Consultant

• Jul 2021 - Present

Senior Manager, Finance

• Mar 2019 - May 2021

• Formulate and implement strategic and operational plans to effectively supervise the financial, accounting, budgetary functions and audits of the clubs• Oversee the accounting and purchasing functions• Direct and ensure that the monthly and yearly financial reports are accurate and timely prepared and that annual accounts including consolidation are finalized for external audit as per stipulated deadlines• Direct and ensure that the annual budget is prepared for approval and budgetary controls are in place• Supervise the full spectrum of financial, accounting and budgetary functions and serve as an internal consultant to line management on all financial and accounting matters• Direct the review, streamlining, enhancement and updating of financial policies and procedures through business re-engineering, including systems enhancement• Direct the review of financial and management reports through value-added analysis• Recommend and implement cost-control measures and supervise the conduct of financial evaluation on identified projects• Direct the review, test and enhancement of management systems and internal controls to ensure compliance of all policies and procedures, protection of assets, reliability of data & information and operational efficiency & effectiveness• Ensure effective cash flow management and maximization of returns from surplus funds• Liaison person on matters relating to tenancy and insurance• Liaise with external auditors, internal auditors, tax agent, corporate secretarial agent and bankers on internal and regulatory compliance matters• Liaison person with legal advisors on legal matters including tenancy, insurance, vendor/service provider/joint-management agreements, etc as and when required to ensure policy coherence and consistency• Manage a team of 13 Show less

Manager, Finance

• Sep 2017 - Feb 2019

Manager, Finance

• May 2016 - Oct 2016

• Oversee full set of books and managing the operational matters for 15 hospitality entities (9 Singapore, 2 Australia, 1 New Zealand, 1 Malaysia and 2 Europe). • Review GST and income tax compliance matters for Singapore entities. • Review GST for Australian, New Zealand and Malaysian entities. • Ensure all financial transactions are in compliance with Group’s policies and procedures. • Review policies and processes to identify workflow improvements. • Manage and coach a team of 3 staff. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Led team to embark on electronic payments implementation and going live. • Worked with team to streamline expense reports reimbursement process which increased review efficiency by 50%. • Automated Australian, New Zealand and Malaysia entities’ GST reports which increased review efficiency by 50%. • Worked with team to streamline assets acquisition and recording process. • Worked with hotel’s operation team to a closure of hotel’s preopening budget. Show less

Manager, Finance, Asia Pacific

• Jan 2002 - May 2016

Progressive positions held:04/2014 – 05/2016 Finance Manager10/2010 – 03/2014 Senior Accountant01/2005 – 09/2010 Accountant01/2004 – 12/2004 Senior Accounts Assistant01/2002 – 12/2003 Accounts Assistant• Manage full set of books for 4 entities (Singapore, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia).• Coordinate with external auditors and corporate secretarial for annual audit process and statutory compliance reporting.• Prepare GST returns and coordinate with tax agents to ensure timely filing of various tax returns, including Corporate Income Tax, Value Added Tax, Withholding Tax and Self Assessed Tax in several countries’ jurisdictions.• Liaise with internal auditors to ensure good control environment.• Oversee full spectrum of Accounts Payable functions with a team of 2 staff for 15 entities (7 Singapore and 8 foreign) in a shared service environment with a total of 23 bank accounts. Foreign entities include Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Maldives and India.• Cash flow management.• Champion the Global System Implementation from Sage ACCPAC to Oracle Enterprise Business Suite for Singapore Regional Office and task with:• System testing• Migration of data• System training• Host to host payment implementation• Cash sweep implementation• Issues troubleshooting• Manage full set of books for 2 Singapore entities (of which 1 with a Ukraine branch).• Oversee full spectrum of Accounts Receivable function of the main management company with 1 staff.• Manage full set of books for Shanghai and Beijing entities.• Manage full set of books for a hospitality training school, Raffles Knowledge Pte Ltd.• Perform full spectrum of duties of an Accounts Payable.Due to space constraint, my accomplishments with FRHI Hotels & Resorts are in the next section. Show less

Manager, Finance, Asia Pacific

• Jan 2002 - May 2016

Continued from previous section...ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Aligned and improved expense claims processes resulting in more accurate and faster reimbursement from twice a month to weekly basis.• Aligned and improved the Accounts Payable process within the Asia Pacific region when company moved towards shared service function.• Appointed as a Super-User for system migration from Sage ACCPAC to Oracle and performed this role with good results.• Created many reports which increased the efficiency of pulling data for management review purpose.• Successfully migrated foreign entities’ book keeping function from outsourced accounting firm into Oracle and saving costs for the company.• Awarded Service Plus Award for constantly suggesting and implementing new processes to drive improvements and automation. Show less