Sundra Zhao, CPA
Audit Partner
Area of Focus:
Area of Focus:
Ms. Sundra Zhao has more than 20 years of experience in the public accounting arena, as well as invaluable industry exposure. Ms. Sundra Zhao was a financial controller of a solar company with $100 million in revenue prior to joining Simon & Edward, LLP. Before the controller position, Sundra was a former audit manager at PwC U.S., a ranking #2 CPA firm in the United States. Sundra accumulated extensive experience in complex technical accounting topics and comprehensive knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, and AICPA standards when she served at the audit practice in the US. She specializes in financial statement audits and SEC reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404 audits, audits of nonprofit organizations, and other assurance services.
Ms. Zhao started her audit practice in the US at a small CPA firm, then moved to a national CPA firm and later PwC U.S. and was substantially involved in auditing publicly traded companies listed in Nasdaq, NYSE, and OTC, including blue-chip public companies, small to mid-size public companies and private companies who plan to go public, specializes in industries such as SAAS technology, entertainment, consumer products, manufactures, and nonprofit industry. During her years of employment in the two CPA firms prior to PwC, Sundra has served most of the Asian-Pacific-based US public companies listed in the US with her expertise. Sundra Zhao is a CPA (California) with over 10 years of experience in public accounting and over 10 years of experience in corporate accounting in the US and China. Ms. Zhao passed all four sections of the US CPA exam in one sitting back in 2012. Sundra is a member of the AICPA and California Society of CPAs.
Education and Professional Credentials:
- Certified Public Accountant, California
- AICPA (Active Member)
- Maastricht School of Management, MBA
- Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance
