Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Over 20 years’ extensive experience in driving wide spectrum accounting and financial management operations across both global shared services and local business environments. Well versed in the areas of financial planning, statutory reporting, financial closing along with treasury management coupled with an eye in strengthening internal controls and automating processes. Known as a tactful and dedicated leader with outstanding capacity to coach and mentor teams to greater heights.
• Head a team of 8 in executing full spectrum financial management covering accounting, taxation, audit and secretarial for DSG (M) Sdn Bhd, Disposable Soft Goods (M) Sdn Bhd and Disposable Soft Goods (S) Pte Ltd towards ensuring timely and accurate reporting in line with the requirements of Unicharm Corporation, a listed company in Tokyo. • Oversee month end closing activities including trial balance, P&L, balance sheet, bank reconciliation while liaising with holding company counterparts in Thailand. • Ensure timely preparation and submission of annual statutory audited accounts, income tax reports, annual returns along with Annual General Meeting in accordance with all statutory and local requirements. • Manage accounts payable activities including review and approval of withholding tax submission, administration of the e-procurement system, approval of online payments, verification of invoices as well as resolution of AP issues. • Lead accounts receivable activities including review and approval of intercompany back charge transactions, updating of AR policy, approval of credit notes along with monitoring and resolution of customer disputes. • Liaise with internal auditors and legal counsel in strengthening controls and compliance as well as legal agreements and Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) respectively. • Lead treasury management activities in ensuring adequate funds in meeting operational and business expansion needs including review and control of cash flow as well as liaising with bankers. • Review and ensure timely submission of quarterly of GST and withholding tax to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). • Carry out staff claims verification and approval along with yearend stock count while providing coaching and mentoring to the team
• Oversaw a team in executing general ledger activities for the Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea units including review of journal entries, month end accounts closing, monthly and quarterly as well as 10K reporting, Balance Sheet reconciliation as well as VAT and withholding tax submissions. • Led the preparation of annual statutory audited accounts, income tax reports, annual returns and AGM while ensuring all accounting, taxation, audit and secretarial matters are in compliance with statutory and local requirements. • Checked and approved all payments while supporting Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) control activities to strengthen good corporate governance. • Partnered with stakeholders in implementing the journal automation, fixed asset project automation and Intercompany transaction automation projects. • Rendered sound input on the liquidation and transfer of an entity to Singapore. • Provided coaching and mentoring to the team in enhancing respective competencies.
• Managed a team in providing broad accounting and finance services to 11 countries across the Asia Pacific region encompassing journals preparation, general ledger and sub-ledger reconciliation along with accounting workbook preparation and analysis. • Led the preparation of financial accounts, monthly and quarterly financial reports as well as regional monitoring control reports while working closely with countries in ensuring compliance with corporate policies and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) requirements. • Spearheaded the identification and implementation of various efficiency improvement initiatives. • Reviewed the payments and invoices, advertising and promotion accrual tracking schedule, maintained the fixed asset register as well as prepared the stock count and analysis for the Malaysia unit. • Performed review of monthly sales cut off test, price changes, sales return reserve calculation and foreign exchange gain or loss while preparing the monthly tax schedule and balance sheet movement. • Liaised with auditors and tax agent on the Financial Accounts, Company Secretary on secretarial related matters as well as Corporate US on cash repatriation via cash or dividend. • Carried out review of the quarterly Specific Reserve and Obsolescence provisions reports, preparation of level of compliance of SOX as well as analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual statistic reports to be submitted to the Government.
• Headed a team of 3 in overseeing 3 general ledgers of the company including journal preparation, payment verification as well as accounting code review. • Prepared the monthly audit schedules, P&L and balance sheet, monthly management accounts as well as quarterly management reports while conducting variances analysis and management accounts review. • Managed the reconciliation of all inter-company transactions among the 4 Companies in FJ Benjamin (M) Sdn Bhd against the related Companies in Singapore
• Led the preparation and analysis of monthly management performance, bi-annual report as well as overhead expenses report. • Prepared the annual budget, monthly forecast reporting while liaising with project managers on the monthly projects reconciliation to determine the overall revenue.