HIDEKO YANAGI (Heidi)

Santa Clara, CA
408-246-4566
hyb4e62a@westpost.net
SUMMARY
1) Legal project consultant with Japanese - English document review and translat
ion experience.
2) Detail-oriented Accounting Professional with 10+ years experience in general
accounting,
Financial reporting, auditing management, tax preparation, FP & A, international
accounting.
Plus 8 years Marketing & sales experience in Japan. Outstanding interpersonal &
communication skills, problem solving skills, and high motivation & energy. Exce
llent proficiency for PC, new software, and instruments.
PC Skills: SAP Oracle QuickBooks Peachtree ProSeries Great Plains Sales Force.c
om
Brio JDE MS word Excel (Advanced) PowerPoint Access Visual Evidence
Language: Japanese (Native) Italian German (Beginner)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (USA)
Project Consultant for litigation matters Jun 10 - Aug 10
Worked at major Am Law 200 law firm on the large antitrust litigation matter.
* Reviewed Japanese and English documents.
* Translated Japanese documents to English and vice versa.
* Created appropriate recommendation for project and provided background informa
tion.
ALPS Electrics, Inc. Campbell, CA Apr 10 - Jun 10
Project Accountant
* Inter-company and Account reconciliation of International Corporation and
* Cleaned up of AP and other assets issue to conform GAAP and J-SOX.
* Create recommendation to improve accounting process and resources distribution
s
NEC Corporation of America, FiberOptech Division Santa Clara, CA 200
7 - 2009
Sr. Accountant
* Responsible for financial reporting of division and inter-company reconciliati
on between parent companies (Japan and U.S.)
* Created budget, FP&A, and variance analysis
* Internal Auditing preparation & management for US SOX and J-SOX
* Monthly closing, GL, JE, AP, AR, Asset Management & Depreciation
* Revenue Recognition & Order management
* Improved profit margin by 20% - shipping control & trade compliance
* Create financial recommendation for management team
* Fixed asset management & reconciliation, capital expenditure analysis
* Sales Tax & GST (sales tax equivalent in Canada), property tax filing
* Sales compensation analysis
* Inventory control/ reconciliation, price /cost update
IPLocks, Inc. San Jose CA 2006 - 2007
Accountant
* Auditing management & tax assisting (Auditor CPA firm: Deloitte & Touche) to
conform GAAP.
* Monthly closing, General Accounting, GL, JE, AP, AR, Fixed Assets & Depreciati
on
* Supported International Consolidation of financial statement and budgeting
* Revenue Recognition of Software sales.
* Managed orders and invoicing for International sales.
* Sales compensation analysis
* Supervised Japanese subsidiary' book and transfer to GAAP
* Fixed asset management & reconciliation, capital expenditure analysis
* Stock Administration
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SanBio Inc. Mountain View, CA 2005 - 200

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Accountant & Office Manager
* Auditing management & tax assisting (Auditor CPA firm: PwC).
* FP&A and create recommendation to improve financial positions.
* International Consolidation of financial statement & Accounting transfer from
Japan to USA
* Monthly closing, GL, JE, AP, AR, Payroll (ADP), 1099, FX, Bank relations
* Revenue recognition of product sales and service revenue
* Assets re-evaluation & re-classified Project - Managed over $1M's assets
* Property tax, sales tax and other business license related tax filing.
* Office Management: Facility management, Rent contract, Moving project
* Supervised purchase & order staff
*HR documents, Hiring, Immigration, Employee Benefits, & multiple projects.
eLitigation Solutions, Inc., Mountain View, CA 2003
- 2004
Full-charge Bookkeeper
* Set-up all accounting systems and implemented accounting rules for Start-up Co
mpany.
* Monthly closing, Financial Reporting, GL, JE, AP/AR, Bank Recon, Payroll (ADP)
, 1099.
* Supported Federal/ State Tax filing, Sales/Use tax preparing.
* Sales compensation analysis for sales and management team.
* Fixed asset management & reconciliation.
* HR Document Control and multiple administration tasks.
Morphink Corporation San Jose, CA
2001 - 2003
Accountant & Office Manager
* Set-up all accounting systems and implemented accounting rules for Start-up Co
mpany.
* Financial reporting to investors in English and Japanese.
* International Consolidation of financial statement b/w Japan and U.S. Office
* FP&A and create recommendation to improve financial positions.
* General Accounting, AP, AR, Billing & Invoicing, Bank recon/ relations, wire,
FX
* Fixed asset management & reconciliation.
* Stock Administration
* Payroll (ADP), 1099, Tax filing, Cost Accounting, Cash Management
* Purchase Management & Expense Control - reduced office expense by 25%.
* HR, Employee Benefits, Hiring, Immigration (filing H1-B), and other Legal, & m
ultiple tasks.
KLA- Tencor Corporation, Milpitas, CA Jun
00 - Dec 00
Financial Analyst - Intern
* Strategic analysis of AR/DSO/RMA and implementation of worldwide communication
 tools.
* Standardized and controlled inventory reserve, warranty reserve, manufacturing
overhead adjustment.
* Support Cost Accounting in Division and many ad-hoc accounting projects.
Carta Products, San Jose CA
Mar 00 - Jun 00
Accountant - Intern
* Reduced overdue (over 90 days) account ration from 25% to 5%.
* Supported cash management, bank reconciliation & bank relationship
* Interface of corrections agency
* Interface of end user for collections

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Japan)

Marketing & Sales experience in Japanese Life Science market 1990 - 1
998
B-Braun Product Manager of sergial instrument Tokyo, Japan
Setti Corporation Product Manager of diagnostic reagent Chiba, Japan
Applied Biosystems Japan Sales Enginner of research instrument Tokyo,
Japan
Pfizer Inc (Japan) Medical representative Tokyo, Japan

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, Master of Business Administration,
Finance concentration. GPA: 3.3, Concentration's GPA: 3.77
Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan, Master of Veterinary Science (6-year
consecutive MS Degree, including undergraduates), GPA 3.3

Certified bookkeeper (AIPB)

California Income Tax Preparer (CTEC# A128029)
License of Veterinarian (Japan)
Kendo (Japanese martial art), First Grade

HONORS& AWARD, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Scholarship by Financial Women's Association of San Francisco (FWASF).
Chorus member of Mission City Opera (Mezzo- Soprano to Contra Alto)