Looking for startups & amazing people! shuqi@trive.vc

Working to research on acquiring an Australian company.

I have a retail business in Selangor, offering cosmetic, skincare and daily necessities from Korea.

- Conducted monthly deep-dive discussion with 30 Brand Managers to facilitate a comprehensive review of advertising campaigns and the status of materials ordered to support forecasting issues. - Independent ownership of forecasting GBP45m funds and manage monthly budget using tools like Excel, Slicer, Pivot tables. - Experienced in articulating financial concepts and effectively communicating financial matters to non-financial stakeholders.- Improve efficiencies by developing and implementing a forecast training presentation for incoming Brand Managers, aimed at enhancing their comprehension of the forecasting process, financial terminology, and accounting principles.- Perform budget planning and calendarization every year end- Performed month-end closing including Accruals and Variances Analysis- Consolidate 3 years planning budget of company's future performance from cross functional team (e.g. sales/marketing/COGS/OPEX/costs)- Proficient in utilizing ERP systems such as CERPS and SAP for data extraction and submission of forecasting 3-1 plan and calendarisation. - One Finance Team Simplification Award (Nov 2023)- Global Employee Recognition - Bronze (2023)

- Managed budget forecast of AUD 90mil (GBP 45mil) for 25 brands for Australia GSK and 20 brands for NZ GSK. Monthly forecast accuracy close to 90% - 95%. - Delivered a comprehensive presentation during a skill exchange meeting, explaining our budgeting process to cross-functional teams and international markets, showcasing our operational excellence. Subsequently, gladly received recognition award in acknowledgment of the presentation done. - Conducted in-depth analysis of historical data and market trends to develop accurate forecast for Australia & New Zealand market. - Collaborated with cross-functional teams like Close and Controls, Finance Business Partners with diverse background to gather relevant information and insights to refine forecasting models.- To drive high quality forecasting process and highlight risks and opportunities by brands for inclusion in monthly planning presentations. - Drive process improvements by continuously developing tools/dashboards (e.g. Excel/PowerPivot/Shared drives) across end-to-end reporting and forecasting processes- Global Employee Recognition Award - Bronze (2022, 2021) - Global Employee Recognition Award - Gold (2023)

- To help interpreting for US government sectors, hospitals and banks. \Translation between English, Mandarin and Cantonese languages. - To communicate with professionals, customers and people from diverse background.- To handle conversations under huge pressure to ensure accuracy of information conveyed.

Was gladly a part of the financial service sector in PWC's audit team. Actively participated in auditing asset management companies. Work done including :- Auditing from planning stages to completion stages- Independently audited an 4 asset management companies by myself. - Performed due diligence and profile screening of companies and its management teams.

Involved in auditing oil and gas company for three whole months from auditing planning, executing to almost-closing stages before leaving.