Jacky Yang
Singapore
Summary
Dynamic Senior Manager with over 10 years of experience in international finance and operations. Expertise in business partnering for workforce planning, financial planning, analysis, and compliance across APAC regions, along with strong skills in budgeting, forecasting, and cost control. Successfully implemented process improvements that enhanced operational efficiency by 30% while supporting multi-million dollar projects. Proven ability to provide actionable insights and strategic advice to stakeholders, ensuring alignment with operational and financial goals. Ready to leverage unique expertise to drive financial success and transparency in prospective roles.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Vice President (Ops & Tech Financial Control)
OCBC Bank
01.2024 - 05.2024
- Conduct financial planning and analysis across multiple APAC projects and regional offices, including consolidation, controlling, analyzing, and reporting on business performance
- Review financial performance, highlighting major monthly variances and providing actionable insights for decision-making
- Collaborated with core-functional teams (Ops, IT, procurement, finance) on annual budget (OPEX/CAPEX) and forecasts to streamline financial reporting processes and transparency
- Assessed impacts of project capitalization and amortization from financial and operational view
- Implemented process improvement and RPA initiatives, resulting in a 30% reduction in manual reporting time and increased operational efficiency
- Provided financial support to project units and business units, for cost allocation, draw down for procurement and milestone payment
Regional Manager (IT Finance & Portfolio Strategy)
BMW Asia
07.2022 - 12.2023
- Finance Business Partner for Regional IT operations. Planned, directed, and coordinated financial controlling, forecasting, and budgeting for APAC & Africa
- Managed consolidated OPEX budget of 11 entities worth 60 million Euros and CAPEX budget of 800 million Euros
- Established and maintained operational standards for 10 locations.
- Consolidate regulatory reporting and compliance for IT finance operations, including forecasting, budgeting, withholding tax matters, and transfer pricing
- Prepared and published monthly financial overviews for the management circle using Power BI & Qlik Sense
- Consolidated financial data for regional operations, delivering vital insights for management decision-making
- Provided HQ with cost control support and strategic planning for regional IT OPEX, transfer pricing, and cross charging
- Monitored the evolution of portfolio-related solutions available in the market, providing informed recommendations
- Work with business units and Group Finance for end to end procurement process from approval to closure
- Directed strategic initiatives for achieving organizational goals within assigned region.
- Coordinated efforts of multiple teams to meet tight deadlines and achieve regional targets.
Manager, MIS & IT Asset Management
CIMB Bank Berhad
07.2017 - 07.2022
- Finance Business Partner for Regional IT operations. Partnered with business units and cross-functional teams to develop financial plans and long-term strategic plans in alignment with country and head office directives
- Managed portfolio of 25 million for OPEX budget and 600 million for CAPEX investments
- Prepared periodic forecasts for IT related and tech costs, delivering recommendations on capital expenditures and new project implementations
- Developed strategic plans for optimizing resources and reducing costs. Achieved consecutive cost savings for OPEX with 90% utilization
- Collaborated with local and regional finance teams to ensure budgets reflected targets from key strategic initiatives and head office cost allocation (HOCA)
- Developed methodologies for budgeting and forecasting tools to analyze IT and tech-related expenses across business units
- Identified cost drivers and optimized key processes to bolster internal controls and policies
- Advisor IT Asset Management, Heads of Department, and team leads on renewals, cost-benefit analyses, and variance analyses
- Review procurement request and contracts to ensure financial compliance and group policy are adhered to
Senior Executive, Project Management
Association of Small Medium Enterprises
10.2014 - 07.2017
- Spearheaded a turnkey project for a highly-localized ERP suite tailored for SMEs
- Conducted comprehensive gap analyses of existing ERP systems for both proprietary and open-source platforms
- Provided assessments and inputs for project plans, covering budgetary plans, forecast, cost control to the implementation, development, system test plans, user acceptance, and security testing
- Collaborated with steering committee and VC to raise private seed fund of 2 million to kick start project
- Collaborated with subject matter experts and project consultants to gather requirements that supported architecture development and RFPs
- Oversaw the design and development of technical and functional specifications for open tenders (RFP)
- Managed interactions with internal and external stakeholders, including project team members, contractors, and operations teams
Finance Executive
SAFRA NATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
07.2013 - 08.2014
- Delivered financial shared services for group level accounts receivable and general ledger operations for SAFRA clubs
- Supervised a team of 3 finance officers, reviewed transactions, journal entries, and conducted cash reconciliations of accounts receivable ledger clearing accounts
- Assisted management with investment decisions related to bonds and fixed deposits
- Ensured accuracy in GST output tax calculations, deferred revenue recognition, and conducted aging report analyses for debtors
- Resolved billing discrepancies promptly
- Participated in new system User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and data migration, performing month-end closing processes
Accounts Executive
ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, SINGAPORE
05.2011 - 04.2013
- Managed a full set of accounts
- Executed bank reconciliations and reconciled subledgers and control accounts
- Handled cash book maintenance alongside expenses register and fixed asset management
- Oversaw cash advances and petty cash management, including quarterly GST filings and deferred revenue aging reports for accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accruals
- Prepared audit schedules and month-end closing of accounts
- Supported on grant matters with ops team
- Produced financial reports, including balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and cash flows
- Contributed to budgeting, project costing, and the implementation of the Accpac5.5 system and database
Education
Bachelor of Business - Accountancy
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
Australia01.2011
Diploma - Mechatronics
Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore06.2004
Skills
- Financial Planning and Analysis
- Workforce Management (HCM)
- IT Asset Management
- Trend analysis
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Regulatory Reporting
- Contract Management
- ERP Systems
- Problem-Solving
- Leadership
- Project Management
- Procurement
- Financial Reporting
- Management Reporting
- Cost Control
- QlikSense, Tableau, Power BI, RPA
- Collaboration
- Adaptability
- Hands on and highly tech savvy
- Performance management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Contract negotiation
- Profitability analysis
- Performance metrics
- Workforce planning
LANGUAGES
English
Chinese
Affiliations
- CPA Australia, Associate Member
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Software
Oracle Business Suite
SAP R3
Sage Accpac 55
Qlik Sense
Tableau
Power BI
SAP Hana S4
Hyperion
Oracle Business Intelligence/ EPM
Xero Accounting
Orange CRM
MS Navison
Dynamics AX
Dynamics CRM
Odoo ERP
MS PowerPoint
MS Excel
MS Words
Share Point
Jira
Clarity
Service NOW
Confluence
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
HybridOn-SiteRemoteImportant To Me
Company CultureHealthcare benefitsCareer advancementQuote
Every problem is a gift—without problems we would not grow.
Tony Robbins
Timeline
Assistant Vice President (Ops & Tech Financial Control)
OCBC Bank
01.2024 - 05.2024
Regional Manager (IT Finance & Portfolio Strategy)
BMW Asia
07.2022 - 12.2023
Manager, MIS & IT Asset Management
CIMB Bank Berhad
07.2017 - 07.2022
Senior Executive, Project Management
Association of Small Medium Enterprises
10.2014 - 07.2017
Finance Executive
SAFRA NATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
07.2013 - 08.2014
Accounts Executive
ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, SINGAPORE
05.2011 - 04.2013
Bachelor of Business - Accountancy
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
Diploma - Mechatronics
Singapore Polytechnic
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