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CPA with Big 4 audit experience and deep expertise in GAAP and SOX compliance.

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James Nguyen

james.nguyen@email.com·(713) 555-0172·Houston, TX·linkedin.com/in/jamesnguyen

Summary

CPA with 5 years of audit and corporate accounting experience. Led SOX compliance for a $4B energy company, managed month-end close for 8 entities, and identified $2.1M in cost savings through variance analysis.

Experience

Senior Accountant · ConocoPhillips

Jan 2022 — Present

Manage month-end close for 8 legal entities with combined $4B revenue — consistently close within 5 business days.
Led SOX 404 testing across 12 key controls with zero material weaknesses for 3 consecutive years.
Identified $2.1M in cost savings through detailed variance analysis and budget-to-actual reporting.

Audit Associate · KPMG

Sep 2019 — Dec 2021

Performed financial statement audits for 6 energy and manufacturing clients.
Tested revenue recognition and lease accounting under ASC 606 and ASC 842.

Education

Rice University · B.A. Accounting

2015 — 2019

Skills

CPA · GAAP · SOX Compliance · SAP · Excel · Financial Reporting · Audit · Tax · Variance Analysis

Key Achievements

CPA Licensed

Texas State Board of Accountancy, 2020.