Singapore, Singapore
Finance professional with experience in auditing and leading the finance and accounting functions of well-established companies in the maritime industry. A certified chartered accountant endowed with a strong technical base in accounting standards and accumulated wide-reaching experience across multiple accounting and finance related fields. Track record in achieving functional excellence and on-time delivery while ensuring high standards of governance and compliance. Given my extensive experience, I am now actively exploring to partner with like-minded organisations who can leverage on my skills to achieve sustainable business growth while deepening my learning experience. Personal professional upskilling initiative: NTU SG United program on Business Analytics and Process Automation to gain in-depth knowledge on: • Business Analytics: Use advanced Excel, SQL and Tableau to manage/analyse large data sets and create impactful visualisations and interactive dashboards • Robotic Process Automation: Hands on experience in using RPA tool (Gleematic) to automate business processes
- Lead a team to oversee the accounting & finance functions, collaborating with the Group CFO on full spectrum of financial matters relating to business strategy, performance management, budgeting & forecasting, statutory reporting, corporate/asset financing and financial risk management - Responsible for financial/management reporting and annual statutory audits in accordance to SFRS - Business partnering with Technical, Operations, Commercial and HR teams to ensure cost control and to model past and future performance - Tax compliance/planning and transfer pricing - Implementation of new accounting standards (eg IFRS 16 Leases) - Make regular presentations to the Board of Directors on financial matters - Familiar with the requirements of MPA's Approved International Shipping Scheme Key Accomplishments: - Negotiate and secure varied financing with financial institutions: o Raised USD270 million & USD146 million credit facility in 2013 and 2018 respectively o Executed USD50 million sale and leaseback of four 22-year-old vessels in 2017 - Developed detailed Excel models used for financial planning and analysis as well as investment/project evaluation - Overhauled monthly reporting format to provide insightful financial information as well as non-financial metrics to support strategic decision making - Delivered first transfer pricing manual for Masterbulk
- Lead team to oversee the corporate reporting and controlling functions for the Group. Responsible for preparing IFRS compliant consolidated financial statements for BW Group and various sub-parents comprising more than 100 companies - Prepare quarterly, monthly and ad-hoc reports for investors and management - Collaborated with overseas subsidiaries/offices to ensure timely reporting, compliance with group accounting policies and control of reported results - Assist in managing tax positions (e.g. transfer pricing) of the group - Functional administrator of Hyperion Financial Management software Key Accomplishments: - Implement digital transformation with new Oracle ERP system and Hyperion Financial Management system to better manage processes and support business growth - Prepared first financial projection model for the Group
• Managed portfolio of clients which include listed companies and multi-national corporations in various industry segments including commodities trading, construction, hospitality, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, transportation and logistics etc. • Managing group audits including liaison with overseas offices • Practical exposure to audits in China • Team Lead for a successful China IPO in Singapore • Experience in reviewing group consolidation and quarterly announcements for listed companies