Carson Cheong
Summary
- Excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills
- Ability to prioritize and manage time appropriately
- Extreme attention to detail
- Self-motivated, result oriented and able to work both independently as well as part of a team hub team, local markets, and media team
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Finance Executive
Omnicom Media Group
06.2020 - Current
- Provide work direction and review for Finance Executive(s) in billing team
- Coach Finance Executive(s) the company’s billing SOP, client SOP and processes
- Communicate with finance management on day-to-day issues
- Provide support to clients with disputes or inquiries concerning invoices or billing process
- Ensure the accuracy & completeness of documents required for client billing
- Work with internal & external stakeholders to ensure that any discrepancies are resolved on a timely basis
- Where client is a regional / global client that requires centralized billing, to work with other markets in the network to ensure that all supporting documents are in order
- Check vendor/supplier invoices are within client's budget/billings and have necessary details needed
- Ensure proper documentation are submitted to AP Payment Processing team for any vendor/supplier invoices
- Responsible for the preparation of media actualization and forex reconciliation reports where applicable and in accordance with Client’s timelines
- Ad Hoc Projects (Operations / Systems / Internal Controls)
Account Executive
Lee Wee & Brothers’ Foodstuff Pte Ltd
02.2020 - 03.2020
- - Monitor financial transactions and AR processes
- - Review daily sales reconciliations across different payment modes for all outlets and resolve on reconciling difference
- - Prepare financial statement closing, audits and manage the process of meeting the deadlines and requirement from accountant and management
- - Provide timely report for monthly closing, regular management reports and ad-hoc data and metrics as needed by the business
- - Ensure compliance with appropriate accounting policies, business processes and controls
Billing & Bank Reconciliation
Publicis RESOURCES (MNC)
06.2018 - 01.2020
- - Process billings (estimated, reconciliation, final) and coordinate all aspects of billing, such as billing dates, billing schedule and supporting documentation if necessary, in accordance with client requirements
- - Prepare and distribute the billing package, including any back up documentation as per client requirements and Agency’s instructions
- - Prepare and update the unbilled report and WIP report
- - To perform take up, transfer job and close job function
- - Prepare Inter-company billing and Recharge
- - Follow up Inter-company receipting from Citi-Direct, prepare and reconciliation the payment received from Inter-Company
- - Manage and priorities billing workload to ensure deadlines are maintained
- - Provide accurate Invoices and agreed supporting documents to clients to enable prompt processing and payment
- - Manage and prioritize reconciliation workload to ensure deadlines are maintained
- - Provide updated Outstanding List to the relevant parties for further actions
- - Liaise with internal and external counterpart to resolve Bank Reconciliation related queries
- - Ensure Month End Bank Reconciliation are prepared and submitted within the dateline
- - Ensure Bank Revaluation calculations are performed as per the guideline given
- - Ensure preparation and submission of related journal entries are done effectively and correctly to the respective GL Team
Education
Bachelor - Banking and Finance
University College Tunku Abdul Rahman (KL Campus)
01.2018
Certificate - Financial Planning
Financial Planning Association of Malaysia
01.2017
Diploma - Banking and Finance
University College Tunku Abdul Rahman (KL Campus)
01.2015
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) -
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tanah Putih
01.2013
Skills
- Microsoft Words
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spectra (BCC)
- SAP
- Media Ocean
- Attentive
- Willing to learn
- Minimize and avoid any mistakes caused
- Fast-learner
- Problem solving
- Team leader
- Helping each other in solving problem in form of group
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 13/04/1996
Activities
- Gym Workout Society, University College Tunku Abdul Rahman (KL Campus), 08/01/16, 07/31/17, Active member
- Badminton Society, University College Tunku Abdul Rahman (KL Campus), 08/01/14, 07/31/15, Active member
- School Marching Band Society, SMK Tanah Putih, 01/01/13, 12/31/13, President
Languages
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
Chinese (Cantonese)
Malay
Timeline
Senior Finance Executive
Omnicom Media Group
06.2020 - Current
Account Executive
Lee Wee & Brothers’ Foodstuff Pte Ltd
02.2020 - 03.2020
Billing & Bank Reconciliation
Publicis RESOURCES (MNC)
06.2018 - 01.2020
Certificate - Financial Planning
Financial Planning Association of Malaysia
Diploma - Banking and Finance
University College Tunku Abdul Rahman (KL Campus)
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) -
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tanah Putih
Bachelor - Banking and Finance
University College Tunku Abdul Rahman (KL Campus)
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