Virginia Hong, Cpa, Ca Email & Phone Number

United States

Newport Beach, California

• Supervise the operations accounting group with processing wires, capital calls and distributions
• Prepare and oversee cash reporting process on daily basis; ensure adequate funds available and implement process improvements; and create efficiencies by saving preparation time
• Streamline entity’s year-end close template and reduce preparation time from a week to a few hours
• Document process flowcharts for operations and financial reporting processes; compile and document desktop procedures for key components
• Build reports for CRM using SSRS Report builder for executives to gain access to financials real-time
• Prepare valuations, annual report, Moody’s survey, quarterly packages, dashboards and graphs

Irvine, California

• Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, management reports, upload forecast, variance analysis, document process flowcharts, regulatory reporting, operations accounting and reporting

Irvine, CA

• Supervise the month-end close process for parent company and its subsidiaries
• Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations and financial reporting package
• Lead Corporate Reporting Team in compilation of Annual Operating Plans
• Assist the Corporate Controller in providing the Board and Management with necessary financial and operating information
• Streamline reporting processes in order to increase reliability and enhance turnaround time
• Supervise the preparation of both internal and external audit schedules and supporting documentation

Orange, California

• Manage a team of staff/senior accountants responsible for preparing or analyzing monthly balance sheet reconciliations and other ad-hoc reports
• Participate in month-end close, including the review of recurring and adjusting journal entries
• Create and update monthly management reports as needed. Analyze and interpret complex accounting records or financial statements
• Assist the Assistant Controller and Controller with analyses or projects
• Work directly with other departments to coordinate the gathering of information necessary for compliance and other projects
• Select, develop, mentor and counsel employees and share knowledge as needed or requested

Irvine, CA

• Assisted with month-end close; prepared and posted journal entries; completed reconciliations
• Prepared quarterly and annual financial 10Q/10K SEC filings
• Participated in Epicor conversion project; by assisting with multiple general ledger mappings
• Streamlined financial reporting packages and reduced time to pull information by more than 2 days
• Researched and completed bank reconciliations; outstanding for over 6 months
• Prepared consolidated financial statements and eliminated intercompany balances

• Handled month-end processes and ensured timely remittance of monthly financial reports
• Produced necessary financial reports to adequately and accurately provide financial information to management and other interested parties
• Reviewed monthly journal entries, financial reports and performed P&L variance analysis to ensure successful completion of every month-end close process
• Streamlined processes and analyses, provided improved support packages for Operations Group
• Supervised, trained and mentored accounting staff
• Improved financial reporting and process, eliminated redundancy, reduced reliance on various sources; increased efficiency by 20%

• Prepared annual and quarterly reports to debt holders
• Prepared quarter-end and year-ended financial statements and supporting schedules
• Completed quarterly audit schedules and SEC documents - Form 10K
• Analyzed and reported monthly gross margin analysis for stabilized and lease-up communities
• Provided trend analysis of rental growth: collected rental revenue, average occupancy and number of units in renovation
• Re-designed investment summary of the units in construction vs. units to be delivered, compared actual to plan

• Provided financial analyst support to operational and divisional managers, met revenue, gross profit and utilization targets
• Prepared financial forecasts and plans on a monthly basis to divisional managers, while adhering to US corporate guidelines such as target profit margins
• Analyzed and reported monthly profitability of various business units
• Delivered feedback to team for any risks or opportunities on revenue and expenses; ensured forecasted figures met on a monthly basis
• Supported management’s ad-hoc requests for analysis of contracts’ profitability status
• Prepared monthly balance sheet reconciliations and identified risks and opportunities

• Provided timely and accurate financial data for technical consulting services
• Reviewed accounting functions and improved the financial reporting process
• Advised on accounting issues to the financial analysts; resulted in immediate implementation of recommendations
• Led high quality analysis and reporting process improvements on the income statement and balance sheet; enhanced understanding & reliability to Upper Management
• Assisted in reducing material aging inventory items on the balance sheet resulting in increased cash flow
• Prepared monthly reconciliations and identified risks/opportunities

• Planned and supervised certified audits for clients in the retail, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and financial services industries
• Prepared clients’ consolidated financial statements, including required note disclosures, in accordance with GAAP
• Reviewed and evaluated internal accounting controls and drafted management letters, recommending operational improvements
• Conducted compliance and substantive testing
• Prepared client corporate tax returns

• Planned and supervised certified audits for clients in the retail and real estate industries
• Prepared clients’ financial statements, including required note disclosures in accordance with GAAP
• Conducted compliance and substantive testing

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