IVY LIM
Summary
Forward-thinking finance professional with strong background in financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting. Highly collaborative individual focused on business partnering delivering strategic financial advice to achieve company goals.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Finance Manager, Global Procurement
LEGO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
07.2018 - Current
- Partner with Global indirect Procurement leadership team on key strategic priorities and providing thought leadership.
- Lead financial risk analysis of supply base, recommending risk mitigation actions
- Develop measurement framework on productivity to measure and evaluate performance.
- Performed complex financial and budget analyses to determine requirements and justify requested funding.
Senior Finance Manager, Global Functions
LEGO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
04.2016 - 12.2017
- Monitored budget trends of total cost base ~100M Euro, compiling reports for Corporate Business Services leadership to inform decision- making.
- Developed financial plan for shared service transformation project with detailed benchmarks.
FP&A Manager, SG/HK/TW
ABBOTT LABORATORIES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
09.2011 - 02.2016
- Created organizational structures to improve finance function.
- Drove revenue stream development through strategic collaboration and partnerships.
- Balance risks and opportunities to achieve target goals with commercial leadership team.
Senior Financial Analyst, Asia, Africa, Australia and Middle East Region
ABBOTT LABORATORIES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
04.2008 - 08.2011
- Developed presentations and reports to inform and educate senior leadership on revenue and profitability trends against key performance targets.
Financial Analyst
HUNTSMAN ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD
11.2005 - 02.2008
- Collected data and developed detailed spreadsheets to identify trends and create revenue, profitability, and expense forecasts.
Senior Associate
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
10.2003 - 10.2005
- Worked audit engagements for industries in retail, reinsurance, pharmaceutical and electronics companies.
Education
Bachelor of Accountancy - Chartered Accountant, Singapore (CPA)
Nanyang Technological University of Singapore
01.2003
Skills
- Performance Analysis
- Stakeholder Management
- Financial Management
- People Management
- Cross functional collaboration
- Communication and Presentation
Accomplishments
- Achieved improved financial risk transparency across supplier base through effective implementation of financial risk solution.
- Achieved total productivity savings ~1.6B DKK (2020 to 2022) through development of measurement framework.
- Digitalized monthly performance review with business stakeholders through Power BI.
- Successfully collaborated with APAC Customer Development Team in implementation of estore solution across APAC.
- Resolved wage arbitrage issues with the development of a financial model for a Shared Service transformation project.
- Supervised finance team of 3 in Singapore to improve finance function and was promoted to head the Finance team for Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in 2013.
- Achieved growth of sales and division margin by ~5% through strong partnership with commercial team.
- Integrated demand planning across cluster region with the finance function and increased accuracy and transparency on sales forecasts.
Languages
Proficiency in spoken and written English and Mandarin.
Training
Coaching Skills (Dec 2022) Business Analytics for Strategic Decisions (Aug 2021) Data visualization with Microsoft Power BI (May 2021) Financial Modelling & Corporate Valuation Training (Feb 2016)
Timeline
Senior Finance Manager, Global Procurement
LEGO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
07.2018 - Current
Senior Finance Manager, Global Functions
LEGO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
04.2016 - 12.2017
FP&A Manager, SG/HK/TW
ABBOTT LABORATORIES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
09.2011 - 02.2016
Senior Financial Analyst, Asia, Africa, Australia and Middle East Region
ABBOTT LABORATORIES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
04.2008 - 08.2011
Financial Analyst
HUNTSMAN ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD
11.2005 - 02.2008
Senior Associate
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
10.2003 - 10.2005
Bachelor of Accountancy - Chartered Accountant, Singapore (CPA)
Nanyang Technological University of Singapore
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