Experience

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  Softenger

  • Singapore

  • Power BI Developer

    • Aug 2023 - Present
    • Singapore

    Client - Allianz Insurance:Developing three Power-BI Dashboards.

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  Icon Resources & Technologies

  • Singapore

  • Associate Consultant

    • Oct 2021 - Jun 2023
    • Singapore

    - Engaged in understanding business processes and identifying business requirements to develop IBM Planning Analytics application (TM1) of a large sub-contracted Govt-IT-Project.- Worked closely with the development team to ensure the software meets the requirements.- Write, review, and execute test cases.- Power BI Developer Role - 3 months of on-the-job training (shadowing and tasks with supervision).- Training received - IBM PA (Planning Analytics)/TM1 Developer.

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  Independent Consulting

  • Singapore

  • Freelance Consultant - Data modeling/Dashboarding | Accounting Services

    • Nov 2017 - Aug 2020
    • Singapore

    Freelance work included Data Modeling with Excel Power Pivot / Microsoft self-service Business Intelligence (BI) - Power BI, accounting, and auditing services.

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  Syngenta

  • Singapore

  • Finance Project Lead

    • Mar 2016 - May 2017
    • Singapore

    Led a large GST compliance project with PwC to review and strengthen the internal control framework and reporting process with complex business structures and models. The project involved a sales volume of S$ 4.0bn and 12,000 annual purchases, sales, and import/export transactions.

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  Resources Global Professionals

  • Singapore

  • Consultant (FP&A)

    • Jul 2015 - Feb 2016
    • Singapore

    Client: FMCG MNC• Analysis and Business Partnering: Procurement Finance role for € 5bn business. Collaborated with 100+ global buyers and conducted quarterly spending analysis and forecasting for Chemicals and Food ingredients.• Data Modelling & Automation: Built a fully automated data consolidation process in SharePoint environment using advanced MS-Excel formulae and Macro where 15+ Risk Managers can simultaneously input forecasting data, resulting in productivity improvement of 3 man-days per month. Developed a reporting module with PowerPivot that cut the monthly preparation of Spend Analysis by 75%.

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  DHL

  • Finance Manager (Contract)

    • Jan 2014 - May 2014

  • Senior Project Manager, Finance Shared Services Centre

    • Nov 2011 - Dec 2013

    Seconded to this program management role, after the APEM regional office relocated to Hong Kong, in Finance Shared Services Centre (SSC), Malaysia. Main responsibilities:• Finalized Blueprint for a centralized plan of RTR tasks at SSC• Transitioned APAC country RTR tasks to support the Express Finance Roadmap• Simplified and standardized processes of tasks brought into SSC• Documented the process map and Standard Operating procedure (SOP)

  • Regional Business Planning & Analysis Manager – AP & EEMEA (Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa)

    • May 2010 - Nov 2011

    • In 2010, was appointed Regional Business Planning and Analysis Manager for the combined AP and EEMEA regions.• Led a well-experienced regional reporting team (6 regional accountants from different nationalities) supported 150 reporting entities, within the Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa region, to resolve technical and reporting issues while achieved high quality data submission with global deadlines consistently met.• Continuous improvement has been achieved during the period of tremendous change when APAC and EEMEA merged into a single reporting region whilst still meeting global reporting timelines and maintained high quality data into the reporting system.

  • Regional Business Planning & Analysis Manager, Asia Pacific

    • Apr 2008 - Apr 2010

    Reporting to the VP, (worked closely with 2 Regional CFOs), main responsibilities included:• Ensured timely and accurate completion of monthly actual, forecast and budget for the region in compliance with IFRS / DPDHL reporting instructions.• Provided financial analysis on regions’ actual performance and prepared monthly Finance Report Deck, explained the business reasons for variances, identified strengths or weaknesses that a country is performing for management actions / attention.• Developed financial model for forecasting, budgeting and mid term planning in accordance to management requirement or global instruction. Managed Top-Down targets / Bottom-Up submissions with countries / global office. • Ensured the approved financial related policies and procedures are fully implemented, established check points to ensure countries are complied.• Reviewed, defined and proposed changes and development of the financial reporting process from a regional perspective.• Managed regional reporting to global.• Identified and coordinated training needs to develop a highly skilled finance community.Accomplishments:• Implemented Global Finance Controlling Manual - ECM (Express Controlling Manual) through constant coordination and follow-up with all the APAC countries.• Developed a highly automated template to generate monthly reporting deck for regional management board of Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL), resulting in increased efficiency.

  • Regional Accountant – Reporting, Planning and Analysis, Asia Pacific

    • Apr 2007 - Jul 2008

  • Area Accountant, South-Asia Indochina

    • Oct 2005 - Mar 2007

    Controlling and Business Performance: Successfully managed regional activities in South Asia and South East Asia area – issued the regional guideline for submission of monthly actual, forecast, and budget; assisted users with technical and reporting matters, monitoring progress on submissions; consolidated, reviewed and analyzed the numbers, coordinated regional submissions to global office, communicated the results to the regional board, deep dived to explain variances/trends and prepared reporting deck for senior management.

  • Finance Manager

    • Apr 2003 - Sep 2005

    • Handled full spectrum of accounts, internal and external audit, treasury, VAT, and Tax.• Financial Close: Managed the monthly/quarterly closing of € 4 Billion business. Ensured timely and accurate completion of actual, forecast, and budget in compliance with IFRS / DPDHL reporting instructions.• Systems champion: Evangelized and implemented various financial systems, including DHL legacy GL systems in Bangladesh, and led the migration to new financial reporting systems - FRANGO and SAP BW (2004). Trained & provided support to 11 countries in implementing the DHL legacy GL system.

  • Area Accountant, South-Asia Indochina

    • Oct 2000 - Mar 2003

  • Financial Accounting Manager

    • Jul 1996 - Sep 2000

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  Bangladesh Edible Oil Limited

  • Bangladesh

  • Accounts Officer

    • Feb 1993 - Jul 1996
    • Bangladesh

    Started from classical book keeping and advanced to computerized GL (AccPac) and store accounting system.

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  KPMG

  • Bangladesh

  • Audit Senior

    • Oct 1988 - Feb 1993
    • Bangladesh