Tommy Zhu


Location

Berkeley, CA
Pleasanton, CA
Education
    University of California-Berkeley
    May 2024 - April 2026
    degree
    Master's
    major
    Data Science
    University of California
Work Experience
    Ernst AND Young
    Senior Consultant
    July 2023 - present
    company
    Ernst AND Young
    title
    Senior Consultant
    overview
    - Spearheaded the end-to-end implementation of critical Procure-to-Pay and Revenue Recognition systems, resulting in a 25% reduction in data processing errors and streamlining key financial workflows across multiple business units - Lead cross-functional risk assessments for high-priority SaaS applications, working with development, audit, and risk teams to identify potential vulnerabilities and implement proactive solutions, which lead to zero findings during governmental regulatory inspection - Automated internal processes, including data extraction and validation using SQL, leading to a 30% decrease in manual intervention and significant time savings for compliance reporting - Developed standardized communication protocols and workflows for audit processes, adopted firmwide for enhanced collaboration - Championed DE&I initiatives as Executive Committee Lead, organizing networking events that increased cross-departmental collaboration and knowledge sharing
    Ernst AND Young
    Senior Audit Associate
    October 2020 - July 2023
    Pattern Energy Group
    Business Analyst Intern
    June 2019 - September 2019
Skills
Languages
ChineseEnglish
Skills
AccountingAnalysis of Variance (ANOVA)Asset ManagementAuditing SkillsAutomationBiotechnologyBusiness AdministrationBusiness EfficiencyBusiness Performance ManagementBusiness ProcessesBusiness Process MappingCommunications ProtocolsConfluenceCoordination SkillsCost Benefit AnalysisDashboardsData MiningData ProcessingData ScienceDepreciationForecasting SkillsInformation SystemsInternal Accounting ControlsJIRAKnowledge of FinanceMetricsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft VisioNetworking SkillsPower BIProcurement ManagementPython (Programming Language)Requirements AnalysisResource AllocationRevenue RecognitionRisk AnalysisSalesforce.ComSelf MotivationSoftware as a ServiceSQL DatabasesStreamlineTeam WorkingTrend AnalysisVulnerabilityWorkflows