This candidate has over 3 years of experience in auditing and accounting. They have a MSc in Investment Management and BSc in Accounting and Finance. They have passed 9 ACA exams. Their most recent role was as an Auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers where they gained experience auditing various industries and coaching junior staff. They also have experience in part-time accounting roles providing bookkeeping services and interned at an online tutoring startup. They are proficient in English and Mandarin with skills in MS Office, Bloomberg, and other accounting software.

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Personal Profile
I am a focused, enthusiastic and confident auditing specialist. I am extremely passionate about
number analysis with primary experience in external auditing that has enhanced my technical
knowledge and communication skills.
Education
Cass business School, London, UK MSC Investment management 2016-2017
• Most relevant modules: Equity Analysis, Fixed Income, Portfolio Theory
• Applied Research Project: Smart Money in France Mutual Fund Market (73%)
University of Sussex, Brighton, UK BSC Accounting and Finance, 2:1 2013-2016
• Most relevant modules: Advanced Financial Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Financial Derivatives,
Banking and Finance, Statistics for Economics and Finance
• Relevant projects and assignments: business Strategy Report (75%), Statistics for Economics
and Finance: (73%), Audit group report: (68%).
Qualifications
• Passed 9 ACA papers, completed all the certificate level papers (6 papers) and 3 professional
level papers: Principles of Taxation, Management Information, business Technology and Finance,
Assurance, Accounting, Law, Financial Accounting and Reporting – IFRS, Audit and Assurance, Tax
Compliance
Professional experience
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Uxbridge, UK April 2018-March 2020
Auditor (Full time) 50 / 50 Accounts & Audit
• Different industry clients: DHL(CIPS), NextEnergy Solar Holdings Limited (CIPS), ASOS
PLC(CIPS), Bizagi Group Limited (Financial Services), Galliford Try PLC (CIPS), Siteminder
Distribution Limited (Consumer & Industrial Products & Services (CIPS)), The Continuity Company
Ltd(Financial Services)，BLK Energizer Group((CIPS)), Sony Europe Ltd(Technology, Media and
Telecommunications (TMT)), VESTEL UK LIMITED
2019 / AUDIT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)), Aramex (UK) Limited
(Consumer & Industrial Products & Services (CIPS)) .Received numerous good feedbacks from
these engagement teams.
• Demonstrated a really positive attitude to the work, and a genuine interest for all the FSLI areas
I worked before Derivatives, Accounts receivable, Allowance for doubtful accounts, Property, plant
and equipment, Investments in subsidiaries and affiliates, Accounts payable, Intercompany
accounts, Accruals, provisions and other liabilities, Equity, Revenue, Expenses, Cost of sales,
Operating expenses, Salaries/Payroll expense, Period-end Financial Reporting.
• Coached and provided guidance to junior team members on the execution of their specific tasks,
eg subsequent receipts testing which enabled the team run smoothly.
• Performed substantive testing of account balances using test of details and substantive analytical
procedures which helped the team to deliver a good quality auditing work.
• Helped on more challenging areas like Revenue FSLIs which required more judgement and
attention to details which helped the team to solve some difficult tasks.

2. • Reviewed client’s financial statements to ensure it is compliant with relevant reporting
frameworks such as IFRS and UK GAAP which helped the team to improve due diligence.
• Communicated with clients at planning stage by performing walking through testing and
obtained sufficient information to understand the entity (due diligence), as a result, helped the
team to perform subsequent tests smoothly.
• Undertook PwC development courses and other professional training to improve the professional
skills, consequently added professional value for the company.
• Utilized SAP to carry out revenue sampling and testing, noted that the differences between the
listing provided and the information within SAP, proceeded to obtain an explanation from the
client, consequently, knew how to carry out further searches within SAP and solved the
differences.
• Analysed the trend of different aged debts, communicated with client about the riskiest
customers which may become doubtful debts in order to perform the impairment assessment.
• Performing preliminary research on client’s business, the industry and the environment as well
as displaying risk assessment procedures which helped the team to decide the audit strategy and
approach in response to identified audit risks.
• Performed analytical procedures including industry trend, different FSLI trend, for example
revenue, substantive analytics- salaries/Payroll expense graph trend analysis and key financial
ratio analyses to analyze clients’ financial performance and to ensure all variances could be
appropriately explained through analyzing the statistical information and communicating with
clients.
Xiang & Co Accounting Services, London, UK June 2017-July 2017
Accountant (part-time)
• Recorded and categorized the bank statements and invoices in excel for each company’s input
and output VAT calculations which helps to decide this company is receive tax or pay tax.
• Checked and recorded accounting ledger for the company on a weekly basis, made pie charts
and some line graphs to compare different expenses which offered better and clear understanding
about company expenses and offered more cost-effective approach.
• Maintained active communication with bank and tax bureau regarding company financial
problems to ensure company’s transparent and accurate financial performance
AskiNow.com, Online Tutorial Start-up, London, UK Jul 2016–Sep2016
Accountant (Summer internship)
• Recorded accounting ledger for the company on a weekly basis which led to clearer
understanding about its main expenditures and revenue approaches
• Introduced company’s services by attending international postgraduate conference, successfully
sold the product to 23 clients
Additional information
Languages: English: Full working proficiency; Mandarin: Native
IT: MS office, Bloomberg, Morningstat, E-views, Stata
Clubs& Curricular actiavities:
• School opening ceremony speech: As a Chinese student representative, introduced new term’s
programmes and activities to all students, encouraged them to embrace the new term
• Chinese culture performance: Won the first prize in Chinese traditional festival performance with
a lively speech and performance style to spread Chinese traditional culture
• Visiting Sussex School Actives: Chinese student representative of the University of Sussex, took
some Chinese universities professors for campus tour to help them gain a great understanding of
the university
Language Cafe: Communicated with friends from different cultural backgrounds, which led me to
become more open-minded Interests: Swimming, reading and travelling