Singapore, Singapore
Finance professional with financial, compliance and controlling experience at global MNCs With expertise in US GAAP, Singapore FRS, GST / VAT and income tax, tax incentives, transfer pricing, planning & reporting, costing, manufacturing / inventory and general accounting as well as compliance and reporting procedures for Singapore companies
• Oversee full spectrum of financial and corporate secretarial functions within Takeda's Biologics plant in Singapore • Responsible for planning & reporting, inventory/manufacturing & general accounting, accounts receivables & payables, capital budgeting, project cost controlling, income tax, cross-border transactions, transfer pricing, goods and services tax and tax incentives • Senior member of the Site Leadership Team and appointed as Director/Officer of the company • Part of pioneer team which started the Biologics plant in Singapore • Successfully negotiated with governmental agencies on new tax incentives • Successfully led the Legal Entity Optimization / Restructuring effort for the Site for both Takeda/Shire integration (2021) and Baxalta/Baxter spin-off (2015) • Successfully led the cut-over to SAP for finance & procurement activities in 2021 • Winner of 2015 global Finance Spark Award for driving disciplined financial management (manager category)
Responsible for the site's Operational Excellence, PMO & Learning functions
Responsible for the entire site operations
• Led team of 18 across Singapore and Malaysia managing the financial planning, reporting and costing processes for APAC Enterprise Hardware Supply Chain Group • SOX compliance lead for Singapore operations • Led the migration of finance activities to the shared service centre in Malaysia • Received global CFO Winner’s Circle Award (team category) in 2010 for above project
• Supported broad range of financial studies and analysis to identify cost saving opportunities for supply chain
• Supported audit of various MNCs and financial institutions.