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Glory Sim

Summary

Senior People Manager with 20 years of human resource (heading up various teams), auditing and advisory experience in a professional services firm with a workforce of 3,500 locally and 300 regionally. A background anchored in audit coupled with deep passion in people gives rise to a highly analytical, adaptable and dynamic team leader with strong problem solving and communication skills. Partners closely with the Business Leaders to drive change and achieve strategic goals for the company.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Audit Business Partner

KPMG
08.2013 - Current
  • Key achievements:
  • I) Attrition rate dropped from 35% to 20% over a period of 5 years (2011 – 2016) and maintained steady at 25%-27% for 2017-2019. Attrition increased in 2020-2021 due to market forces but has stabilized below 35% for 2022.
  • Ii) Led the People communications strategy and engagement initiatives to achieve > 75% satisfaction scores for the 2022 KPMG Global People Survey.
  • Iii) Launched Talent Program for potential partnership pipeline candidates. Coach and mentor high performing staff
  • Iv) Completed documentation of HR processes (i.e hiring, onboarding, training, work assignment, workload assessments, performance evaluation and compensations) and flowcharts for purpose of KPMG’s compliance with International Standards on Quality Management
  • V) Built strong relationships across all the ranks and across all functions in the firm. Achieved stakeholder trust and engagement
  • Vi) Led recruitment teams for interns, graduates, interns and experienced hires. Achieved high acceptance rates.
  • Vii) Key contact person for Audit population of 1300 staff during the COVID pandemic
  • Viii) Set-up the KPMG Clubhouse as the key project owner from conceptualizing to full operations
  • Key responsibilities
  • Coordinate and collaborate with multiple business and support teams on all people related matters for the Audit function
  • Configure and deploy HR policies and processes
  • Develop people analytics in recruitment, retention and talent management
  • Develop and align people priorities to business strategy, driving performance
  • Represent and champion HR in all interaction with the business and in turn represent the business and its agenda to the wider HR community
  • Collaborate with internal functional reps on headcount requirements for recruitment planning. Oversee audit experienced hires team to meet the resourcing requirements of the business
  • Involve in all performance management business meetings to ensure fair calibration of performance ratings and ensure clear and timely communications to staff
  • Involved in conflict management, counselling out of staff with performance issues or dismissal due to misconduct

Head of Graduate Recruitment and Global Mobility

KPMG
08.2011 - 08.2016
  • Head of Graduate Recruitment Role
  • Key achievement: Acceptance rate improved from 37% to 76% over a period of 5 years
  • Acquisition and delivery of 200-300 new graduate associates across the different functions of audit, tax and advisory annually. Improved recruiting and selection process for candidates to meet business’s expectations
  • Manage new hires orientation
  • Developed applicant tracking system to provide recruiting analytics related to talent delivery and applicant data
  • Built strong relationships with professional bodies, tertiary institutions, government, recruiters and publishers
  • Administered scholarship program including marketing collaterals, on site presentations, short listing and interview. Coach and guide KPMG scholars in their careers with the firm
  • Head of Global Mobility Role
  • Provided advice to the business on a variety of global mobility issues including effective structuring of international assignment packages taking into consideration any governance or regulatory implications
  • Improved global mobility processes including policies, assignee care and stakeholders management

Advisory Manager

KPMG Asia Pacific IFRS Conversion Team
01.2009 - 07.2010
  • Regional project planning and strategic analysis of IFRS application and integration in Asia-Pacific Region
  • Supported regional business development and targeting pursuits of key clients in the region
  • Conducted regional training on IFRS and established a network of specialised resources
  • Assisted in proposal advisory and support for Asia Pacific countries
  • Managed monthly expenses relating to the regional investment budget.
  • Organized KPMG-IASB conference for Asia Pacific and Global participants
  • Developed 3 years Asia Pacific business plans together with the heads of advisory in each country

Audit Manager

Audit Experience
09.2002 - 12.2008
  • Managed an annual portfolio of S$0.8 million to S$1 million worth of audit / SOX engagements for local and MNC clients, including significant subsidiaries of US, European multinationals and healthcare clients.
  • Managed various engagement teams ranging from 2 to 10 team members
  • Reviewed internal controls and business processes, recommended and presented to Management for key areas of improvement, impact on business operations and efficiency
  • Financial statements reporting of significant subsidiaries of US SEC Registrants to the parent auditor as well as performing local statutory audits in compliance with Singapore regulations

Education

Chartered Accountant -

Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants
01.2015

Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) - undefined

Nanyang Technological University
01.2002

Skills

  • Talent acquisition & retention planning
  • Talent management
  • Leadership development
  • Performance management
  • Employee training and development
  • Organizational change management
  • People data analytics
  • Business processes improvement
  • Project management
  • Proficient in audit and accounting
  • Budget management & forecasting
  • High impact presentation and public speaking

Certification

Member of Singapore Human Resource Institute. Awarded SHRI Professional Award in 2013

Timeline

Audit Business Partner

KPMG
08.2013 - Current

Head of Graduate Recruitment and Global Mobility

KPMG
08.2011 - 08.2016

Advisory Manager

KPMG Asia Pacific IFRS Conversion Team
01.2009 - 07.2010

Audit Manager

Audit Experience
09.2002 - 12.2008

Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) - undefined

Nanyang Technological University

Chartered Accountant -

Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants
Glory Sim