Kei Sakata Email and Phone Number

Century Group is an executive recruiting and professional staffing firm providing top-tier accounting and finance talent to start-up, mid-market and Fortune 500 enterprises on a direct hire, temporary and temp-to-hire basis. Our specialized focus, extensive talent network and 30 years of experience ensure we’ll deliver the right professional – fast.

• Performed year-end audits and annual reviews from planning to wrap-up for private companies in distribution and construction industries• Evaluated integrity of financial statements and internal controls; assessed financial risk; designed and executed audit procedures in accordance with GAAS• Drafted financial statements and note/disclosures to financial statements for various clients in accordance with GAAP• Served as an in-charge accountant for various firm audit/review… Show more • Performed year-end audits and annual reviews from planning to wrap-up for private companies in distribution and construction industries• Evaluated integrity of financial statements and internal controls; assessed financial risk; designed and executed audit procedures in accordance with GAAS• Drafted financial statements and note/disclosures to financial statements for various clients in accordance with GAAP• Served as an in-charge accountant for various firm audit/review engagements, which included managing staff members, and liaising between the audit manager, partner, and client personnel • Managed all stages of audits, creating schedules, establishing requirements, documenting methodologies, meeting with clients, and aggregating and examining data• Proactively interacted with key client’s management to gather information, identify problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements• Managed multiple tasks (staff/project management, own projects) while upholding efficiency and high level of detail• Effectively communicated with the client and sought timely feedback to maximize clients’ satisfactions while improving audit efficiency by organizing and closely monitoring open items• Advised team members on how to communicate with clients to resolve issues and ultimately achieve reporting deadlines Show less

- Promoted awareness of Wiley CPAexcel on campus- Coordinated educational presentations given by Wiley professionals for over 50 students- Collaborated and liaised with Wiley representatives and faculty members to hold events for students

- Lead discussions with 5 to10 students about key concepts to further comprehend the course material and providing guidance from thorough lesson plans - Raised student’s grades by 10-15% from ensuring their understanding through communication and everyone’s involvement throughout the session

- Assisted data warehouse construction and system integration for small to midsize Japanese companies using MySQL, Oracle(SQL Plus), Sage100 and Microsoft Excel