Directors/Managers
Raphael Guzman, CPA
Mr. Guzman is a CPA who is fluent in Spanish, Italian and English. He performs and manages audits, reviews and internal control evaluations for both privately owned and publicly held companies in the retail, wholesale, manufacturing, health care, real estate and service sectors. He is a small- and medium-size-business specialist providing expert financial advice and auditing services.
Mr. Guzman joined B&P after 16 years as corporate controller/director of taxes and audits at National Restaurants Management Inc. in New York, and also worked for 16 years at Fox & Company, which merged to become Grant Thornton LLP in New York.
Mr. Guzman received his BBA in Public Accountancy from Baruch College/CUNY. He is a member of the AICPA and the NYSSCPA.
Louis Steiner, CPA
Mr. Steiner is a CPA with proficiency in the areas of technical review, accounting, auditing and tax services. He prepares tax returns for fiduciary estates and nonprofit entities as well as filings for corporations and individuals. He has cross-industry audit experience working with technical device manufacturers, supermarket chains and broker-dealers. His review expertise services clients including religious institutions, real estate firms and wholesalers.
Before Joining B&P, Mr. Steiner was a manager in the Technical Review Department at Grant Thornton LLP. He was a senior accountant at Touche Ross and Haskins & Sells and a supervisor at Deloitte Touche.
Mr. Steiner received his BS degree from Fordham University, after which he served in the U.S. military. He is a licensed CPA in New York and a member of the AICPA.
Charles Yi Yin, CICPA
Mr. Yin is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese and is a CICPA with expertise in PRC GAAP, IFRS and U.S. GAAP. His in-depth audit experience covers leading Chinese companies in industries including banking, telecommunications, transportation, insurance and manufacturing.
Before joining B&P, Mr. Yin worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Anderson. As an audit manager, Mr. Yin accumulated valuable knowledge, technical skills and experience in statutory annual audits, special audits for acquisition transactions, IPOs and audits of internal controls over financial reporting of FPIs as required by PCAOB.
Mr. Yin received his BS degree at Sun Yat-Sen University and has been a member of CICPA since 2001.
Fiona Xiao-Dan Wu
Ms. Wu speaks fluent English, Mandarin and Cantonese. She has a broad spectrum of proficiency in accounting, auditing and taxation in such industries as pharmaceutical, technology, banking, transportation, energy and manufacturing.
Before joining B&P, she worked as an audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she had intensive involvement in annual audits, special audits for acquisitions, IPOs and audits of internal controls.
Ms. Wu has BS degrees in English and Economics from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.
Ian Jian Zou, CICPA, MBA
Mr. Zou speaks English and Mandarin fluently. He has comprehensive experience in auditing of public companies and in reviewing internal control compliance with SOX404 as well. In addition, Mr. Zou has good exposure to financial due diligence, assisting M&A transactions. His expertise extends through the industries of real estate, finance, manufacturing and telecommunications.
Prior to joining B&P, he was a senior associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Mr. Zou has a MBA degree in Finance from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics. He is a member of the China Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Coco Ji-Wei Kou
Ms. Kou is fluent in English and Mandarin with cross-cultural experience in accounting, audit and tax services for public, multinational and non-public companies. Her expertise spans various industries, including manufacturing, media and advertisement, real estate, retailing and finance. Ms. Kou has extensive experience in internal controls and financial audit of high-tech companies and network/telecom companies.
Ms. Kou worked in the U.S. GAAP audit and assurance team of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as a senior auditor before joining B&P. She has experience in U.S. public companies, multinational corporations and those companies preparing to go public.
Ms. Kou holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics from Peking University, majoring in Finance and Risk Management and Insurance, respectively. She received honors from Peking University and other academies and was honored as Outstanding Graduate. She is also a candidate for the U.S. Society of Actuaries/Casualty Actuarial Society membership.
Crystal Mingqiu Xu, CICPA,CIA
Ms. Xu is experienced in helping different types of companies restructure and enter public stock markets. Her expertise spans many industries, including manufacturing, retail, information and communication, as well as banking. Ms. Xu also has exposure in auditing U.S.- listed companies complying with SOX 404 requirements.
Ms. Xu joined B&P after acting as senior auditor/audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG. She also worked for a Nasdaq-listed company subject to SOX 404 requirements.
She received her Bachelor’s degree in Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. She is a member of China Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Certified Internal Auditor.
Eric Yi Luo
Mr. Luo is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English with cross-cultural auditing experience in accounting, audit and tax services for public and non-public companies.
He joined B&P after four years as senior auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has extensive experience in public companies, multinational corporations, and those companies preparing to enter public markets.
His expertise includes such industries as manufacturing, telecommunications, information technology and chemicals. Mr. Luo has experience in U.S. GAAP auditing and SOX404 internal controls audit of public companies and multinational corporations.
Mr. Luo has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with honors from Sun Yat-Sen University. He has ACCA certificate for Professional Scheme II.