DIEP NGUYEN 5507 Village Grove Ln Canal Winchester, OH 43110 C: (573) 578-2201 E: diep.nguyen1987@yahoo.com

STAFF ACCOUNTANT Recent Bachelor of Science in Accounting graduate, summa cum laude and Dean’s list member – seeking position as Staff Accountant – offer mastery of financial, managerial, and cost accounting subject matter, backed by hands-on auditing and research & analysis skill sets garnered during case studies and group projects. Background includes customer relations experience – as bilingual English and Vietnamese speaker – for track record which entails receiving “certificate of appreciation” from University and “outstanding achievement” award from IRS for helping produce $145,000 in tax refunds and saving taxpayers $30,000 in tax fees.

EDUCATION_____________________________________________________________________

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING (Graduated summa cum laude, with 4.0 GPA) Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio (August 2014)

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN GENERAL SCIENCE (3.8 GPA) Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (2012)

Courses

Financial Accounting Managerial Accounting Intermediate accounting Cost Accounting Accounting Information System Auditing Federal Income Tax

Accounting Research & Analysis

Activities

Dean’s List, Franklin University Student Member, Ohio Society of CPAs

Financial Statement Group Project

As group leader over four-person team, assigned group duties and deadlines – after gathering, analyzing, and placing data in spreadsheets, creating journal entries, and balancing and preparing five-year company financial statements presented to class weekly – combining documents, editing all materials for accuracy, and submitting paper. Achieved up to 100% weekly project scores.

Corporate Audit and Reporting Group Project Jointly performed audits on assigned company, highlighting findings in weekly graded audit reports presented to class members, reviewing and evaluating financial transactions and reports for data integrity, as well as for policy and procedural compliance. Analyzed internal controls and formulated recommendations to improve and strengthen effectiveness of internal controls – in order to mitigate risk and prevent fraud – in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Obtained overall project score of 96%.

Taxation Case Research Project Researched four taxation cases, analyzing facts, applying laws and regulations from federal tax code, and drafting tax memos addressing merits of each individual case, receiving score of 92%+ for all tax memos

INTERNSHIP___________________________________________________________

VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (VITA), Columbus, Ohio Organization offering free income tax preparation assistance and electronic filing to qualified students, elderly, disabled, and those making $53,000 or less, provided by seven IRS-certified volunteers and one site coordinator, supported by Internal Revenue Service.

TAX PREPARER INTERNSHIP (January 2014 – April 2014) Successfully completed Internal Revenue Service training program, acquiring certification to prepare tax returns and electronic filings at Franklin University VITA site, completing employee-based or self-employed returns, and helping new preparers use software, reviewing work for accuracy.

Met with numerous clients to ensure validity of all required documents, interviewing taxpayers to understand facts underlying returns, applying applicable federal and state tax laws and requirements to each client’s return, and examining own and colleague’s returns prior to submission.

DIEP NGUYEN Résumé Page 2

Generated $145,000 in tax refunds benefitting local Columbus economy, saving 110 taxpayers $30,000 in tax fees, as key member of Franklin University’s VITA team.

Due to exceptional work, received formal “certificate of appreciation” from Franklin University and “outstanding achievement” award from Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service.

Overcame precedent where taxpayers continued to forget to bring required documents to site by implementing new protocol, where sent reminder emails prior to scheduled appointment time.

Acted as technical troubleshooter to help other preparers overcome numerous glitches with tax software, resolving large number of challenges by referring to handbook prior to contacting software technical support.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE______________________________________________

NAIL TEK, LANCASTER, OHIO Small beauty shop with total of seven employees.

NAIL TECHNICIAN (May 2009 – Present) Serve as assistant shop manager – during absence of manager – setting client appointments, completing natural nail, hand, and skincare treatments for clients, marketing product line to customer base, and processing credit card, check, and cash payments via store cash register.

Serve in administrative customer relations capacity by resolving customer issues and concerns, expressing understanding of customer situation, and offering discounts for services performed or extra services, to ensure satisfaction.

Answer incoming phone calls, utilizing accounting proficiencies by checking, counting, and stocking inventory and closing cash register at day’s end, researching new products to expand product and service menu, and training new employees.

COMPUTER SKILLS

MS Access Taxwise MS Word MS Excel

5507 Village Grove Ln Canal Winchester, OH 43110 C: (573) 578-2201 E: diep.nguyen1987@yahoo.com