I am a CPA qualified Accountant and Finance Business Partner with over 25 years of professional experience within Australia and across Asia, UK and the Middle East. I have experience across multiple industries including professional services, oil and gas, engineering, architecture, entertainment and publishing. I have worked in large partnerships, publicly listed companies and multinational organisations. I have the ability in bridging the gap between finance and business needs. I have lead and drive process improvement which include adoption and rollout of projects to the business or internally within finance. Besides that, I am adept in forecasting and budgeting, variance analysis and operational and management reporting.I am confident working with people from diverse backgrounds from executive stakeholders to entry level staff. Able to step back and look at the big picture and at the same time step in and pay attention to details with the capability to balance commercial and business needs with financial and accounting requirements. I am recognised as someone who always meets deadlines, continually find ways to improve processes, and builds strong professional relationships along the way.Some of major accomplishments were✔ Set up a robust project review process which have shown improved project delivery and project forecast (Kone)✔ Involved in setting up Studio Dashboard and Project Dashboard on the company’s intranet and global rollout to the studios. Have prepared User Guides and conducted training (Woods Bagot)✔ Realised significant efficiency gains on FTE through reorganisation of the team and improved efficiency in the process, resulting in 6 FTE savings (Shell)✔ Through a lean sigma project have reduced debtors’ overdues in commercial fuels by 44%. Lean sigma benefits recognised was USD$300,000 (Shell)When I am not at my desk, you will find me bushwalking 🥾 or embarking on adventurous discovery on off beaten tracks on my gravel bike 🚴♀. When I in form I might do some mountain biking 🚵♀. After all the exhilarating activities, it is nice to kick back with a cup of coffee ☕, a great book 📖 or a nice movie 📽️. I may even embark on some travel🧳, to expand my horizon 🌅. When the creative bug hits, you will find me behind my trusty old point and shot 📷.
