Cedric Lim
Summary
A steadfast, multifaceted finance and technology consultant with demonstrable success and history in driving innovation and business outcomes through digital transformation project delivery, business analytics, technological roadmaps, and release management. Proven exceptional communication skills to manage cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders on change management and digitalisation. A bilingual business leader who exhibits expertise in project management and business analysis to fit and significantly contribute to enterprises.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Consultant
LanciaConsult
10.2021 - Current
Exemplify astuteness and strategic leadership in wearing multiple hats as a Project Manager, Solution Lead, Data Migration Lead, Training Lead, and Deployment Lead for various enterprise-scale transformation projects.
- Spearhead the end-to-end implementation of digitalisation projects, from business proposals to technology roadmap design, application build, training, UAT, data migration, platform integration, deployment, issue resolution, and advisory.
- Drive business growth and process improvement initiatives by articulating ideas, performing in-depth business analyses, and gathering project requirements to develop and build system requirements to meet clients’ needs.
- Establish mutually beneficial relationships with regional and international clients from various industries, such as information technology, professional services, financial institutions, beverage and alcohol, education, and non-profit.
- Direct teams of up to 8 functional and technical consultants while managing external stakeholders from banks and various other system vendors in the ecosystem.
- Mitigate risks by continuously gathering feedback from project team members, collaborating with technical personnel to identify issues, and recommending effective contingency plans and corrective actions to key stakeholders.
Consultant, Finance & Enterprise Performance
Deloitte Consulting, Southeast Asia
03.2021 - 10.2021
Acted as the trusted advisor of Deloitte, accountable for conducting national-level research projects with key government agencies, spearheading Singapore’s economic development and accountancy professions.
- Conducted the research study, “Jobs Transformation Maps Launched for the Finance and Accounting Functions, and Accounting Practices.” published in January 2022. (https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/about-edb/media-releases-publications/jobs-transformation-maps-launched-for-the-finance-and-accounting-functions-and-accounting-practices.html)
- Provided national-level recommendations on in-house F&A technology, talent, and operating model transformation.
- Designed technology solutions and roadmaps for revenue reconciliation management projects for enterprise clients, such as Deloitte Consulting China and Alibaba.
Assistant Director, Finance Transformation
Accountant-General's Department, Ministry Of Finance
06.2018 - 03.2021
Subject matter expert and Whole-Of-Government(WOG) product owner for multiple modules, directing the business and finance process re-engineering for project accounting, financial budgeting, finance security management, business assets, lease accounting, procurement, accounts payable, and finance data model.
- Achieved economies of scale by implementing a finance system that onboarded 16 government agencies in 2 years and designing the roadmaps for WOG with a strong focus on developing and releasing system features.
- Slashed the software development time by 80% and saved over $20,000 operational costs by developing and executing an agile data transformation approach for WOG supplier records migration (>100,000).
- Attained $50,000 in cost savings annually (set to increase as usage scales) by serving as the project lead for multiple systems and integration enhancement for the ministries’ finance system.
- Spearheaded a project on exploration and proof-of-concept of automating finance approvals using machine learning in partnership with WOG's data scientists, stakeholders, and senior management teams.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accountancy
Nanyang Technological University, NBS
Singapore06.2017
Skills
Project Management
Risk Assessment & Management
Leadership Skills
Key Stakeholder Engagement
Analytical Thinking Skills
Creative Problem Solving
Business Planning
Business & Change Management
Customer Success & Relations
Communication Skills
Conflict Resolution
Management Consulting
System Architecture & Solutioning
Data Analysis
Adaptability
Bank/Payment Integrations
Quality Control & Assurance
Training
Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Accomplishments
- Initiated multi-layered solutioning for complex business requirements, breaking down solutions into multiple executable project milestones, including statement generations, intercompany accounting frameworks, country localisations, billing engines, financial accounting modules, procurement digitalisation, and CRM integration.
- Instrumental in the successful launch of the company’s first-of-its-kind bank host-to-host integration project that automated secured bank transactions directly from the finance system to the bank with multiple product types, such as account/bulk transfer, direct debit, FAST, and PayNow while ensuring extensive file transfer risk monitoring.
- Led the solutioning and delivery of a procurement module in a low-code application, integrating with core finance ERP, improving the process efficiency by 40% and resulting in cost savings of more than $40,000 annually.
- Led project on implementation of custom built system for interest capture, leads management, and marketing analysis with integrations to downstream customers management system, streamlining the leads management and customer lifecycle management of business.
- Recognised as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on finance transformation, implementing a finance system that harmonises operational requirements from over 60 organisations across various industries.
- Successfully managed and completed a large-scale Finance Transformation Project, developing and deploying a finance system for 6 large companies concurrently within a year.
- Exuded thought leadership and expertise in commerce applications and integrations to deliver a Procurement and Expense Process Digitalisation Project, catering to 600+ users and achieving over 300,000 SGD cost savings annually.
- Enabled continuous change and innovation by demonstrating analytical and conceptual skills to complete a highly time-sensitive project with complex requirements within 1.5-half months to replace an old legacy system.
- Completed transformation projects, such as process and system implementations, data migrations, schema designs, platform integrations, and Vinyl Jitterbit and NetSuite cloud solutions within 2-12 months and onboarded 300+ users.
- Distinguished as the articulate Training Lead to facilitate change management and customer training in English and Chinese to local and overseas users, including the company training for core finance systems, data analysis, and visualisation capability.
- Strategically accomplished other solution-driven efforts, including in-house asset development for the company and data migration for external clients with significant financial transactions and multi-year historical data.
Affiliations
- Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)
- Chartered Accountants Worldwide
Certification
- NetSuite Advanced Revenue Management - Jun, 2023
- NetSuite Certified ERP Consultant - Jan, 2023
- NetSuite Certified SuiteFoundation - Jun, 2022
- Google Data Analytics Specialisation - Aug, 2021
- Google Project Management Specialisation - Apr, 2021
- Workday Pro - Financials - Nov, 2020
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt - May, 2020
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Senior Consultant
LanciaConsult
10.2021 - Current
Consultant, Finance & Enterprise Performance
Deloitte Consulting, Southeast Asia
03.2021 - 10.2021
Assistant Director, Finance Transformation
Accountant-General's Department, Ministry Of Finance
06.2018 - 03.2021
Bachelor of Science - Accountancy
Nanyang Technological University, NBS
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