Jia Ru Sim

Analyst at DBS Bank

Singapore

About

Experience

  • Business Analyst at DBS Bank
    Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

    Supporting digital transformation for Fund services. Institutional Banking Group Tech Ops (IBGTO)

  • North Europe Sales Operations Coordinator - Point Of Sale Data at 3M
    Jul 2019 - Apr 2020 · 10 mos

  • Loughborough University (3 mos)
    • IDEA Entrepreneurship Summer Internship sponsored by Adidas and SAIC Motors
      Jul 2018 - Sep 2018 · 3 mos

      • Selected for a 6-week summer programme sponsored by Adidas and SAIC Motors, where I worked with engineering students on product creation and develop proposed business idea • Discussed our team’s idea at the Adidas headquarters in Germany, and gained feedback on our product from the employees • Involved in carrying out market research, establishing a business plan, and pitch deck creation • Pitched to panel of external investors and a member of the MIT staff, enhancing my public speaking and presentation skills

    • Challenge X -Advisor
      Jul 2018 - Jul 2018 · 1 mo

      Participated in a 3-day hackathon-like event where students worked alongside small-to-medium enterprises to develop solutions to their real business challenges. As a team, we came up with ideas and campaigns on how to improve both online and offline traffic for a female targeted snowboard and ski outerwear brand, and pitched the solution to business owners

  • Bain & Company (Singapore)
    • Assistant Accountant, Finance
      May 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

      • Analysed account records, and reconciled reports and financial data accurately, demonstrating my trustworthiness and attention to detail • Prepared monthly and quarterly Goods and Services Tax (GST) reports • Ensured accuracy of statement reconciliations, creation of month end journals and balance sheet schedules for Bain’s Southeast Asian entities • Evaluated case expenses and created cost charts on PowerPoint to be to be reviewed by Cost Centre Managers and Partners • Ability to work under pressure and manage time, working on multiple case expenses in a short period among other tasks, and thoroughly reviewed large number of expenses to be billed for client invoicing • Demonstrated adaptability by learning how to use the UNIT4 CODA financial software in a short time and used Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint daily

    • Assistant, Recruiting
      Apr 2016 - Apr 2016 · 1 mo

      • Assisting in SE Asia office recruitment • Sourcing for candidates using social media • Data input of post interview feedback

  • Business Strategy and Implementation, Commercial Banking at HSBC
    May 2015 - Jul 2015 · 3 mos

    • Segmentation clean up: Worked closely with business segments and relationship managers to identify client segment changes within commercial banking, analyse alignment of accounts, and presented the data progress via conference calls with managers in Hong Kong under a short and strict deadline • Calculated and determined fees and suitable tariff rates to reduce client costs for their outward remittances (ORTT) • Conducted data analysis on client time deposit breakage and created the sign-up handling process flowchart for New-to Bank clients •Analyse database of clients to remove orphan accounts