USC Marshall & Leventhal · Class of 2027

Tianneng
"Landon" Ni

B.S. Accounting · B.S. Business Administration · Master of Business Taxation

Pursuing a triple concurrent degree, with hands-on experience in accounting, tax, and financial analytics built through coursework and internship exposure.

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About

Numbers tell a story. I like being the one who reads it — and the one who explains it clearly to whoever's in the room.

I'm a junior at the USC Marshall School of Business and the Leventhal School of Accounting, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and a Master of Business Taxation — with graduation set for December 2027.

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Tax & Accounting

My foundation is in the numbers themselves. At Deloitte, I audited and reconciled 500+ daily expenses to keep monthly filings accurate, then built an LLM-assisted workflow that classified entries with ~94% accuracy — cutting prep time by roughly 40 minutes per entry. That same attention to detail carries into my coursework at Leventhal, where I'm building toward a Master of Business Taxation.

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Investment Banking & Financial Analytics

Across four internships in investment banking and research, I've built DCF and comparable-company models on deals ranging from $50M to $300M, benchmarked 30+ peer companies on relative valuation, and helped grow a qualified deal pipeline by 35%. I like the moment where a model stops being a spreadsheet and starts being a decision.

Outside of spreadsheets, I'm usually on a basketball court (Warriors fan, don't hold it against me), behind a golf ball that won't cooperate, or playing guitar and saxophone badly on purpose.

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Experience

Student Ambassador — USC Master of Business Taxation Program
Los Angeles, CA
  • Represent the Master of Business Taxation program at prospective-student info sessions, sharing firsthand insight into coursework, career paths, and program culture.
  • Hold office hours to answer prospective and admitted students' questions about the program, application process, and life at Leventhal.
Teaching Assistant — Leventhal School of Accounting
Los Angeles, CA
  • Support course instruction and student learning within the Leventhal School of Accounting, reinforcing core accounting and taxation concepts through discussion sections and office hours.
  • Grade assignments and exams, provide detailed feedback, and help students work through problem sets to strengthen their technical accuracy and conceptual understanding.
Accounting Intern — Alibaba Group
Los Angeles, CA
  • Reconciled and analyzed vendor invoices and venue expenditures exceeding $5 million for live entertainment events at major venues including the Palladium, Radio City Music Hall, The Shrine, and The Wiltern.
  • Prepared expense variance analyses comparing actual costs to budgeted amounts, identifying cost optimization opportunities and supporting accurate financial reporting and decision-making.
Corporate Accounting Intern — Real Value Capital
Los Angeles, CA
  • Analyzed financial statements and industry data for 15+ companies across real estate, consumer, and industrial sectors, supporting financial due diligence and identifying over $500M in comparable transaction and revenue benchmarking data.
  • Built financial models incorporating projected income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements for 5+ prospective acquisitions ($50M–$300M in enterprise value), applying revenue recognition and cost accounting principles to develop margin forecasts and sensitivity scenarios.
Investment Banking Intern — Quantum Financial Advisors
Los Angeles, CA
  • Delivered client-ready research on multi-layered portfolio overlays, translating quantitative mechanics into advisor-facing recommendations.
  • Built leverage and Reg T margin analysis on a $1MM case study to illustrate exposure and net capital requirements.
  • Synthesized CIO webinars and strategy calls into timestamped, page-cited takeaways for senior leadership.
IRS Certified Tax Preparer — Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Los Angeles, CA
  • Prepare and review 15–20 Form 1040 per week during filing season (Single, MFJ, MFS) for low- to middle-income households, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations by performing due diligence and verifying income documentation, deductions, and credit eligibility.
  • Analyze eligibility and apply Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit (CTC), and education credits, evaluating standard vs. itemized deduction to optimize tax outcomes while maintaining quality review standards.
  • Communicate complex tax rules in clear, accessible language, reducing documentation errors and improving clients' understanding of filing outcomes and financial confidence.
Accounting & Financial Analysis Intern — People's Capital
Shanghai, China
  • Conducted comparative financial statement analysis for a $15M convertible-bond transaction involving a listed top-20 Chinese aerospace company; analyzed 15+ peer companies using key financial ratios and valuation multiples to assess performance consistency and reporting comparability.
  • Co-authored a 70-page internal investment recommendation presented to the Investment Committee, synthesizing diligence findings, valuation analyses, and key risk-return considerations to support the final investment decision.
  • Performed commercial and financial due diligence, conducting in-depth market research and industry analysis similar to structured tax research methodologies to evaluate regulatory, competitive, and operational risks.
Investment Banking Intern — Impact Capital Group
Los Angeles, CA
  • Updated corporate finance models for 10+ active portfolio companies to support post-investment analysis and strategy.
  • Identified 200+ potential strategic and financial buyers in the aviation sector, growing the qualified deal pipeline by 35%.CR +35%
Tax and Business Advisory Intern — Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Shanghai, China
  • Audited and reconciled 500+ daily expense transactions, resolving 20–30 discrepancies per day; classified business-related expenses to appropriate tax return line items to ensure compliant reporting and reduce filing adjustments.
  • Designed and implemented LLM-based workflow automation to streamline memo preparation and email documentation; optimized prompts to improve classification accuracy to ~94% and reduce processing time by 70%, developing a 15-page implementation guide adopted by the team.CR 94%
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Involvements

Member of Mentorship Program
USC Beta Alpha Psi
Jan 2026 – Present · Los Angeles, CA
Capstone Member
Trojan Investing Society
Sept 2024 – May 2025 · Los Angeles, CA
Member
USC Global Investment Society
Feb 2024 – Sept 2024 · Los Angeles, CA
Member
The Consulting Club at USC
Jan 2024 – May 2025 · Los Angeles, CA
Vice President of New Member Education
Eta Omega Chi
Aug 2023 – Present · Los Angeles, CA
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Beyond the Numbers

🏀 Warriors basketball ⛳ Golf 🏓 Table tennis 🎸 Guitar 🎷 Saxophone 🎤 Hip-hop ♟️ Strategy games 📺 HIMYM & Brooklyn 99