About us
Building a Strong Financial Future
When developing financial strategies, we consider all relevant factors to create a comprehensive and effective plan for our clients.
Our Professional Team
The Financial Brilliance accounting firm is headquartered in Illinois and is led by Helen Zhang, the President and Partner. The firm partners with other Accounting Firms and works with a number of CPAs & Advisors. The team provides customers with timely and professional suite of services, including company registration, accounting and taxation, start up business consultation, business valuation, data analytics and business development services, personal financial investment, real estate cost segregation, etc. We serve companies, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and individuals, from North America and China. Our customers are from various industries and backgrounds. We have experts and advisors to meet different needs of each customer and provide personalized comprehensive consulting solutions enhance the business value.
Helen Zhang, President and Partner
Helen is a certified public accountant with over 20 years of experience in the industry, senior human resources management certified, Six Sigma Black Belt certified. Helen holds master's degrees in business and accounting and she has management experience in Fortune 500 companies and higher education as a Senior Director of Strategic Business. She has taught managerial accounting courses at the Gies College of Business, University of Illinois. In addition, she has conducted training in business start-up, financial management, tax strategies, family finance, education services, leadership, team building, personal growth, etc. Helen serves as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Research Park at University of Illinois, providing inventors and entrepreneurs with high-quality financial, accounting, and tax services.
Zhenzhong Lu, Data Analytics Expert
Zhenzhong has over 20 years of experience in software development and consulting in a wide variety of industries and over 7 years of experience as an Accounting Instructor in Data Analytics and Machine Learning at the University of Illinois. He specializes in applying descriptive, diagnostic, and predictive analytics to business datasets. With deep expertise in Python, he can help companies leverage data analytics and machine learning to drive better business decisions. Specifically, he can help organizations in uncovering insights, identifying trends, and optimizing financial and operational performance through data-driven strategies.
B.S. in Computer Science, Tsinghua University
M.S. in Computer Science, Indiana University
M.S. in Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign