Hi all,
I'm looking for corporate finance related jobs. Any advice and inputs are highly welcome. Please let me know what my next career step should I take:
Wilson Kao 2410 West KnoxStreet, Durham, NC 27705 Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business, Durham, NC Master of Business Administration,May 2014. Concentrationin Finance. #1 team winner of Lemons Pricing Competition University of western ontario, Richard Ivey School ofBusiness, London, ON Bachelor of Science in Economics, June 2007. Elected Finance Director for TaiwaneseAssociation Club at Western. Served as Sergeant of Arms for Toastmasters’club.#1 winner of SABRE Marketing price strategy competition. #3 team winner ofMerck case. experience April 2011-Aug 2013 | Abacus renewables, Chantilly, United States Project Manager Intern
- Assessed investment decisions based on Internal Rate of Return (IRR) using data on green subsidies for various international solar power projects in Eastern European countries such as Poland, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine, as a result, helped company to expand into Poland
- Conducted market research by interviewing local lawyers and developers in Ecuador and Ukraine markets, thus compiled extensive reports to provide information on feasible solar power investments
- Performed due diligence including environmental assessment, certification reviews, geothermal projections and financing analysis for various solar power plants to determine the least risky projects, helped company choose a 3.5 MW project in Satu Mare of Romania
- Provided tax consultation and executed triangular simplification for EU transactions to avoid VAT taxes, saving company 3 million euros in tax expenses
| Jun 2010-April 2011 | siemens healthcare, Taipei, Taiwan Finance Manager
- Oversaw Mobility business unit’s functions and operations by reviewing claims of over 1 million USD per week and screening credit releases of over 400,000 USD per week, enforcing control on order inflow.
- Proposed pricing strategy through client due diligence, margin rates, discount rates, and competitor analysis. Successfully increased new project orders in July and maintained predicted margin of 15.6%.
- Managed marketing and sales activities to keep expenses within budget, thereby improving accuracy.
- Rotated to different business units and corporate back office of Siemens entities to gain holistic exposure.
| Sep 2007-May 2010 | Deloitte, Toronto, Ontario Staff Accountant II, Healthcare Division
- Consulted for M-Flex with cross-functional teams and made strategic VAT recommendations to executives, leading a positive feedback and subsequent new deals of approximately USD 80K
- Assisted Standard Chartered and HSBC with financial due diligence for foreign institutional investors in compliance with tax-withholding regulations
- Estimated employee tax equalization costs and stock option taxes for high tech MNC clients to provide tax forecasts, winning clients from other accounting firms due to superior performance
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- Society: Provided consultation in the area of marketing and financial forecasting for Career Edge, a non-profit organization that helps immigrants secure valuable internships
- Volunteer: Volunteered for trail maintenance and irrigation management at National Tenorio Park at Costa Rica
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