1. CERI EU
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
cerieu@msn.com 201.838.5002 www.linkedin.com/in/cerieu
FASHION INDUSTRY BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL
Accomplished top performing business and accounting professional with diverse solid global business experience
seeking a position in the fashion business industry. Offer hands-on experience in all aspects of Accounting, Finance,
Brand Marketing, Consumer Products and Customer Service. Solid history of remarkable business process
improvements. Highly adaptable team player known for identifying and leveraging individual strengths with flexibility
and adaptability, and leading by example. Areas of expertise include:
General Ledger Accounting Business Administration Certified Fashion Blogger
Retail Management & Leadership Market Development Sense of Humor
English/Korean/French Budgets & Forecasting Business Process Improvement
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MARCHESA, NEW YORK, NY 2014 – 2015
ACCOUNTING INTERN
Provided with opportunities to intern with hands on detailed experience in a high volume, fast paced accounting
department for this high end womenswear brand merchant.
Assisted in the preparation and analysis of financial statements and reporting requirements.
Completed invoice review, budget modification, and accounts payable financial processing/reporting.
Significant exposure to P & L review, variance analysis and journal entries.
File Management - reduced old file storage time by 40% by creating bulk labeling system.
LITVIN CENTERS FOR DIABETES, FORT LEE, NJ 2009 – 2013
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND BOOKKEEPER
Multi-functional accounting and general administrative duties including accounts payable, inter-company transfers,
office supervision, inventory management and front desk operations.
Tested and implemented QuickBooks accounting system into clinics; createdlean office work protocols; produced
financial reports and income summary statements.
Reduced claims receiving time by 35% by automating bulk claim submissions using MS Access.
Translated and published Dr. Litvin’s monthly newsletter to Korean for distribution to patients.
Liaison to doctors and medical teams, ensuring delivery of communications and providing research assistance.
HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER, ENGLEWOOD, NJ 2006 – 2007
MATH TEACHER
Created innovative learning experiences and progress plans according to individual skills development programs
utilizing Huntington and personal library resources.
Tutor Math SAT I, ACT, Catholic high school entrance exams (i.e. COOP/HSPT).
Partnered withthe Englewood Board of Education for its pilot after-school curriculum. Refined effective curriculum
design that matched student’s ability/knowledge/enthusiasm level. Student’s progress was monitored and
evaluated by the Board of Ed and by Huntington.
Taught middle school (6-8th) and high school (9th and 11th) for highly ranked public schools and private academy.
Subject Areas: Pre-Algebra, Algebra II, Geometry, Calculus I, and Statistics.
ALL STAR SPIRITS LIMITED, NEW YORK, NY 2003 – 2006
STORE MANAGER AND ACCOUNTANT
Designed reliable internal controls; created structured accounting database system and automated financial
information analysis process. Managed store employees, schedules, weekly payroll; and sales floor.
Analyzed and prepared general ledger journal entries; trial balances; reconciled accounting records and posted to
statements to general ledger using income summary.
Designed Spreadsheets/Queries to track $700K annual revenue, prepared varied analytical reports.
Created reliable internal control system enabling on-hand reports to match financial statement data.
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PROCTER AND GAMBLE, SEOUL, KOREA 1997 – 2002
DATA MANAGER AND SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR, WAL-MART CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM, MARKET DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Implemented Customer Marketing Support and Financial Analysis Systems that enabled smooth transition of Market
Development Organization. Created key work areas of Customer Business Development systems and consulted
Marketing, Logistics, and Finance Group.
Performed both financial statement and Walmart retail financial analysis in support of Retail Field and Senior
Management, providing executive level summaries of results; developed financial model to analyze and evaluate
retail performance; developed customized reporting and analysis to support ad hoc requests, transforming
financial data into actionable information.
Implemented sales group information systems and optimized customer marketing group marketing decisions by
50% through implementing conceptual selling and shopper’s research data management software.
Performed Business Analysis Reports for Sales, Logistics, and Finance and Accounting. (I.e. benchmarking, demand
forecasting, inventory management reports).
ASSOCIATE MARKETING MANAGER, FOOD, HEALTH CARE AND PAPER, MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND SALES OPERATION GROUP
Successfully built and leveragedPG’s go to market capabilities and increased consumer experience and brand equity by
driving design thinking, specification changes and package design improvement.
Developed sourcing procedures modeled within federal laws and enabled innovation advantages into the Asian
market; developed localized new market research methods, tools and techniques for each product line.
Translator (English/Korean) – worked in functional and business group meetings as a facilitator for theMergers and
Acquisition process.
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:
KOS AMERICA, FORT LEE, NJ, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, SALES DEPARTMENT
PRO PLAYER, SECAUCUS, NJ, IT STAFF, MIS DEPARTMENT
EDUCATION
BA, in progress, International Fashion Management, Style Design College (SDC), anticipated 2018
BS, Accounting and Bachelor of Science; BS, Finance Rutgers University, New Brunswick-Newark, NJ
BBA, Ewha Women’s University, Seoul, Korea
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint; SAP; QuickBooks; Peachtree; Adobe Photoshop
All Microsoft and Windows based platforms; UNIX; EDI
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ACTIVITIES &COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Volunteer, VITA (Volunteer for Income Tax Assistance), 2007 (Certified Income Tax Preparer)
Member, National Association of Black Accountants, 2005 – Present
Volunteer, iCu NYFW for charity, 2015