Jade Xiao is an ambitious M.S. in Accounting candidate seeking an accounting, taxation, or auditing position. She has a Bachelor's in Accounting from Chongqing University of Technology and one year of experience in auditing and tax with CPA firms in China. Currently pursuing her Master's from Hofstra University with a 3.64 GPA. She has held internships with Deloitte in tax and Kaihong Certified Public Accountants in audit. She also volunteers with the IRS and is Vice President of the Chinese Students & Scholars Association at Hofstra.

1. JADE (YU) XIAO
303 Main St, Hempstead, NY11550 (516) 395-5402 yxiao10@pride.hofstra.edu
PROFILE
Ambitious M.S in accounting candidate with Bachelor in accounting and one year experience in auditing and tax
with CPA firms, Tax Intern with Deloitte. Strong work ethic, excellent attention to detail and constantly meet
tight deadlines. Seeking Accounting, Taxation and Auditing positions
EDUCATION
Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
Master of Science in Accounting GPA: 3.64 / 4.0 Expected May 2016
• Coursework: Individual Income Tax, Income Tax for Business Entities, Advanced Accounting and
Practice, Financial Reporting Analysis, Auditing Theory, Government and No Profit Accounting
College of Accounting, Chongqing University of Technology Chongqing, China
Bachelor of Accounting GPA: 3.02 / 4.0 June 2013
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Internal Revenue Service Valley Stream, NY
Volunteer Income Tax Assistant (VITA) Feb 2015 – Apr 2015
• Completed 16 hours of professional tax training, and acquired advanced VITA/TCE Certification
• Employed 7 hours per week to prepare federal and state personal income tax returns by using TaxWise,
researched tax codes and provided tax consulting to clients regarding on their eligible deductions and credits
• Helped claim tax deductions and credits by interviewing and understanding clients’ specific situation to
determine most favorable filling status and received more than $3000 tax refund for clients
Deloitte & Touche LLP China Chongqing, China
Tax Intern Jan 2015 – Feb 2015
• Prepared day-to-day routine working papers, and helped evaluate new clients by assessing quality risk and
credit history
• Participated in 2 business projects with senior associates, understand clients ‘strategies and how industry and
economic trends affect their business. Helped clients improve tax compliance while reducing tax risk with
relevant regulations
• Read and updated newly released tax laws and regulations, categorized and numbered by different issues into
Deloitte reference workbook
Kaihong Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd Chongqing, China
Audit Associate July 2013 – Feb 2014
• Assisted senior manager through auditing planning, fieldwork conducting, audit report drafting, and follow-
up reviewing
• Conducted compliance audits for 2 state-owned enterprises and their subsidiaries by reviewing their
contractual agreements to ensure adherence to proper accounting principles, and evaluated the effectiveness
of internal control policies, and recommended areas of improvement
• Participated in 15 annual audit projects assigned by State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration
Commission of the State Council, analyzed annual financial data using Excel spreadsheets to identify
potential audit risks and accounting issues. Contributed to detect misstatements and adjusted the amounts at
acceptable level in financial reports
LEADERSHIP
Chinese Students & Scholars Association (CSSA) Hempstead, NY
Vice President Sep 2015 – Present
• Recruited over 100 members that doubled club membership with promotional campaign
• Assisted the president by communicating with other members. Successfully organized new student orientation,
basketball league, Mid- Autumn Festival and Spring Festival Evening Gala
CERTIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
• Qualified AICPA examiner with 150 credits, pursing CPA certification
• VITA/TCE Advanced Certification
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Fluent in English and Chinese (Mandarin)