7 years experience mainly in RTR role started in FMCG industry; then explore into FP&A field another 6 years mainly Commercial and Manufacturing, Oil & Gas industry
Sum of 14 years working experience in BPO/Shared Service environment/Commercial industry
Experienced in handling USD 10M+ Budgeting & Forecasting exercise
Fast learner and able to perform in the first few months with minimal training/supervision
Impressive data-driven skill mainly SAP ECC
Build up Financial Modeling - P&L, B/S, CF
Expertise in Accounting Practices IFRS & Reporting experience in Hyperion and BPC platform
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Tax Analyst
SLB GBS
08.2024 - Current
Analyzing and reviewing monthly and annual indirect tax returns (Witholding Tax Return & Value Added Tax Return) for South Africa Region
Running day-to-day operations to meet KPI objectives based on Service Level Agreements (SLA) between the Hub and GeoUnit
Preparing tax reports for management on monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis (including Balance Sheet Notes, iTax)
Analyzing and preparing monthly and annual indirect tax returns (Personal Tax Return & Employer Tax Return)
Ensure compliance within filing deadlines for assigned entities
Presenting and analyzing final year end liabilities to GeoUnit Tax Team
Identifying and reporting critical issues to the Hub Regional Tax Compliance Managers
Liaising with external partners/advisors and dealing with queries relating to deliverables
Performing VAT and WHT analysis as and when required by the GeoUnit Tax Team
Reason of leaving: Looking for permanent role
Senior Financial Analyst
SLB GBS
08.2023 - 08.2024
Review P&L by GBS business unit for Malaysia, France, Romania and Columbia (GBS Finance, HR & Legal) for smoother month end closing process, and to review to perform reclass adjustment if necessary
Analysis of internal financial movement within cross-functions and their impact on business operations (eg Compensation team, ARAP team)
Perform trend analysis MoM and QoQ including write commentaries for those huge fluctuations/movement more than US$150k within P&L cost line analysis
Perform intercompany accounting, perform Recharges on payments, and on management level for P&L to different Geo Units/Legal Entities from GBS according to the functions/cost centers
Take ownership of tracking full cost control of PHQ GBS especially GBS Finance weighing more than 80% ownership, for Legal & Prof fee (mainly PWC Audit & Tax Statutory fee, Governance fee) recharges from GBS to GeoUnits, not limited to Compensation cost
Perform forecast activities on monthly basis on 26th every month, forecast potential impacts of financial transactions, work with stakeholder on the reasonable movement on forecast numbers before submission
Prepare Balance Sheet Note (BSN) reconciliation on monthly basis, with solid and validated supporting upon communication with stakeholders
Efficiently perform reconciliation in Power BI visualization business tool vs FP20 report on comparative basis MoM and QoQ, perform variance analysis and identify any missing cost centers in each functions
Involvement in Project for FP20 and minimize the time spent on every JVs posted for all users in Reporting team by analyzing their working file and on-going monitor
FP&A Analyst
Harsco Rail (M) Sdn Bhd
12.2022 - 08.2023
Managing APAC accounting activities such as inventory, and project cost accounting
Ensure timely and accurate closing of finance and accounting activities and provide in-depth analysis of the financial performance (PNL)
Process monthly journal posting and ensure monthly accruals are completed on timely manner
Prepare balance sheet reconciliations for relevant accounts and take full ownership and accountable for the balances of each accounts
Support Contract Management Team in evaluating commercial terms for APAC new business opportunities
Monitor and review WIP/EAC/BFC for APAC projects and provide operations team support when there is major costs variance (shortfall or surplus)
Reason of Leaving: Manufacturing entity from AU downsizing which impact my payroll
RTR Senior Specialist
Genpact Sdn Bhd
11.2021 - 11.2022
Company Overview: BPO, Client: NTT Corp
Collaborates with key external stakeholders, eg Local Market team from Taiwan
Involved in full successful migration for Taiwan client from Phase I until goes live (including prepared Work Instructions and reviewed)
Prepare journal supporting and post manual journal entries in GLSU & manage balance sheet account reconciliations in Blackline to actively review the accounts with stakeholders from different functions
Perform Month end closing perform cost center run, foreign currency run, review trial balance by PNL level, perform variance analysis in PNL if any adjustment needed for reclass
Ensure proper accounting of financial transactions according to IFRS & manage period-end closing in strict closing timeline
Perform financial reporting to BPC on monthly & quarterly basis on WD2
Devised and implemented processes and procedures to streamline operations.
Reason of Leaving: Headcount restructuring to P2P function
Senior Executive, Sales Finance
F&N Beverage Marketing Sdn Bhd
07.2020 - 11.2021
Partnering with Domestic Commercial (DCO) or Sales Marketing team to achieve business excellence by providing value added insides and analysis on OPEX
Reporting to Sales Finance Manager to support the sales & trade marketing team in ensuring efficient utilization of trade funds to derive more mileage from their ANP investment - perform P&L Simulation
Review and tracking of sales operational expenses
Assist in the preparation of Annual Business Planning and monthly estimates on A&P funds
Provide necessary information to support the preparation of ABP
Assist in Group Internal & External audit on matters relating to DCO
Reason of Leaving: Limited exposure in F&N due to 10% involvement in Financial Analysis eg. Budget and FC
Financial Analyst
DSG (M) Sdn Bhd
08.2017 - 07.2020
Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures
Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
Perform Brand & Customer P&L report and Variance Business reports for new business opportunities to Hong Kong Management team
Perform Quarterly and Monthly Financial Variance Analysis reports
Evaluate processes to drive efficiencies and understand ROI in new project: marketing programs, menu pricing, new store rollout
Supporting Senior Management Team and Departments heads with in-depth analysis by analyze complex financial information and provide financial recommendations to management
Work closely with Manufacturing team for preparation of pricing structure of each SKU product
Prepare accurate tax computation for DTA and DTL for Malaysia and Singapore entities
Prepare and analyze Trading Term Accrual to analyze the reasonability of A&P spent by Commercial Team
Allocate the advertising budget for respective chains and brands according to actual revenue %
Prepare quarterly forecast & annual budget by work closely within cross departmental and discuss with management team on the how to resolve unreasonable output from departments
General Ledger Senior Analyst
Neptune Orient Lines (M) Sdn Bhd
08.2014 - 08.2017
Full scope RTR ownership on Bangladesh & Thailand regions:
Monthly general ledger closing activities for Liner & Logistic PNL
Analyze month end figures for P&L to check on variance
Prepare monthly reports on freight tax movement, periodic tax analysis, G&A Variance Vendor report & various reporting after closing activities for Local Finance Team
Prepare journal posting templates and supporting document for accruals and prepayment
Prepare Non-Cash Reconciliation (BS) after closing every period end and submit within given timeline to Regional Finance, upon reviewed and approval from Country Finance Team and Financial Controllers & Managers
Maintain good relationship with POC Finance Officer from Bangladesh & Thailand by working proactively
Accounting Associate
Kimberly-Clark SSC (M) Sdn Bhd
01.2011 - 08.2014
Supporting daily operation for bank transaction, by working closely with Treasury, APAR Accounting Team
Perform clearing of bank suspense accounts which needed to be zeroisation by end of the month
Prepare journal entries and cash book transactions
Perform intercompany accounting reconciliation with KC Business Partners to ensure balances are tally within each other
Involve in HSBC (Automatic Bank Clearing) project for auto load bank statement and work closely with IT & Treasury team to ensure zero error before it goes live
Assist Regional Accountants (Senior) on the GLSU journal posting upon request
Promoted to Accounting Analyst I for Account Payable role for 8 months, however I left for better opportunity in GL role