William Yang, MBA, CPA (inactive)

Financial Planning and Analysis professional with experiences across FP&A, Accounting, M&A and Tax at Apple, Beats by Dr. Dre, PwC, MPL Brands and Providence St. Joseph Health. Currently Finance Manager at MPL Brands, a hypergrowth company in the beverage industry. Ownership of all FP&A activities for the organization. Previously Finance Business Partner for the technology group at Providence St. Joseph Health, the 3rd largest nonprofit healthcare system in the country. Also held roles in Tax Operations and M&A previously at Beats by Dr. Dre and Apple. Started career at PricewaterhouseCooper's Los Angeles office with client focus in Entertainment + Media and Technology. Experience in business partnering with executives and operational leaders to drive new program launches, business initiatives and corporate development in hyper growth environments. Selected Career Highlights:✔Facilitated over $3.5B in buy and sell side transactions during my time at Beats by Dre and Apple, including the sale of Beats Electronics and Beats Music to Apple for $3 billion in 2014✔Advised 15+ clients during tenure at PwC as it pertains to corporate tax reporting and advisory, with industry focus primarily in Entertainment + Media and Technology (including major film studio)✔Built from scratch FP&A monthly cadence and related deliverables at hypergrowth startup, improving timelines by 5 business daysTechnical: Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Budgeting, Forecasting, Due Diligence, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Tax Accounting, US GAAPIndustries: Media & Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, TechnologySoftware + Tools: Excel (PivotTables, Lookup References, Logic References, Text Functions, Data Visualizations and Dashboards), Google Sheets, PowerPoint, Oracle ERP, GL Wand for Oracle EBS and SAP, Tableau, SQL