Janet Chen Mba Cpa Email & Phone Number

Fishers, Indiana, Us

Lead a team of 12 accountants, overseeing the corporate and project accounting, AP, and procurement operations. interpret and enforce compliance of ASC606 revenue recognition. Marshal successful and timely M&A due diligence, ERP migration and integration for the accounting side of the house.• Improved and enhanced internal control (from practically non-existent).• Enhanced treasury management by creating daily cash reporting and weekly cash flows projection, thereby gaining visibility, and optimizing cash position in addition to earning interest income for the 1st time in company history.• Expedited AR cash collection, reducing AR Aging >60 Days Past Due to less than 1.6% from about 5.3%. • Led first ever clean audit for the company by initiating and implementing various internal controls.

Tampa, Florida, Us

Led a team of 5 accountants, including an accounting manager that oversaw the accounting operations of the North Carolina and South Carolina region.• Improved and enhanced internal control by process improvements via eliminating bottlenecks.• Streamlined month end close process and days.

Somerset, Nj, Us

Built the accounting and finance department from ground up in addition to leading accounting operation that oversees 4 different product lines.• Initiated and implemented desktop procedures where there were none before• Collaborated with E&Y to save more than $200K in business personal property tax; streamlined site AR collection with AR SS and reduced DSO by more than 50%• Performed revenue and backlog analysis and documentation process and internal controls.• Trained all accounting and finance staff in accounting and reporting system.• Ensured timely and accurate monthly and quarterly closing per GAAP and financial reporting and co-led in ERP accounting system migration and upgrade project.

• Specialize on turning around a company's finance/ accounting, improve processes and drive results• Help small to medium size companies create, implement and improve accounting and financial functions to drive company success in a holistic & collaborative manner• Tracking industry trends• Participating in industry discussions

Durham, North Carolina, Us

Lead financial operations in India, Kenya, Iraq and Rwanda for a startup healthcare management company located in US. Engineered alternative payment methods and created revenue generation proposals. Created internal controls and completed prior years’ audits for various countries and entities. Concluding audits for prior year audit in less than six months and negotiated lower fees. Uncovered embezzlement via financial analyses. Created and implemented revenue recognition policy for US, India and Kenya. Saved potential $60K VAT via proper application of revenue recognition. Responsible for contract management, month end closing, financial analyses.

Optimize the company's finance / accounting functions and promote company's growth

Morrisville, North Carolina, Us

Responsible for maximization of company's resources and their optimal utilization in addition to providing decision-making information to top management. Oversaw all subsidiary's financial operations, including but not limited to payroll and international subsidiary's financials, month end closing, financial analyses, and contract management in addition to facilitation of SEC reporting.* Initiated and implemented revenue recognition and SOX compliance policies & procedures for US and China where there was none in existence before;* Saved 40% of auditor's planned audit time and fees spent;* Facilitated in post-merger and acquisition activities in both the seller and buyer side;* Oversaw international (China) and domestic accounting and finance operations;* Expedited cash flows by enacting a process that proactively reaching out to customers and reducing the past due percentage from 55% to around 10% of total accounts receivable.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Us

Responsible for developing, monitoring, and budgetary measures; performing financial analyses to support strategic planning; developing/implementing business policies, procedures to meet the program’s financial goals/objectives; collaborating with Fiscal Services, Decision Support, Revenue Cycle Management, Managed Care and Patient Accounting to ensure proper reporting of costs and charges, interpretation and compliance with transplant insurance contracts and analyses of fiscal performance. * Obtained Lean Six Sigma Yellow & Blue Belt certification in addition to Cost Report training;* Trained staff of six on new system (EPIC) and created desktop procedures for said new system pertinent to our tasks;* Performed process improvement on financial coordination work flow and reduced insurance verification days from more than 60 to average of less than 10 days. Also, completed Cost Report 1.5 months prior to deadline which was the first time for the department.

Oversaw approximate $5 million budget and managed all aspects of accounting and finance, treasury, payroll activities; strategic business planning; budgeting including capital expenditures; forecasting; risk management; financial analyses & reporting (ad hoc); merger & acquisition activity (seller side); business line profitability analyses; month end closing & accounts reconciliations; audit & tax return coordination; trend analyses; cash flows projection model creation; operations / sales support; process improvement, initiatives development & implementation; maintained and upgraded ERP accounting system; GAAP accounting policies / procedures development & implementation; accounting / financial system maintenance; accounts payables / accounts receivables / travel & entertainment and accrual (including PTO accrual) expenses management; human resources, payroll & fixed assets management & accounting; preparing & conducting physical inventories; revenue recognition; banking / vendors/ contract management and 401K audit and accounting. * Increased revenue by more than $220K (approximately 10% of total revenue of a major customer) – via application of my strong accounting, analytical and problem solving skills;* Developed strategic budgeting model to differentiate business line profitability & thereby increasing line profitability by 200%;* Spear-headed process improvements for month end close, accounts reconciliations by 50% (from 10 days to 5); * Created cash flows projection model to optimize company’s cash flows and maximize interest revenue by more than 50% (PWL);* Structured and facilitated in successful sales of company (seller side of merger and acquisition); * Led ERP accounting system and ADP PCPayroll upgrade in addition to presenting IT related options; * Initiated and implemented accounting policies and procedures.

Managed all aspects of corporate accounting/finance activities such budgeting, financial analyses and profitability analyses & reporting; month end closing & accounts reconciliations; SOX compliance; process improvement, development & implementation; IT projects involvement (accounting system upgrade); accounts receivables management; revenue recognition; fixed assets accounting and management; human resources (HR) personnel hiring & training; accrual expenses management; unclaimed properties and property taxes reporting & management; external & internal audit coordination and management in addition to tax support and cash management. Led a team of 13.* Established an accounting department from ground up to ensure timely & accurate financial reporting integrity;* Initiated, developed and implemented Sarbanes-Oxley controls specifically related to accounting policies & procedures;* Improved month end closing and accounts reconciliations by 50% (from 10 days to 5);* Involved in and coordinated ERP accounting system upgrade;* Implemented cross-training to empower employees, saved personnel cost and to ensure continuity

Accounting And Finance

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Accounting And Finance

Education record

Associate'S Degree, English