Yixuan Zhu

Finance & Accounting Associate @ Waysia (ex Alorsfaim)

Country

France

City

Paris

Industry

Accounting

Skill

SAP BPC, SAP SEM-BCS, SAP FICO, SAP Materials Management (SAP MM), SAP 企业资源计划, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Sage 100, French Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Account Reconciliation, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Supply Chain Management, Knowledge Management, Technology Change Management, International Strategy, Project Management, Microsoft Office, Cross-Cultural Communication Skills

Experience

Finance & Accounting Associate

Waysia (ex Alorsfaim)

2025-7 - 2026-4 · 10 mos

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

1. AR controls & collections: Improved AR performance by setting up structured collection workflows, order blocking rules, and weekly KPI tracking. Reduced DSO from 27 to 24 days across 600+ B2B clients. 2. Accounting & reconciliation: Managed payment matching and account reconciliation in Sage. Led client master data cleanup to enhance data quality and support AR dashboard implementation.

Consolidation Accountant-Asia Pacific

Knorr-Bremse AG

2023-1 - 2024-8 · 1 yr 8 mos

Suzhou

1. Consolidation & reporting: Independently managed monthly closing consolidation and reporting for 12 Asia Pacific entities across 6 countries using SAP BPC and SAP SEM-BCS, delivering consolidated results within 2-3 days from local submissions. 2. Budgeting & forecasting: Coordinated annual budget process in SAP BPC. Consolidated quarterly forecasts submitted by local entities, reviewed for errors and inconsistencies, ensuring data consistency in collaboration with local controllers. 3. Financial analysis: Prepared and reported key indicators including Sales Bridge, EBIT, Free Cash Flow, Capex, and AR Aging for senior management to support strategic decision-making. 4. Templates & tools: Rebuilt the quarterly forecast consolidation template to resolve structural inconsistencies and enable automated data updates, improving reporting efficiency and data reliability. Updated monthly reporting templates following a group-level shift in focus from Net Cash to Free Cash Flow. Provided ongoing support to local finance teams on SAP and Excel-related issues.

Financial Controlling Specialist

Saurer Group

2019-3 - 2022-12 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Suzhou

1. Financial controlling & reporting: Supported monthly closing through preparation of financial reports for senior management, including Sales Bridge, AR Aging, Warranty review, Capex tracking, and Inventory analysis using SAP FI/CO. Handled intercompany debit/credit note processing to support accurate transaction recording. 2. Cost & pricing analysis: Prepared intercompany component quotations, monitored cost fluctuations, and supported standard cost updates in SAP MM. 3. Assets & master data: Led annual fixed asset physical inventory and periodic verification of new asset additions, ensuring accurate reconciliation with accounting records. Monitored inventory and performed provisioning analysis. Maintained material master data in SAP MM (info records, pricing agreements, HS codes).