Apac Commercial Finance Cfo
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Jan 2021 - Present
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David Au is listed as APAC Commercial Finance CFO at Dentsu at Dentsu, based in Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for David Au.
David Au previously worked as APAC Commercial Finance CFO at Dentsu and Director of Financial Control, APAC at Dentsu. David Au holds F.C.A. from Icaew.
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About David Au
I am a FCA chartered accountant with a mix of commercial finance, operational finance and controllership experience.Post qualifying with PwC, I built my career in large matrix organisations. Rapidly rising through the ranks in Level 3 Communications and gaining finance leadership experience with CBS Outdoor International (now Exterion Media), Euro Car Parts and now Dentsu I am a strong business partner and have extensive experience collaborating with CEOs, and other Group Executives. I believe well-ran organisations are backed up by strong finance teams and I add value by bringing critical financial insights and instilling good processes with financial discipline and control. I am a positive person, undeterred by challenges and obstacles. I continuously look to change and improve the way we work together in order to provide a competitive edge.
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Director Of Financial Control, Apac
A fantastic role where I was able to help APAC Finance to strengthen B/S Controls, significantly reduced aged debt and improve working capital as well as net cash position. Also responsible for FP&A including consolidation of APAC management results, forecasts and budget, and presenting key insights to Regional CEO and CFO.
Nov 2018 - Jan 2021
Director Of Financial Control, Emea
- EMEA regional controller role (40+ countries, c. £1.4B revenue; c. 16,000 employees) within Dentsu Aegis Network. I am responsible for EMEA wide Controllership responsibilities; FP&A; and credit insurance risk.
- Improved B/S controls and reviews for the region. Standardised best practice review documents, implemented review procedures throughout the region; and drove best practices in B/S reconciliations.
- Successfully improved EMEA NWC by c. £70m on a sustainable basis
- Improved analytics in FP&A, helping the team to create high quality outputs that made executive reviews more efficient and effective
- Worked with outsourced partner & Operational Finance to resolve issues & improve metrics in R2R; OTC and PTP
- Improved EMEA reporting KPIs through successful leadership and communication
Sep 2016 - Nov 2018
Head Of Operational Finance
Euro Car Parts has enjoyed phenomenal growth with c. 200 branches nationwide and in pursuit of a £1B annual turnover. This is a Head of Operational Finance role, responsible for the whole of operational finance including treasury, credit control and purchase ledger. We are going through an exciting phase of transitioning a number of finance roles to.
Apr 2015 - Sep 2016
Head Of Business Support (Interim)
This is a head of commercial finance role within the hospital division of Nuffield Health. I am responsible for pricing, market data & analysis as well as commercial projects and deals support.
Sep 2014 - Apr 2015
International Financial Controller
- This was a fantastic opportunity where I picked up divisional controllership experience. I also build and developed my own small and excellent team. I enjoyed working more closely with regional FD, FCs and Corporate.
- Financial aspects relating to sale of division to PE fund
- Implemented Cognos Controller consolidation tool
- Implemented new working capital analysis framework
- Restructuring, out sourcing and other cost saving initiatives
- Set new International sales commission plan
Jun 2010 - Apr 2014
Senior Deals Analyst
CBS Outdoor International team was newly created and this was an excellent opportunity for me to utilise and expand on what I previously learned on capital allocation and investment appraisal. I was charged with developing the entire capital allocation framework; presenting it to senior management and driving improved investment analysis and.
Jun 2008 - Jun 2010
Head Of Financial Reporting
In this position I was responsible for a bigger team of 6 and looked after the whole EU P&L. I business partnered with Operational and Procurement teams to drive further cost savings. Additionally, I was responsible for integrating Servecast finance team post acquisition and I was able to achieve the budgeted cost saving synergies. I am proud to have.
Sep 2007 - Jun 2008
Head Of Product Finance
- Business partnered with product managers reviewing product profitability and business cases.
- Introduced sensitivity analysis to help rank opportunities and post mortem analysis to learn lessons and take actions.
- Good performance led to grade promotion from ‘manager 3’ to first director grade.
Nov 2005 - Sep 2007
Head Of Business Operations / Sales Chief Of Staff
- Reporting to Sales SVP and leading a small team, we brought financial discipline to help further drive sales productivity.
- Implemented framework that tracked and rewarded account managers not only on revenue achievement but also on other important metrics such as number of face to face visits, conversion ratios and post sale credit notes.
- Helped one of my direct reports to succeed myself when I was asked to lead my old team EU Product Finance.
Oct 2004 - Nov 2005
Senior Analyst To Finance Manager
- This was a revenue assurance role within EU Product Finance.
- Good performance led to a grade promotion to Finance Manager
- Working closely with Sales we plugged a number of revenue leakages, achievements in this area led to my next role within Sales.
- Ensured adherence to SAB 101 Revenue recognition rules.
Jun 2003 - Oct 2004
Apr 2002 - Jun 2003
Associate To Audit Manager
Major clients included Hutchinson, United Business Media and Octagon. Gained M&A experience through Hutchinson’s water cooler acquisitions and gained internal audit experience as part of PwC internal audit team.
Sep 1998 - Apr 2002
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David Au education
F.C.A.
Icaew
Business Studies & Psychology Bsc
University Of Hertfordshire
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What company does David Au work for?
David Au works for Dentsu.
What is David Au's role at Dentsu?
David Au is listed as APAC Commercial Finance CFO at Dentsu at Dentsu.
Where is David Au based?
David Au is based in Singapore, Singapore, Singapore while working with Dentsu.
What companies has David Au worked for?
David Au has worked for Dentsu, Dentsu Aegis Network, Euro Car Parts Ltd., Nuffield Health, and Exterionmedia (Formerly Cbs Outdoor International).
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David Au holds F.C.A. from Icaew.
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