Qi Li

I am a focused, ambitious, and hardworking professional with a strong ability to learn quickly. I have been worked in Pfizer for 2 years and developed deep expertise in Order to Cash (O2C) AR Accounting and Compliance, including areas such as allowance and rebate claims management, AR sub-ledger accounting, revenue deductions, bad debt provisions, SOX control and compliance requirements etc. Prior to Pfizer,I had been employed in Accenture for more than 8 years, where I gained comprehensive experience across a wide range of accounting functions, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), Fixed Assets (FA), Treasury, Intercompany, Lease Accounting, M&A, and Liquidation Accounting.

Working in global organizations has enabled me to strengthen both my administrative and interpersonal skills, while also advancing my technical proficiency in tools such as Microsoft Office, SAP, Power BI, Power Automate, and Copilot.

Oct 2023 – Dec 2025 Order to Cash Team Lead (AR Accounting and Compliance) Pfizer Business Service (Dalian) Co., Ltd Dalian, Liaoning, China

• Accountable for the successful execution of daily operations, ensuring high standards of excellence in Accounts Receivable (AR) Accounting activities. This includes monthly AR billing processes, allowance and rebate claims management, revenue deductions/bad debt provisions accruals, SAP SOX control performance, approvals, and audit compliance etc. All activities must meet established service level agreements and adhere to defined GBS processes and control requirements.
• Effectively manage team workload distribution to ensure optimal resource utilization. Communicate clearly with team members and management regarding task assignments and deadlines.
• Oversee and measure operational activities through standardized performance reporting. Ensure achievement of performance targets, including internal and external benchmarks, and provide actionable recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Manage and resolve escalations promptly, ensuring appropriate management involvement when necessary.
• Proactively coordinate hand-offs to supporting teams across the virtual global network—including Commercial/Market Team, Local Finance Team, Collections, Cash Application, Corporate Reporting, and the Statutory COE—ensuring timely and clear communication.
• Maintain and regularly update work instructions, training materials, and other process-related documentation.
• Lead and develop team members to foster a high-performing and engaged workforce. Provide direction, training, and motivation to enhance commitment, competence, and engagement.
• Coach and mentor team members on technical and business matters, promoting efficient resource use and strengthening the team’s credibility as a business partner.
• Participate in global GBS Order-to-Cash initiatives, including transformation projects, serving as a subject matter expert in the relevant domain.
• Support management in cultivating a strong GBS culture rooted in Pfizer’s core values, with a focus on talent management and development.
• Demonstrate strong commitment to the control environment through training and review processes. Ensure full compliance with SOX control requirements, including support for periodic PC control performance and internal/external audits.

Jan 2021 – Oct 2023 Country Controllership RTR Associate Manager (Legal Entity Rationalization)  Accenture Technology Solution (Dalian) Co., Ltd Dalian, Liaoning, China

• Deep understanding on Accenture Venture and Acquisition (V&A) end to end process from Purchase Accounting, Integration till Liquidation.
• Shutting down legal entity and company code or repurpose it to hold new acquired deals as the last step of Venture & Acquisition accounting process
• To coordinate with whole F&A teams including Global Controllership, Venture & Acquisition COE, country controllers, FPA RTR/CO/OTC/AP/TE/HR, Legal and Tax, Treasury Teams, to resolve issues and facilitate liquidation process moving on.
• Play as Accenture expert and lead initiative project team on Legal Entity Rationalization process and Company Code Closure process globally, that act as POC for delegated process escalation, investigations, communications and resolutions, progress monitoring and reporting.
• Work with impacted Country Controllers on dormant entity’s GL balance clearance and master data closure in SAP.
• Maintain a view of the legal entity pipeline as a single source of truth for in scope countries to improve reporting, identify integration/liquidation risks and challenges, as well as track updates and delays. 
• Provide advisory support to Country Controllers and Venture & Acquisition COE on company code rationalization such like reasonableness of setting up new company code or repurpose the existing code.
• Strong capability on Accenture Financial Accounting sub processes such like Intercompany Accounting, Corporate Tax Accounting, Equity Accounting, Lease Accounting, Legal Entity Liquidation/Closure and deep knowledge on SAP architecture (FI & CO). 
• Design process documentation for Legal Entity Rationalization process, such like dashboard, process flow, RACI, and other related documentation to enable the process formalization.
• Taking over Team Lead role and coaching 6 members in their pursue of career and growing up in Accenture.

