Experience

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  British Chamber of Commerce Singapore (BritCham)

  • Singapore

  • Finance Manager

    • Feb 2020 - Present
    • Singapore

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  BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Asia

  • Singapore

  • Finance Manager

    • Jun 2015 - Dec 2015
    • Singapore

    Finance Manager• Managed a finance team responsible for two business entities covering distribution of games and publishing across APAC• Responsible for monthly reporting of business results and financials to regional HQ and managing the Cartesis reporting system for the group• Worked with the regional CFO and France office to produce monthly forecasts for P&L and CF analysis• Responsible for supervising and reviewing transactional entries in Oracle to ensure a smooth running of the entities across the group• Co-ordinated the annual audit, statutory reporting and financial tax returns across the group• Planned and conducted royalties reconciliation to statements and accounts• Carried out monthly payroll and maintained payroll records• Responsible for HR processes for the Singapore office including completing new employee requests and new joiner paperwork and reporting to regional HQ

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  Digicel Group

  • Singapore

  • Group Accountant

    • Oct 2013 - Oct 2014
    • Singapore

    Group Accountant (1 year contract)• Responsible for general ledger accounting and financial closing for an entity with revenues over $26m, liaising with several offices globally• Managed a full set of accounts including journal entries, fixed assets, and complete balance sheet reconciliations, using Great Plains and Hyperion • Performed month end reconciliations relating to inter-company accounts across several Asia Pacific entities• Responsible for invoicing three different revenue streams and managing the accounts receivable function for relevant entities• Regular cash flow management • Weekly revenue forecasting performed which included coordinating with CFOs across various markets • Coordinated with department heads to prepare and finalise budgets • Identified and rectified inefficiencies within existing functional processes enabling more efficient solutions to be implemented• Main point of contact with internal and external auditors

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  Berg Kaprow Lewis LLP

  • Audit Senior

    • Aug 2011 - Jul 2013

    • Responsibility of leading and conducting audits of varying sizes, with the largest being a turnover of £100m• Performed audit work on small/medium companies in a diverse range of industries including manufacturing, food and beverage, entertainment, leisure and financial services • Experience in completing the planning through to the completion stage of the audit process, including liaising with the tax consulting team regarding various tax implications• Identified areas in clients systems and controls that could be improved on and suggested recommendations• Prepared statutory accounts from cashbooks, bank statements and client Sage bookkeeping records• Trained, supervised and mentored trainees• Liaised with directors, as well as being the first point of contact for clients, involving responding to client queries regarding accounting, tax advice and analytical review of the accounts• Utilised audit and accounts packages Caseware, Alphatax and Sage• Ensured compliance with accounting and regulatory rules under UK GAAP

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  Haines Watts

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Audit Semi Senior

    • Mar 2010 - Apr 2011
    • London, United Kingdom

    • Led audits on companies with turnovers ranging from £3m-£8m, including group companies and PLC’s• Audit work comprised completing a full audit file, with all sections being signed off and review points cleared • Completed accounts preparation work on the fully integrated package IRIS, involving cashbook analysis, analysing bank statements as well as Sage accounts jobs• Attended in-house training on bookkeeping, and was given management responsibility for several recurring bookkeeping clients

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  Arram Berlyn Gardner

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Audit Junior

    • Aug 2007 - Apr 2009
    • London, United Kingdom

    • Gained experience in preparing statutory accounts from client records and audit work as a junior• Researched IFRS treatment of accounting issues and applied findings to specific company scenarios