Alan Vincent
101A Bidadari Park Drive
Summary
Experienced finance business partner with over 10 years of expertise in consolidating numbers across business divisions and countries. Skilled in using storyboards and dashboards to bridge the gap between data and business, with a proven track record in analytical steering for annual operating plan (AOP) creation, market and opportunity sizing models, variance analysis, and attrition identification. Focus on revenue and margin analysis, structural cost analysis, working capital optimization, and deep diving into business performance for root cause analysis. Excel in analyzing sales funnel pipeline trackers, sales projections, and market trends to drive go-to-market activities and identify upsell potential. Strategic mindset in formulating acquisition/retention targets aligned with annual AOP/budgets while ensuring monthly targets are met. Accurately forecast growth rates and customer behavior through market scanning based on past trends. Adept at driving cost optimization initiatives across sales and marketing through detailed cost analysis and activity-based costing. Collaborate with operations teams as a finance business partner to implement corrective actions based on capacity planning models and buying forecasts. Expertise extends to supply chain management, achieving productivity gains and cost savings through centralized distribution warehouse systems. Keen eye for financial targets and stock optimization, effectively partnering with HQ operations teams to design charging models for health institutions and manage warehouse logistics.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
FP&A Analyst
Equinix
10.2023 - 04.2024
- Business Partnering & Reporting Provide insights to business performance through monthly reporting include analysis of financial and non-financial key metrics and support Annual Budget and recurring forecast process, include planning, consolidating, preparing presentations to stakeholders – project/country managers/directors
- Insights with Business Leaders Prepare monthly flux and reporting pack, financial and non-financial critical while explaining key variance drivers with insightful commentary providing improvement recommendations
- Long Term Cashflow Forecast Review performance, working closely with Regional/Global Finance teams and Corporate FP&A on dashboard reporting optimization, schedule coordination, planning agenda, preparation of presentation material/management cadence, with oversight on the GPX India Goldilocks Integration project
- Orbiz and Project Cirrus Assist with special projects that arise for System Implementation/Integration, such as, utilize modeling skills to support ad hoc budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning requests and analysis.
FP&A Manager
Carousell
04.2023 - 09.2023
- Business partner to Carousell Business in ASEAN Region in the Automobile and Carousell Media Group, supporting the stakeholders in financial performance of the P&L (both revenue and expenses), key value drivers, liaising closely with the financial accounting team in monthly closing and accounting related issues
- Play a strategic and operational finance role, leverage on business and market insights to build, maintain and continuously evolve financial models and forecasts; keep a pulse on the health of the business in close partnership with tenders across functions, analyzing key financial and non-financial performance metrics
- Synthesize and effectively communicate key financial and business findings to key stakeholders and to spearhead effective/impactful execution and business opportunities, partner closely with cross functional teams to help drive flawless execution of plans and projects, monthly consolidation of financial reporting.
(Lead/Senior) Manager, Business Planning - Group Enterprise
SingTel
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Business partner to Singapore Group Enterprise Mobility business, supporting the stakeholders in financial performance of the P&L (both revenue and expenses), key value drivers and any accounting related issues
- Responsible for month end close of books to ensure that the financials are in line with the business drivers
- Prepare and review presentation materials periodically for internal management team, track performance against comparatives such as Prior Year, Budget, KPIs and highlight/lowlight any potential issues/variances
- Analyze and highlight business and industry trends, including both internal and external benchmarking
- Generate the financial model and review the assumptions of the business submissions on quarterly forecast, annual budget and outer year forecasts, finance's critique risks call-out and mitigation plans
- Review business cases and develop financial models to assess the financial feasibility of customized bids / offers, capital expenditure and business proposals, including using measures like Return on Invested Capital
- Undertake Product Costing exercise, advise Product House/Business Units on the financial and accounting issues / concerns / treatments on business operations requirements to minimize control and reporting risks
- Develop and implement Revenue Assurance Strategy by ensuring risks from Product, Pricing, Billing, Settlement, and Reporting have been identified and adequately managed with various business units
- Perform end-to-end reviews to evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of internal controls, systems, and business processes to prevent cannibalization, revenue leakages, expense overpayment, to maximize profits.
Manager, Regional Finance - International Group
SingTel
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Execute SingTel's regional growth strategy, manage overseas associates to SingTel Group's performance
- Financial Reporting - Monthly / Quarterly / Annual reporting of associates' performance, including the preparation of monthly management reports, analysis of the business, financial trends, and outlook
- Performance Analysis - progress towards targets, analyze performance against competitors & industry
- Present to HODs the operational requirements of assigned associates, including briefings and support to Board reps for Board & Sub-committee meetings, e.g., Audit Committee, Finance Committee, Exco
- Review tender business proposals, forecasts, budgets and determine and monitor appropriate KPIs
- Design and review financial models, conduct due diligence, valuation, and asset impairment reviews
- Support SingTel's external reporting via preparation of MDA analysis & Contingent Liabilities disclosure.
