• Leading and managing a diverse team located in 4 different countries, ensuring effective collaboration and performance.• Collaborating with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to align with company objectives.• Focus on growth of FET scope and new project demands. • Developing and implementing the team strategies in alignment with overall company objectives. • Leading training initiatives to enhance team members competencies and ensure skill development.• A… Show more • Leading and managing a diverse team located in 4 different countries, ensuring effective collaboration and performance.• Collaborating with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to align with company objectives.• Focus on growth of FET scope and new project demands. • Developing and implementing the team strategies in alignment with overall company objectives. • Leading training initiatives to enhance team members competencies and ensure skill development.• A global IT finance first line of support team to supporting the financial and planning systems. Provide the first line of support to the end-users and manage incidents raised by users to analyse them and where possible fix them or triage them to the second level support team.• Partner with the business to guide them with their queries.• Assist in developing training content and provide Hyperion & SmartView training to the end user community.• Work together with the global technology team on testing changes prior to any new / changes in the systems. Support testing including coordination of UAT and business sign off.• Contribute as an expert to various IT or Finance Projects• Capture any new requirements from the business and support any system changes required and some of the tasks related to this including assessing the impact, developing user requirements for changes, and configuring the systems to deliver these changes or working with our IT Global Technology Centre (GTC) team to ensure the changes are delivered to the highest quality.• Play a key role in new initiatives and projects and we also manage access requests so that access is controlled tightly. Show less

• Report to Senior Finance Manager• Spearhead the maintenance and support of all accounting and management report systems across Asia towards delivering accurate and consistent reporting as well as regular updates.• Drive the implementation of system upgrades and new module setups in line with user requirements.• Assist in the annual budget processes including preparation of reporting templates as well as running of consolidated budget and forecast reports.• Prepare and update… Show more • Report to Senior Finance Manager• Spearhead the maintenance and support of all accounting and management report systems across Asia towards delivering accurate and consistent reporting as well as regular updates.• Drive the implementation of system upgrades and new module setups in line with user requirements.• Assist in the annual budget processes including preparation of reporting templates as well as running of consolidated budget and forecast reports.• Prepare and update reporting templates as well as databases in line with the Group and Asia requirements.• Provided comprehensive support to country finance in addressing daily and monthly queries.• Conduct user training while ensuring swift resolution of all application issues.• Work closely with Regional Reporting Manager based in Hong Kong HQ as well as Country CFOs and Finance Managers.• Took on additional role in Regional Reporting team with responsibilities in supporting the reporting, budgeting and year end activities for approximately 6 months after the team manager resigned.Projects Delivered• Led the end to end upgrade of the Finance ledger system (Smartstream) and analytical tool (Hyperion Essbase).• Championed the improvement of the system turnaround time, clean-up of all obsolete systems scripts and new database creation.• Collaborated with the Regional Reporting Team to improve reporting templates, timing and accuracy.• Oversaw the end to end deployment of the Smartstream Account Payables module in Asia Environment. Show less

• Carried out forecast and budget variance analysis in providing comprehensive business assessments.• Liaised with business units on the forecast, actuals, budget and business metrics. • Prepared and presented detailed analysis of an array of business as well as operational issues while recommending cost effective solutions.

• Expedited the deployment of SAP system across the Asia Pacific region including pre and post deployment testing.• Engaged Business Units in managing process change during the entire transformation period and conceived solutions to rapidly resolve issues.• Carried out in depth analysis and resolution of defects while assisting in constructing key messages for end users.• Performed periodical site visits to Beijing in providing technical support and end user training.

• Reported to Finance Manager but functionally reported to the Business Unit Leader / Finance Controller / CFO.• Portfolio held - GCG Software Group Expense Planning Analyst (Apr 2011 – Jun 2013) - GCG Total Consolidation Analyst (Dec 2010 – Apr 2011) - GCG Real Estate Sites Operations Expense Planning Analyst (Jan 2010 – Nov 2010) - ASEAN Coverage Analyst ( Oct 2007 – Dec 2009)• Performed forecast and budget variances and provided business assessment on an on-going… Show more • Reported to Finance Manager but functionally reported to the Business Unit Leader / Finance Controller / CFO.• Portfolio held - GCG Software Group Expense Planning Analyst (Apr 2011 – Jun 2013) - GCG Total Consolidation Analyst (Dec 2010 – Apr 2011) - GCG Real Estate Sites Operations Expense Planning Analyst (Jan 2010 – Nov 2010) - ASEAN Coverage Analyst ( Oct 2007 – Dec 2009)• Performed forecast and budget variances and provided business assessment on an on-going basis.• Prepared and presented detailed analysis of business issues and recommended solutions to senior management.• Identified problems related to business objectives and applied creativity and judgement to professional, technical and operational problems.• Mentored, coached and provided technical guidance to junior team members.• Contributed immensely in the Lean Six Sigma Project as well as Budget Planning initiative in Beijing. Show less