Jessica (Shisi) Peng Email & Phone Number

Santa Barbara, California, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Led the completion of operational accounting, budgeting, and financial planning and forecasting for the company.
• Transformed the company’s accounting function from basic, cash-based bookkeeping completed by an outsourced accounting firm to full accrual-based, ASC 606 compliant, financial reporting performed entirely in-house in.
• Implemented a quarterly budgeting process with participation from 15+ departments to allow for more accurate financial planning and forecasting.
• Pursued collection of company’s overdue accounts receivables, collecting over $2M of outstanding invoices aged between six months and two years.
• Performed the implementation of sophisticated Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) to automate monthly accounting close and enhance the planning and forecasting capabilities of the finance team.
• Acted as the system implementer for the entire implementation with only limited support from outside implementation consultant, despite having no prior experience working with the selected EPM system or implementing.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US

• Oversaw a team of three senior internal auditors in carrying out internal audit testing across 14 different ABF North America subsidiaries, all consumer goods/food manufacturing companies varying in size/revenue
• Performed detailed review/ testing/ reperformance of all financial processes, including planning, forecasting, month-end close, purchase to pay, sales to cash, and cash management
• Obtained an intimate understanding of what good business processes look like for manufacturing companies of various sizes (ranging from >$500 million to <$10 million in annual revenue)
• Led the ABF North America Internal Audit department
• Prepared the annual internal audit plan and annual department budget based on the plan,
• Monitored the progress of internal audit plan completion,

• Looked for potential acquisition targets within North America for Chinese companies looking for accretive investment opportunities
• Managed US side of the company's operations

London, GB

• Manager, Advisory Services (Oct 2013 – Jul 2014)
• Led 8 Advisory projects (with a total of 10+ direct and indirect reports) simultaneously
• Managed project budget, including budget forecasting, budget versus actual monitoring, and post-completion reporting
• Fostered and maintained productive long-term relationships with over 30 client personnel
• Received consistent “Exceed Expectations” quality rating on projects completed without any time or budget overrun
• Served as trusted advisor to clients and team members on complex technical issues

New York, NY, US

• Independently performed review of client’s financial statements with only limited guidance from firm partner
• Performed compilation of client’s financial statements based on raw transaction data

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategic Management And Finance

Master’S Degree, Information Systems

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Accounting