Experience

KCOM Academy

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

• Director of Learning and Development

  • Dec 2021 - Present



Monsoon Accessorize

• London, England

• Business Process Manager

  • Mar 2006 - May 2011

  Job and responsibilities • Reported to the Head of Finance and worked on a project by project basis • Responsible for driving change and efficiency in the Finance Team, primarily Accounts Payable through standardisation, automation and business process improvements • Responsible for project management of identified projects and acted as Finance liaison with the rest of the company on these projects • Responsible for documenting new agreed processes and any associated training materials • Responsible for user training on new processes and new systems, monitoring deviations from agreed processes and retraining if necessary Achievements • Negotiated and standardised company payment terms for stock suppliers based overseas. • Project lead in E-Procurement project maximising compliance to company policies, procedures and processes, ensuring greater automation of controls and achieving substantial companywide efficiency. • Project lead in the implementation of a bank financing facility for suppliers which included documenting process flow, user interface testing, training, monitoring and review. • Automated and improved the debit note process, maximising debiting opportunities and minimising write offs. • Documented user and query resolution manuals for the stock supplier ledger. • Project lead in the migration of our finance system (CODA) from client server to web based which included documenting user manuals and training. • Facilitated the creation of an off site AP function at the warehouse. • Project lead in migrating employee expenses from cash to credit card system and ensuring accurate data capture of expenses in our Finance system • Automated the processing and coding of the main freight forwarding partner invoices (approx. 500+invoices per month) maximising efficiency, accuracy and focus on supplier reconciliation, aged creditor analysis and management. • Improved the Aged Creditors report significantly (approximately 40% improvement in value and number of days) Show less



MONSOON ACCESSORIZE LIMITED

• London, United Kingdom

• Business Process Manager (Secondment to the Buying Team)

  • Sep 2005 - Feb 2006

  This was an ad hoc role specifically created to improve process and information flow between the Brand Teams, IT and Finance. Job and Responsibilities • Reported to the Buying Director and acted as a liaison between the Brand Teams, IT and Finance. • Responsible for finding solutions to maximise efficiencies within the Buying process and standardising process where possible • Responsible for user training and ensuring understanding of the whole Procure to Pay process Achievements • Documented the Buying Process to identify inconsistencies, non value adding tasks and areas for improvements. • Made recommendations to improve and streamline processes within the Buying function to ensure consistency, compliance and efficiency. • Coordinated a more efficient and stable platform for critical path management of products. • Documented user manuals for correct purchase order set up and handling of queries within the Buying system (Mercatus) Show less



MONSOON ACCESSORIZE LIMITED

• London, United Kingdom

• Accounts Payable Manager

  • Jan 1999 - Jul 2004

  Job and Responsibilities • Reported to the Head of Finance • Overseeing the day to day operation of the complete AP cycle including invoice processing and invoice matching (PO and non PO), Petty Cash, Employee Expenses, • Ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of all payments for local and overseas suppliers and payments of employee expenses. • Responsible for managing a team of 10-12 AP Officers through recruitment, appraisals, development and training and addressing performance issues. • Develops, implements and maintains systems, procedures and policies and the adherence of the Accounts Payable functions to company guidelines • Responsible for ensuring compliance to company policies and procedures Achievements • Coordinated the migration of overseas based stock suppliers from nominal ledger system to a supplier ledger system. • Automated and streamlined numerous processing tasks namely employee expenses nominal ledger coding, bank statement nominal ledger coding and the overseas supplier ledger, significantly improving accuracy, efficiency and timelines for month end reporting. • Introduced and implemented a controlled paper flow system which involved securing top management and internal clients’ buy-in. • Efficiently managed and secured a 50% increase in early payments discounts from stock suppliers. • Implemented and maintained a more standardised, systematic and regulated supplier procurement process to ensure best practise and maximise purchasing power. • Compiled a shared database of company’s chart of accounts and departmental codes to improve accuracy and ease in coding of invoices. • Established formal records of authorised signatories and a procedure for deleting and adding of invoice signatories. • Coordinated the migration of payments from cheque based to online banking whilst ensuring compliance to company policies and procedures. Show less