Experience

Spade.Win

• Singapore
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President - Finance & Accounts

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Key Result Areas ✪ Promote cross-functional collaboration in P2P, O2C, R2R, FP&A, and TAX for seamless end-to-end client deliverables. ✪ Delivering exceptional service to clients, meeting their expectations, and optimizing service efficiency through SLA monitoring and process improvement. ✪ Tracking KPIs and metrics to evaluate center performance, producing regular reports on service delivery, operational efficiency, and client satisfaction. ✪ Identifying opportunities for process improvement and executing strategies to boost efficiency, minimize costs, and optimize service delivery. Leading continuous improvement initiatives within the delivery center. ✪ Point of contact for the clients on behalf of company managing the external auditors and investor queries on behalf of their behalf. Show less



Quince

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Controller

  • May 2021 - May 2022

  Key Result Areas ✪ Leading global accounting (US GAAP and Ind GAAP) and FP&A, ensuring legal compliance, and hands-on team management. ✪ Responsible for shaping strategic direction, driving growth through market analysis, strategic planning, and P&L ownership, and leading change management initiatives for overall success. ✪ Pivotal role in a successful $50 million fundraise by effectively utilizing resources and preparing reports tailored for potential investors. ✪ Managed financial and strategic planning, long-term plans, Annual Operation Plan (AOP), flash and forecasting, month-end actual closing and reporting, including variance analysis. ✪ Led successful performance management initiatives, prioritizing monthly reviews of all functions and implementing clear action plans for financials and key performance indicators (KPIs). ✪ Conducting engagements related to Governance, Risk & Compliance, Internal Audits, Process reviews, standard operating procedures, and revenue assurance. ✪ Collaborating with cross-functional teams to execute business cases for generating additional revenue opportunities and implementing cost optimization initiatives. Show less



Xceedance

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President - Finance & Accounts (Vertical Head)

  • Sep 2017 - Apr 2021

  Key Result Areas ✪ Drove exceptional growth in the F&A vertical, leading a team of 65 professionals and delivering over 30% revenue growth for three consecutive years. Directed and optimized client's accounting, credit analysis, reporting, and internal audit & SOX processes for insurance industry clients. ✪ Partnered with the HODs on all related operational and strategic issues as they arise; provided strategic recommendations based on financial analysis and projections, cost benefit analysis, statutory and legal basis. ✪ Authored the company's investment policies and played a crucial role as a core team member involved in exploring debt-raising opportunities that aligned with both short-term and long-term business requirements. ✪ Supervised the company's treasury function, responsible for managing working capital, mitigating foreign exchange exposure, and maintaining relationships with financial institutions. ✪ Led group's one-off projects, ensuring compliance with internal and statutory requirements like IFRS 17 and acquisition cost accounting. ✪ Handled comprehensive client accounting processes, ensuring fulfilment of their internal and external reporting obligations in compliance with both US GAAP and IFRS standards. ✪ Monthly financial closure, providing accurate and timely financial (IFRS) information to management through structured and efficient financial information systems. ✪ Monitoring internal audit functions for all the corporate office / departments; managing the complete planning and management activities for ensuring completion of various types of audits within the time and cost parameters. ✪ Established internal control disciplines throughout the region towards maintaining integrity and accuracy of financial reports; managed preparation and implementation of SOPs for adequate control. ✪ Controlling operational expenditure, devising strategic plans & implementing innovative business strategies for initiating finance control to maximize profitability Show less



Maiden Reinsurance

• Assistant Financial Controller

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2017

  Key Result Areas ✪ Led a team responsible for the oversight of accounting and reporting functions for a $4.1 billion investment portfolio, concurrently managing relationships with investment managers. ✪ Managed the preparation of disclosures and footnotes for investments in quarterly and annual financial statements, which encompassed 10-Q and 10-K filings. ✪ Ensuring compliance of SOX controls, implementation, review and improvement of internal controls. ✪ Coordinated and lead the internal and external audits related to SOX compliance, including ensuring that audit findings are properly addressed. ✪ Oversaw underwriting accounting for the branch and group insurance company, including inter-company cessions and evaluating capital adequacy. ✪ Ensured adherence to statutory (Bermuda and US) and Group investment guidelines, and submitted quarterly reports to the investment committee of the company. Show less



Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu US

• Audit Manager

  • May 2011 - Jun 2012

• Audit Manager

  • Sep 2010 - Apr 2011

• Audit Manager

  • Dec 2006 - Aug 2010


KPMG
• Brazil
• Construction
• Audit Supervisor

  • Mar 2006 - Nov 2006