Manager, Finance Operations
Abbott
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Work closely with commercial teams in Singapore and Malaysia & APAC HQ to develop strategies & business cases to deliver financial commitments, track KPIs to drive continuous process improvements and efficiencies
- Lead the strategic planning, annual budgeting, monthly forecasting & performance reporting activities
- Analytical and business partnering to optimize performance, financial statement analysis, business performance commentary, KPI dashboards and coordinate Expense and Revenue Forecasting, LBEs
- Oversee and support preparation and timely submission of deliverables for Quarterly RLBEs & Annual Budget Planning Cycle, ensure timely submission of all monthly, quarterly financial reporting requirement
- Plan, Design, Develop & Implement overall financial controlling framework, standardization of practices and processes to drive effective local financial business support for new and existing pharma businesses
- Review and evaluate accuracy of all financial driven information/assumptions by applying appropriate key business knowledge and ensure integrity of all financial data, controls, and local business practices
- Trusted business partner leveraging financial and business expertise to drive optimal decision-taking, provide comprehensive analytical support and overall financial leadership to Local and Regional Finance
- Supply and Demand - Deputize General Manager, highlight any product supply issues that might affect sales projections, to- market sales, Distributor DOH and monthly replenishment, management of 3PL, third party logistics, warehouse and distributors, yearly calculation of ABCNE items and preparation of cycle count schedule
- Analyze monthly performance, and engagement with commercial team regarding Sales performance issues, facilitate the forecast elaboration, identifying and distributing product and financial profit/cost allocations
- Continuously review and enhance Commercial Operations analysis and reporting to ensure relevant and meaningful data for Sales & Marketing teams to identify un-forecasted tender business/abnormal demand
- Responsible for inventory management, cycle count and annual counts, contact point for redressing/ over-labeling activities, liaise with regional and global planners to coordinate incoming supply shipments.
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
SingHealth
06.2019 - 09.2020
- Oversight responsibility of FP&A activities to deliver insightful scenario analyses to Management
- SAP Lead User Acceptance Test (UAT) - IBM System Implementation & Migration to SAP FICO
- Consolidate and analyze the monthly financial results, root cause analysis on significant variances
- Formulate feasibility study plans, market, trend, sensitivity analysis in evaluation of new business
- Develop annual budgeting & quarterly forecasts on OPEX & CAPEX, financial risks/opportunities
- Deliver monthly management decks with insightful commentary on key trends, progress of initiatives
- Finance Business Partner to HQ operations teams on new business activities to provide preliminary costings, design and implementation of charging models for services rendered to public health care institutions
- Assess profitability of existing business activities to ensure costings are updated timely, engage site operations teams to understand concerns and constraints and recommend effective work processes.
Finance Business Partner
Pratt & Whitney
12.2014 - 06.2019
- Handle the full suite of financial accounts, submission of financial statements, tax, Stat-to-GAAP
- Run monthly assessment, distribution cycle, internal order settlement on intercompany reconciliation
- Analyze financial results of business group, prepare management review of monthly financial reports
- Facilitate discussions and commentary on significant variances between budget/forecast, Y-Y, Q-Q
- Work closely with JV partners' variance analysis and queries, Board of Directors' presentation decks
- Finance Business Partner on market and business insights, financial modelling business proposals
- Liaise with UTC Internal and External JV and PwC/EY auditors, on IRAS tax matters and GST
- Coordinate annual corporate tax returns with Ernst & Young and quarterly submission of Longview
- Prepare Sales and Receipts, Business Review, Profit & Loss Analysis, Actual Labor/Overtime/DCI
- Compute Cost Price Database, margin and profitability analysis, materials consumption, royalties.
Assistant Finance Manager
NTT Communications
06.2014 - 12.2014
- Oversaw Monthly Application, Infrastructure Services Billings, Professional Services Billings
- Provided proper product, service, department and project codes for new projects and consultants
- Reconciled data entered in EASE Software and Oracle ERP, monthly, quarterly, yearly reporting
- Oracle Lead User Acceptance Test (UAT) IBM System Implementation & Migration to Oracle ERP.
Senior Accountant
ATL Maintenance
11.2012 - 06.2014
- Overall, in charge of the whole financial aspects of the Group, subsidiaries & associated companies
- Prepared full sets of books management reports Profit and Loss to Balance Sheet reconciliations
- Prepared Audit Schedules -Factorings/Accruals/Prepayments/Loans/Depreciations/Hire Purchases
- Prepared corporate tax data information, prepared, and submitted GOV government statistic returns
- Liaised and monitored accounts receivables with customers, tenders in GeBIZ, invoices in Vendors.
Accountant
Mount Pleasant
05.2011 - 11.2012
- Managed overall finance function in Singapore office, prepared financial statements and audit
- Managed and prepared GST and CPF submission reporting and payroll, weekly cash flow projection
- Prepared sales and purchases orders, tender submissions, company expenses, staff claims
- Submitted invoices, software sales renewals, professional services sales, projects, and tenders
- Prepared submission of withholding tax, annual corporate tax, cash-flow and bank related functions
- Followed up with technical personnel on project status and tracked the payment milestones sign off
- Performed the HR duties prepare employment letters, employment and work passes for foreigners
- Managed time sheets of employees deployed to customers to match project progress productivity.
Education
Master of Professional Accounting -
School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University
01.2017
Bachelor of Commerce, Major in Finance -
UQ Business School, The University of Queensland
01.2006
Skills
- Budgeting and Planning
- Teamwork and Communication
- Business Partnering
- Stakeholder Management
- Scenario analysis
- Management Reporting
- Cash Flow Management
- Problem-solving aptitude
Personal Information
Citizenship: Singapore Citizen
Timeline
FP&A Analyst
Equinix
10.2023 - 04.2024
FP&A Manager
Carousell
04.2023 - 09.2023
(Lead/Senior) Manager, Business Planning - Group Enterprise
SingTel
01.2022 - 07.2022
Manager, Regional Finance - International Group
SingTel
06.2021 - 12.2021
Manager, Finance Operations
Abbott
09.2020 - 06.2021
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
SingHealth
06.2019 - 09.2020
Finance Business Partner
Pratt & Whitney
12.2014 - 06.2019
Assistant Finance Manager
NTT Communications
06.2014 - 12.2014
Senior Accountant
ATL Maintenance
11.2012 - 06.2014
Accountant
Mount Pleasant
05.2011 - 11.2012
Master of Professional Accounting -
School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University
Bachelor of Commerce, Major in Finance -
UQ Business School, The University of Queensland
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