Experience

Sembcorp Industries Ltd

• Singapore
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Finance Manager

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  • Finance & Accounting Manager with more than 15 years across all facets of the Finance & Accounting function, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Trading for Multinational Companies. A proven leader with the ability to develop and mentor finance & accounting teams. I provided a good reputation of communication and cooperation with Oil and Gas Industrial and Authorities. • As Senior Finance Manager in Sembcorp Utilities Limited, I am overall responsible for Finance, Accounting, Tax, Corporate law for Sembcorp Energy Vietnam and Sembcorp Solar projects in Vietnam. Set out the appropriate strategies and objectives for the best of Sembcorp on great operating skills, low cost, key relationships, focused and results oriented, etc., • Currently I am focus on keeping Company cost base as low as possible, continue to work on fostering a “one team” approach across my organization - with the objective of promoting a collective feeling of all employees living the values, being part of one team, working towards the same overall objectives.



Jadestone Energy

• Singapore
• Oil and Gas
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Country Finance Manager

  • Aug 2008 - Aug 2019

  • Ensuring adequate supply of competent staff to meet the expanding activities of the Business Unit and management of the Finance & Control function in accordance with agreed Performance Contract. • Ensuring provision of accurate and timely reporting of actual costs and forecasts in accordance with the GFO and Group Accounting processes. • Ensuring that all financial reporting obligations are met in accordance with specified deadlines • Ensuring that all transactional accounting processes including accounts payable, payroll, timesheet and cost allocation, finance systems, treasury and inter company funding are conducted in an efficient and secure manner. • Ensuring provision of efficient accounting service to the Asset and Project Management in line with agreed service levels. • Ensuring that the fiscal obligations of the BU in respect of VAT, Income Tax, Withholding Tax and Profit Taxes are met. • Ensuring that all financial audits by Partners, Statutory auditors and Petrovietnam are properly managed and that Audit Reports are properly followed through to closure. • Ensuring that Partners requirements are met in terms of cash forecasting, cash calling, billing and reporting. • Ensuring that an effective cost management culture exists in the BU and awareness of ethical behavior is promoted. • Ensuring the regular update of Financial authorities (FAL) for the BU as well as bank mandates with The Board of Directors. • Participating in negotiation of commercial agreements in areas such as Tax and Currency as required. • Promoting the development of Financial Skills in the BU by organizing and running Financial Skills courses.



Premier Oil

• Vietnam

• Treasury and Tax

  • Apr 2007 - Aug 2008

  • Control Treasury/Tax/Insurance and Payable functions. • Manage Funding, CF for BU from partners and head office. • Manage bank, Debtor, Creditor • Manage all Tax compliances, finance related issues • Control Banking system and cash management. • Developed and implemented policies and procedures over financial transactions, resulting in standardized reports.. • Control Treasury/Tax/Insurance and Payable functions. • Manage Funding, CF for BU from partners and head office. • Manage bank, Debtor, Creditor • Manage all Tax compliances, finance related issues • Control Banking system and cash management. • Developed and implemented policies and procedures over financial transactions, resulting in standardized reports..



bp

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Project Finance

  • Jun 2002 - Apr 2007

  • Manage all finance and accounting function for Project companies • Responsible for coordinating with departmental managers in the preparation of their Site Establishment Budgets. • Responsible for Banking reconciliation, Inventory reconciliation and periodic Finance reports. • Control periodic reforecasts throughout the year. • Manage interpretation of monthly costing reports against budget and forecast. • Responsible for reports to Government (Statistic, Tax, MI…) • Control inventory and fixed asset, banking and accounting system. • Deal with internal and external auditors, and tax Dept.



American Home

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• System and Planning Manager

  • Jan 2001 - May 2002

  • Responsible for Strategic Outlook Review Planning for Finance accounting Dept. • Manage Ten-member account team to serve large business customers • Control, process all sales entries. • Control costing system to provide the cost Optimization Analysis, Finance monthly reporting. • Worked through with costing system, analyst and plan for terminal activities. • Maintain financial systems are properly manage, deal with internal/external auditors. • Responsible for budgeting, reconcile costing in line with budget. • Prepare VAT report to submit to tax Dept.



ExxonMobil

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operation Analyst

  • Apr 1997 - Dec 2000