Managing Director

Tia Pu

Professional Profile

Tia serves as a Managing Director at WG Consulting.  She possesses over 20 years of experience in financial accounting, SEC and internal reporting, technical accounting research and implementation, derivatives and MTM accounting, risk control, process improvement, system conversions, audit, and SOX implementation in the energy, public utilities, financial services, insurance, manufacturing, healthcare, entertainment and technology industries.

Representative Experience

  • Provided interim financial assistance primarily to Fortune 500 companies during critical times of need. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, accounting assistance, technical accounting advisory, financial reporting and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, acquisition and divestiture support, system conversion and implementation, IPO readiness assistance, process improvement, and ad hoc projects.
  • Developed and implemented business processes, controls, policies, and management reports for companies in various industries ensuring that operational and financial risks were mitigated, and that effectiveness and efficiency targets were met.
  • Led and performed multiple ASC 606 (Revenue Recognition) and ASC 842 (Leases) implementations across various industries for both public and private companies.  Responsibilities included project management, applying new accounting standards to business practices, and ensuring business processes and controls were established to comply with the new accounting standards going forward.
  • Served as an interim Finance Advisor supporting various organizations by reviewing commercial agreements to assess and identify risks and related financial implications for a major energy client.
  • Led derivatives and MTM accounting for crude, petroleum products, gas and power products and an IFRS 7/FAS 157 (ASC 820) project analyzing data and compiling derivatives fair value disclosures and performed daily risk control activities on the gas and power desks for a major energy trading client.
  • Served on a SEC reporting team and compiled SEC filings and purchase accounting memo subsequent to a major oversea acquisition for an MLP client.
  • Led multiple financial reporting initiatives during an IPO-readiness project for a multi-billion-dollar E&P company, including clean-up of accounting records and financial statements, converting financial statements to an “audit-ready” state.
  • Served as the Financial Reporting Manager assisting with the preparation of the company’s initial SEC filing after becoming a public reporting entity.
  • Performed various system implementation projects, serving as the main contact point between the IT teams and various accounting groups, defining conversion requirements and dependencies, participated in the data conversion strategy execution, delivery, and testing of conversion programs during the assembly test, quality assurance models, go live cutover and production.
  • Served on a financial reporting team responsible for a SEC restatement for a major client in the financial service industry.
  • Started her career at Deloitte as an auditor where she served major corporate clients in diverse industries, governmental and non-profit entities.