Helen Chen
Singapore
Summary
Experienced finance professional seeking Finance Manager position. Proven track record in meeting company requirements and driving growth. Strong financial acumen and strategic decision-making skills. Collaborative team player with a passion for innovation and professional development.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Finance Manager
Publicis Groupe Singapore
06.2022 - Current
- Prepare annual budget and quarterly forecasts
- Ensure timely financial & monthly management reporting
- Analysis of financial and management reports
- Liaise with FMC auditors, ensure pass audit wo any remedy point
- Ad hoc duties assigned by FC
GL Team leader
Publicis Groupe
07.2016 - 06.2022
- Company Overview: French multinational advertising and public relations company
- Review agency HFM entities' account, ensure timely accurately closing and reporting
- Liaise with agencies to ensure compliance of group policies and guidelines
- Liaise with external and internal auditors during annual audit
- Prepare and review legal entity consolidated FS for statutory audit
- Liaise with tax agent, handle tax queries and review tax computation
- Handle and review GST, and other tax matters
- Other duties / project as assigned, e.g.: system migration
- French multinational advertising and public relations company
Accountant
Metso Minerals (Singapore) Pte Ltd
07.2012 - 06.2016
- Company Overview: Finnish industrial machinery company
- Handle accounts payable, receivable and general ledger up to financial reporting
- Liaise with external auditors and tax agent, handle GST filling, Corp taxation and audit
- Involve in budgeting/plan, analysis sales, inventory, account receivable
- Handle bankers guarantee, LC etc
- Finnish industrial machinery company
Accountant
Millipore Singapore Pte. Ltd.
09.2005 - 06.2012
- Company Overview: US MNC, acquired by Merck German Company in 2010
- Base in Singapore, handle of HK regional account, oversee two China representative office expenses & accounting, control fund to representative office
- Handle accounts payable & receivable, maintain general ledger, profit & loss and balance sheet accounts for HK entity
- Ensure accurate and timely month-end and year-end closing, in compliance with corporate policies and guidelines
- Ensure that financial records are prepared in accordance with FRS, US GAAP
- Monthly reconciliations of accounts and preparation of audit schedules
- Coordinate and liaise with different region external auditors (China, HK and Singapore) to ensure timely and complete statutory filing in compliance with local statutory and US GAAP
- Coordinate and liaise with external tax consultant (China and HK), provide information to consultant to compute the amount of tax payable, check the tax computation and ensure comply with statutory regulations related to taxation, ensure tax filing and payment on time
- Liaise with Corp tax department to ensure fulfill Corp tax requirements and submit tax package in Corp tax system on time
- Liaise with Corp secretary and legal department and banker
- Provide support for business review and financial analysis on revenue and total expenses
- Perform variance analysis with insightful commentaries on quarterly basis
- Load financial data from ERP Oracle system to Gauss finance system
- Liaise with payroll company, in charge of China staff payroll
- Validate commission agreement and process commission payment to China agents and dealers
- Perform China employee sales incentive calculation
- Provide other accounting support to China accounting team
- US MNC, acquired by Merck German Company in 2010
Accountant
China Entertainment Ltd
06.2004 - 09.2005
Senior Accounts Executive
Containers Printers Pte. Ltd.
10.2002 - 05.2004
Account Executive
United Texmac Pte Ltd
11.2001 - 09.2002
Accounts Executive
Xposure Communication Pte Ltd
01.1997 - 09.2000
Account Assistant
Uni-Drive System Pte Ltd
07.1995 - 01.1997
Education
B. Sc. (Honors) - Applied Accounting
Oxford Brookers University
01.2002
LCCI Higher Diploma - accounting
01.1998
B.Sc. - Textile Engineering
Shanghai University of Engineering Technology
01.1990
Skills
- MYOB
- UBS
- Mr Accounting
- ERP Oracle
- SAP
- Gauss finance system
- MS Word
- MS Excel
Timeline
Senior Finance Manager
Publicis Groupe Singapore
06.2022 - Current
GL Team leader
Publicis Groupe
07.2016 - 06.2022
Accountant
Metso Minerals (Singapore) Pte Ltd
07.2012 - 06.2016
Accountant
Millipore Singapore Pte. Ltd.
09.2005 - 06.2012
Accountant
China Entertainment Ltd
06.2004 - 09.2005
Senior Accounts Executive
Containers Printers Pte. Ltd.
10.2002 - 05.2004
Account Executive
United Texmac Pte Ltd
11.2001 - 09.2002
Accounts Executive
Xposure Communication Pte Ltd
01.1997 - 09.2000
Account Assistant
Uni-Drive System Pte Ltd
07.1995 - 01.1997
LCCI Higher Diploma - accounting
B.Sc. - Textile Engineering
Shanghai University of Engineering Technology
B. Sc. (Honors) - Applied Accounting
Oxford Brookers University
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