Susan Chen Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

• Review customer contracts and other transactions and ensure/document the proper accounting in accordance with ASC 606 or other relevant accounting standards.• Recommend, document and implement processes and controls to facilitate the proper accounting of revenue and other contracts.• Assist in the implementation of policies and procedures across departments to comply with the requirements of ASC 606.• Participate in month end closing work, as assigned, including the preparation and/or review of journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations. • Collaborate with stakeholders in revenue and operating departments to foster communication, learn about new contracts and products, improve processes and controls, and to ensure the accuracy of accounting, reporting and analysis. • Assist in researching accounting questions related to internal and external reporting issues to ensure that financial results are reported in an accurate manner consistent with the Company’s policies and procedures and accounting guidelines.• Compile information requests from the Company’s external auditors in connection with their audit of the Company’s financial statements Support Sarbanes-Oxley requirements including participation in quarterly and annual assessments, testing, review and remediation of test exceptions.• Participate in the process to file the Company’s Form 10-Q/10-K with the SEC. Ensure that the 10-Q/10-K meet GAAP/SEC requirements. Prepare and analyze information to support financial statements.• Participate in the process to complete the Company’s earnings release and related analyses in connection with the quarterly analyst conference call.

New York, United States

• Oversee Accounts Payable & payroll, approve vouchers and monitor expenses including the 3rd party attorney’s collection fee to ensure budget under control.• Perform monthly closing including China Website, expense variance/ FTE analysis & create annual budget and forecast.• Approve key Corp balance sheet accounts reconciliations, i.e. AP trade accrual & legal fee accrual• Approve monthly billing and billing adjustments for NYT.com to ensure internal controls in place • Oversee credit desk of approving insertion orders for Newspaper and NYT.com• Liaise different business units to coordinate business issues and improve processes • Participate NYT special projects, Sarbanes Oxley, system updates and various internal and external audits.• Proficient in Microsoft office, PeopleSoft, Essbase and various AR systems

New York, United States

• Performed analysis for senior management on Marketing Services expenses and variances. • Created budgets and forecasts on monthly basis for senior management.• Participated the implementation of Sarbanes Oxley policies and procedures related to revenue streams• Prepared monthly closing including journal entry and accruals.