weaknesses in the control environment.
• Reviewed and tied out quarterly and year-end financial statements and footnotes to supporting schedules to ensure accurate and appropriate presentation.
• Helped younger staff members set goals and expectations for upcoming audit engagements, then provided constructive feedback at the end of the engagement to aid in technical development and personal growth.
• Advised client management on proper application of US GAAP reporting standards related to improper expense recognition and overstatement of current liabilities, resulting in correcting adjustments recorded by management.
• Performed analytic analysis over changes in balance sheet and income statement accounts to identify and understand significant drivers of financial performance for interim and year-end periods.

New York, NY, US

• Tested payroll transactions in order to verify that client eTime payroll system matched records on hand and that proper signoff occurred.
• Ensured funding from government grants were being appropriately spent in accordance with grant terms and in connection with approved vendors.

Lawrence Township, NJ, US

• Conducted Sarbanes-Oxley testing on over 40 controls for Capital Markets, Cash Management and International Treasury
• Assisted in preparing financial control information for annual Deloitte & Touche Walkthrough

New York, NY, US

• Assisted in Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing by creating testing spreadsheets and SOX workpaper binders
• Updated financial controls, test procedures and tests results in the SOX (FCM) system