Ping Chen Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Wayne, NJ

• Assist Finance VP in developing annual budget, and monthly forecast while also examining actual monthly performance.
• Managed 15+ financial / operational reports on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis.
• Analyze financial and operational results versus forecast and budget, investigate variances and communicate findings to management team.
• Assist in preparation of financial and strategic presentation materials for monthly/quarterly management meetings.
• Work independently to model complex scenarios, document system problems and resolutions for future improvements with financial emphasis.
• Month-end closing, post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded including revenue, cost, intercompany expense charges, warranty reserve, inventory reserve, AP accruals, deferred.

New York, NY

• Manage AR and timely resolve payment issues to make sure payments are made on time, analyze and review financial statement for new and existing customer.
• Negotiated with factoring / insurance company finance VP to grant maximum credit limit to support sales.
• Maintained accurate Customer Master Data and assign invoices to respective factors via SAP, when necessary.
• Reviewed orders on credit hold for release, balance daily factor assigned receivables.
• Investigated non-factored customers prior to requesting insurance coverage, inclusive of trade and bank references, trade agency requests, and financial information.

Fort Lee, NJ

• Reviewed files to select delinquent accounts for collection efforts. Conduct follow up calls as necessary to collect past due outstanding invoices.
• Make recommendations for credit limits based on availability of credit insurance, trade references, third party sources, and other credit tools, as applicable.
• Collaborate with the business and margin team to ensure timely collection of receivables.
• Oversaw Cash application, apply or reconcile unapplied cash with open A/R balances, make sure all cash receipt are applied properly.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Science

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Science