Senior Associate Director

• 2018 - Present

Part Time Lecturer

• Sep 2017 - Present

Teaching various subjects, setting papers and develop teaching material from scratch – Quantitative Analysis and Data Management, Stock Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Management, English etc. Teaching various subjects, setting papers and develop teaching material from scratch – Quantitative Analysis and Data Management, Stock Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Management, English etc.

Deputy Director of Finance

• Oct 2015 - Apr 2017

• Supporting Business Partners and Finance Director; • Establishing and maintaining effective systems of risk management and internal control; • Ensuring compliance of relevant financial rules and regulations stipulated in the Legislations, the Government Instruction Manuals as well as the Supreme Court policies; • Leading activity based costing projects; • Analyzing and reviewing actual revenue results; • Accounting for fixed assets; • Taking care of monthly/quarter/yearly financial closing and reporting; • Developing financial forecast and budget; • Communicating and presenting monthly financial and data analytics results to the top management. Reason for leaving: Keen to return to private sector. Show less

Finance Manager - Business Support Centre

• Apr 2014 - Oct 2015

• Supporting Business Partners and Finance VP to drive business performance by analysis and review of monthly financials, business plans and assumptions; • Analyzing and reviewing actual financial results; • Accounting – Monthly financial closing and reporting; • Developing financial forecast and budget; • Supporting regional team in the area of reporting, forecasting and budgeting; • Ensuring service delivery and customer focus. Reason for leaving: Change of office location from Seletar to Tuas. Show less

Senior Sales Commission Analyst / Senior Financial Analyst

• May 2000 - Dec 2013

• Developing, implementing, communicating and administering of the worldwide sales commission programs, plans, policies and processes; o Set up quota for the sales folks; o Communicated to all levels of sales folks pertaining to quotas and results; o Calculated and communicated payout; o Presented quarterly results to Vice Presidents; o Risk control for sales commission; o Wrote and maintained desk procedures and process. • In-charge of financial planning and forecasting for all functions across 5 legal entities and 6 countries, setting up finance department/accounting systems for new legal entities, conversion of accounting system, overseeing financial closing, liaise with auditors and establishing relevant processes and policies etc; o Set up new Finance Department, Accounting and Finance structures for a new local legal entity and overseas legal entities. o Built up accounting system. o Responsible for monthly closing o In charged of financial planning and analysis for 37 functional teams across 5 legal entities and 6 countries. o Communicated monthly scorecards and productivities reports to functional VPs. o Wrote and maintained finance desk procedures and processes. Reason for leaving: It was a good company and I met lots of amazing people but after 14 years with the company I felt that I needed some new challenges, professional growth and work opportunities. Show less

Finance Manager

• Oct 1998 - Apr 2000

Main duties included trained and strengthened finance staff, ensured cross functional training; planning and forecasting, financial, management and statutory reports; liaised with auditors, bankers, tax consultants and local authorities; establishing and maintaining relevant processes and policies, led projects driving to minimize cost and maximizing profit. Reason for leaving: The Company was acquired by another company. Main duties included trained and strengthened finance staff, ensured cross functional training; planning and forecasting, financial, management and statutory reports; liaised with auditors, bankers, tax consultants and local authorities; establishing and maintaining relevant processes and policies, led projects driving to minimize cost and maximizing profit. Reason for leaving: The Company was acquired by another company.

Senior Financial Analyst

• Apr 1997 - Oct 1998

Main duties included establishing internal control policies and processes for Finance Department in a brand new legal entity in Malaysia, working with IT department for systems enhancement, in-charge of financial planning and forecasting, reviewing external contracts and various other projects such as paperless indirect requisition system and record retention systems and processes etc. Main duties included establishing internal control policies and processes for Finance Department in a brand new legal entity in Malaysia, working with IT department for systems enhancement, in-charge of financial planning and forecasting, reviewing external contracts and various other projects such as paperless indirect requisition system and record retention systems and processes etc.

Business Analyst (4 Mths Contract)

• Dec 1996 - Apr 1997

Main duties included project costs analysis, management report, travel and entertainment budget control. Main duties included project costs analysis, management report, travel and entertainment budget control.

Regional Financial Analyst

• Aug 1996 - Dec 1996

Main duties included financial planning and forecasting for revenue, expenses and cash flow, financial closing and consolidation. Main duties included financial planning and forecasting for revenue, expenses and cash flow, financial closing and consolidation.

Assistant Accountant

• Feb 1995 - Aug 1996

Main duties included full set of accounting functions (Account Payable, Account Receivable, General Ledger and Cash Book). Main duties included full set of accounting functions (Account Payable, Account Receivable, General Ledger and Cash Book).