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Hi please review below and determine if I'm a good fit for financial analyst/accting role thanks:
DUKE UNIVERSITY, THE FUQUA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Durham, NC
Master of Business Administration, May 2014. Concentration in Finance. #1 team winner of Lemons Pricing Competition
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, Richard Ivey School of Business, London, ON
Bachelor of Arts in Honours Business Administration, June 2007. Elected Finance Director for Taiwanese Association Club at Western. Served as Sergeant of Arms for Toastmasters’club. #1 winner of SABRE Marketing price strategy competition. #3 team winner of Merck case.
EXPERIENCE
April 2013-Aug 2013
ABACUS RENEWABLES LLC, Chantilly, United States
Project Finance Intern
• Constructed pro-forma models to assess over 10 international solar power projects in Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Japan and Ukraine and eventually helped company expand into Poland based on IRR calculation
• Produced reports by analyzing data gathered from resources, which led to a 5 MW investment in Turkey
• Supervised multinational EPC and coordinated construction plans for projects in Romania, reaching milestones 2 weeks ahead of schedule
• Selected Project Experience:
o Due diligence for 12.98 MW solar project in Romania
• Performed due diligence and analyzed country risk to successfully obtain Green Certificates
o Contract negotiation and legal compliance for all four projects in Romania
• Successfully increased electricity price by 25% and doubled agreement period
o M&A and corporate restructuring
• Acquired company in Bulgaria to fulfill tax triangular simplification, saving $3M Euros
Jul 2010-May 2012
SIEMENS ENERGY, Taipei, Taiwan
Finance Manager
• Reviewed budget requests of over $52 M per year to enforce control, aligning target with actuals
• Redesigned pro-forma templates to simplify and improve efficiency, resulting in 60% accuracy gains
• Proposed pricing strategy through margin analysis, discount rates, and competitor analysis
• Successfully increased new project orders and maintained predicted margin of 15.6%
• Rotated to Industry business unit and corporate back office of Siemens entities to gain holistic exposure, as a result, built relationships across divisions to expedite information process flow
Sep 2007-May 2010
DELOITTE, Toronto, Ontario
Staff Accountant II, Manufacturing and Technology Division
• Consulted M-Flex with cross-functional teams and made international cost reductions, saving company $10 M
• Led team of 4 and supervised them through on-job-coaching to complete compliance duties on time
• Performed financial due diligence for foreign institutional investors in compliance with withholding regulations
• Estimated employee tax equalization costs and stock option taxes for high tech MNC clients to provide tax forecasts, winning clients from other big 4 accounting firms due to superior performance
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Social Consulting: Provided consultation in the area of marketing and financial forecasting for Career Edge, a non-profit organization that helps immigrants secure valuable internships
Social Volunteer: Volunteered for trail maintenance and irrigation management at Tenorio Park in Costa Rica
Street Dancer Entertainer: Performed live in front of 300 audiences for a choreographed street dancing show
DUKE UNIVERSITY, THE FUQUA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Durham, NC
Master of Business Administration, May 2014. Concentration in Finance. #1 team winner of Lemons Pricing Competition
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, Richard Ivey School of Business, London, ON
Bachelor of Arts in Honours Business Administration, June 2007. Elected Finance Director for Taiwanese Association Club at Western. Served as Sergeant of Arms for Toastmasters’club. #1 winner of SABRE Marketing price strategy competition. #3 team winner of Merck case.
EXPERIENCE
April 2013-Aug 2013
ABACUS RENEWABLES LLC, Chantilly, United States
Project Finance Intern
• Constructed pro-forma models to assess over 10 international solar power projects in Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Japan and Ukraine and eventually helped company expand into Poland based on IRR calculation
• Produced reports by analyzing data gathered from resources, which led to a 5 MW investment in Turkey
• Supervised multinational EPC and coordinated construction plans for projects in Romania, reaching milestones 2 weeks ahead of schedule
• Selected Project Experience:
o Due diligence for 12.98 MW solar project in Romania
• Performed due diligence and analyzed country risk to successfully obtain Green Certificates
o Contract negotiation and legal compliance for all four projects in Romania
• Successfully increased electricity price by 25% and doubled agreement period
o M&A and corporate restructuring
• Acquired company in Bulgaria to fulfill tax triangular simplification, saving $3M Euros
Jul 2010-May 2012
SIEMENS ENERGY, Taipei, Taiwan
Finance Manager
• Reviewed budget requests of over $52 M per year to enforce control, aligning target with actuals
• Redesigned pro-forma templates to simplify and improve efficiency, resulting in 60% accuracy gains
• Proposed pricing strategy through margin analysis, discount rates, and competitor analysis
• Successfully increased new project orders and maintained predicted margin of 15.6%
• Rotated to Industry business unit and corporate back office of Siemens entities to gain holistic exposure, as a result, built relationships across divisions to expedite information process flow
Sep 2007-May 2010
DELOITTE, Toronto, Ontario
Staff Accountant II, Manufacturing and Technology Division
• Consulted M-Flex with cross-functional teams and made international cost reductions, saving company $10 M
• Led team of 4 and supervised them through on-job-coaching to complete compliance duties on time
• Performed financial due diligence for foreign institutional investors in compliance with withholding regulations
• Estimated employee tax equalization costs and stock option taxes for high tech MNC clients to provide tax forecasts, winning clients from other big 4 accounting firms due to superior performance
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Social Consulting: Provided consultation in the area of marketing and financial forecasting for Career Edge, a non-profit organization that helps immigrants secure valuable internships
Social Volunteer: Volunteered for trail maintenance and irrigation management at Tenorio Park in Costa Rica
Street Dancer Entertainer: Performed live in front of 300 audiences for a choreographed street dancing show