I provided insights and support for optimal decision making for a Chinese Fortune Global 500 company. I provided executive leadership in areas of financial analysis, operations management, KPIs, and acquisition and integration. I held responsibility for financial planning and modelling, managing financial analysis projects and statistical studies. I provided key financial analysis and management reporting by administering various monthly reporting processes. I contributed guidance on investment and project decisions. I built and utilized knowledge in performance assessment of state-owned enterprises. I interacted with ChemChina (Parent company) regarding top-down key performance indicators for CNCE and worked closely with the Director to plan and execute achievable targets.★ I established motivating KPIs to ensure that the company achieved a B+ rating on performance assessment (above 85 out of 100) for past three years.★ I facilitated Year-on-Year profit growth (CAGR 2.8%) by establishing metrics after communicating with subsidiary CEOs to gain understanding of financial and operational plans.★ I drove research into a target company (KraussMaffei, Germany) and completed Internal Due Diligence to develop advice, in conjunction with external Due Diligence, to enable CEO to reduce acquisition price by 2% (to €925 million).★ I made key contributions as a member of Post-Merger Integration Office (PMI) in coordination of 9 work-streams and 37 initiatives, organizing and preparing materials for weekly PMI meetings and bi-monthly Steering Committee conferences.★ I reduced costs of imported parts by 40% by establishing Procurement Service Center (PSC) while participating in Procurement Integration Work-stream (PIW).★ I collaborated with external consultants to produce reports offering a better understanding of overseas business results by creating a Financial Statements conversion system from IFRS to China GAAP.

I guided the revenue and cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures, providing trends and forecasts, explaining processes and techniques, and recommending actions. I determined the cost of operations by establishing standard costs and collecting operational data, comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts to establish financial status. I recommended actions by interpreting data, making comparative analyses, and studying proposed changes in methods and materials. I reviewed business planning and successfully closed budget preparation. Reconciled transactions by comparing and correcting data.★ I tracked business and financial performance metrics, taking steps to recommend corrections for variances to ensure group achieved a B rating (above 80 out of 100) in State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) annual performance assessment.★ I defined and prepared efficient complex reporting and a Deep Drive analysis, using this analysis to influence the decision-making process of senior management by organizing monthly meetings with key stakeholders.

I played a key role, in coordination with the worldwide budgeting team and the EMEA CFO, in closing the budget gap and ensuring Group KPI targets were achieved. I planned, supervised, and coordinated the day-to-day activity of three junior financial analysts tasked with analyzing financial information to produce forecasts of business, industry, and economic conditions for use in making investment decisions. I consolidated the monthly expense report, reviewing this with EMEA CFO to ensure KPIs were clearly articulated and working with regional CFOs to improve performance. I monitored fundamental economic, industrial, and corporate development by researching financial publications and services, investment banking firms, government agencies, trade publications, company sources, and personal interviews.★ I controlled EMEA Travel monthly expenditures, resulting in actuals below budget by 10-15% by proactively analyzing main drivers of variances against internal targets.★ I proposed a recommendation on sales and non-sales productivity by improving our productivity analysis procedure and preparing an EMEA report on a quarterly basis, increasing overall efficiency by 5%.

I served as Expense Subject Matter Expert, providing financial support and advice to the Central Region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) CFO and segment heads. I provided financial planning, analysis, and projection for the company, concentrating on regional business. I forecasted future revenues and expenditures to establish cost structures, determine capital budgeting for projects, and set company-wide investment direction and policies. I initiated controls on procurement transactions and worked closely with budget owners and accounting teams to ensure all transactions were processed correctly. I developed and generated detailed financial and operational projections, using these to prepare and issue annual budget using bottom-up approach.★ I lowered annual expenditures by 9% by preparing and reviewing monthly ad hoc analysis of region spending, researching and explaining variances against budget and forecast, and providing and implementing recommendations for better control.★ I improved the monthly rolling forecast accuracy from 85% to 94% by improving quantitative analysis of financial data.

I managed all financial transactions to provide management with accurate quantitative information on financial position, liquidity, and cash flows of business. I audited financial documents and procedures, reconciled accounts, and coordinated with external auditors to complete annual audit process. I analyzed sales data in conjunction with Sales and Marketing group. I prepared projected monthly income and expenditure reports under the aegis of the Director of Finance.★ I researched consumers’ preference and market size for a new initiative and developed three-year financial projections to ensure successful product launch (annual sales of $150K-200K per location).