Dec 2014 – Dec 2020 Country Controllership RTR Specialist (ANZ)  Accenture Technology Solutions (Dalian) Co. Ltd Dalian, Liaoning, China

• Update and Review Balance Sheet accounts Reconciliation to ensure accuracy of Accounting transactions/records in accordance with US GAAP as well as Local GAAP
• Providing month-end pre-close analysis and commentary for account balance movement
• Proposing and pursuing any necessary adjustments to account balances to ensure that they are compliant with Accenture policy and US GAAP
• Preparing quarterly report/analysis of deferred revenue, sub-contracting expenses for Country Controller’s in evaluating the validity of the quarter end balances
• Assist country controller by working with KPMG on annual financial statement drafting, auditing, filing and related statutory matters
• Managing and Reviewing Inter Company billing and settlement as in accordance with US GAAP, local GAAP and Accenture Policy as well as Balance Sheet Reconciliation
• Becoming Intercompany SME overing entire RTR team on training, knowledge sharing and process centralization /automation opportunities
• Supporting Lease Accounting in accordance with US GAAP (ASC 842), local GAAP (IFRS 16) and Accenture Policy 
• Taking over Lease Accounting SME on soft landing of new lease accounting standards on RTR and ANZ controllership team, collaborating with Lease project team, COE team and local Work Place, Controllership, AP team to streamline all impact during lease accounting conversion and timely providing trainings to ensure booking accuracy and reconciliation in place
• Supporting Accenture Australia and New Zealand acquired entities end to end process from purchase accounting, integrations till liquidations. And reconciling with target company finance team on monthly BS and PL movement while offline accounting system and SAP paralleling at the same time.
• Work alongside the V&A CoE to transition any newly acquired entities into the existing Accenture RTR framework and take ownership of these entities through to integration / steady state operations 
• Responsible for the management of the US GAAP monthly and quarterly reporting, the coordination or preparation of local statutory accounts for the newly acquired entities
• Executing Accenture internal controls and ensure all are under compliance requirements including statutory, SOX, policy etc. 

Sep 2013 – Apr 2014: Exam Administrative Officer Swinburne University Melbourne, VIC, Australia

• Supporting Exam Coordinator with timetabling, booking exam rooms, renting facilities, and recruiting invigilators etc.
• Arrange alternative assessment arrangements (AAA) for over 300 students with disabilities using Microsoft Office Access, scheduler etc.
• Result amendment, upload and release in ASCOL
• Providing assistance with general administrative duties
• Taking calls and meeting students to provide exam information
• Checking eligibility and entry requirement of Skill Victoria Funding enrolment
• Enrolling students in Vettrak and Wisenet system
• Preparing Training Plan
• Updating attendance and academic records
• Assisting in generating report from Vettrak to upload to Skill Victoria Training System

Jan 2013 – Apr 2013: Intern Accountant in Research & Revenue Accounting ServicesMonash University Melbourne, VIC Australia 

• Creating tax invoices, credit notes and journals in SAP accounting system inaccordance with the billing plan and contracts.
• Entering revenue budget and upload bulk budgets in SAP
• Records of Money Received (ROMR)
• Following up on outstanding invoices
• Providing assistance with general accounting duties to the Research and Revenue
• Monitoring and reporting on engagement financial status (e.g. monitor costs, perform financial forecasting and analysis, produce financial reports) 
• Facilitating monthly conference and face-to-face interview meetings with professors
• Reviewing engagement funding and pricing calculations 
• Assisting with or perform collection, tracking, and reporting of time report expenses and other expenses 
• Periodically reviewing expense budgets, as necessary 
• Executing or assisting with tracking and reporting of third-party out-of-pocket expenses, travel costs, and students’ time and expenses against funding budget, and any other expense charges to program budget 
• Advising on actions regarding questionable or invalid expenses 
• Preparing on contract compliance tracking reports 

Qualification

• Member of CPA Australia, holding the designation since 2018
• Member of CIMA and CGMA, holding designation since 2023

Education

Master of Commerce (Accounting and Finance)Sydney, NSW, AustraliaUniversity of SydneyGraduated: April 2012 Bachelor of Business (Accounting)Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaVictoria UniversityGraduated: November 2010Double Degree Program Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting)Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaLiaoning UniversityGraduated: November 2010Double Degree Program