Highly motivated, with strong analytical skills and experience in strategic planning and technology within the financial services industry. Self-starter with the ability to work with minimal direction, driven by improvement and raising standards to the highest level. Attention to details with high communication skills, capable to deliver messages to senior management. Team player with proven record of leadership to develop people and motivate them to take actions.
Overview
4
4
years of post-secondary education
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Manager / PMO finance lead
Standard Chartered Bank
Singapore, Central Singapore
11.2016 - Current
Measure financial performance of investments; established accuracy ratio, cost trend analysis against target.
Track financial and non-financial benefits; driving KPI standardisation, update on realisation progress and facilitate realisation attestation with CFO and benefit owners.
Prepare monthly resource statistics reporting on efficiencies (savings / avoidances) from location optimisation and team structure.
Designed and produce monthly financial reports for senior management: Investment outlook and capacity identification.
Record keeping of annual budget and quarterly revisions with evaluation of Investment P&L impact.
Coordinate monthly resource planning exercise; squad allocation, structure and capacity for each Refinement Forum.
Maintenance of supply pool and hiring plan across Business and Technology.
Prepared Resource rate card.
Finance Manager / PMO Lead
Bank of Singapore
Singapore, Central Singapore
09.2014 - 11.2016
Coordinated budget exercise with technology leads, interfacing with all Business Units, COO and Business Transformation.
Implemented monthly forecast revision process for Technology Investment Committee.
Prepared monthly KPI dashboard and financial reports for BOS Management Committee.
Initiated resource management forecast involving all IT departments CTB/RTB.
Implemented a billing module for internal staff cost recharge
Reduced risk related to invoice payment with the implementation of an Invoice tracking tool, reducing the average payment processing time by 30%.
Supported the negotiation of legal and commercial aspects of strategic contracts.
Acted as single point of contact for Legal department for the review of legal and commercial aspects of Technology contracts.
Streamlined Vendor onboarding process for faster execution and efficiency (check list, contract library).
Finance Project Manager
Standard Chartered Bank
Singapore
10.2012 - 04.2014
Trained and Coached infrastructure project managers on budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
Designed a project finance framework and setup processes for month end activities.
Ensured actuals are updated, variances versus forecasts are identified, analysed, reported and accruals posted within prescribed timelines.
Designed and prepare monthly KPI & dashboard for performance measurement (cost & schedule accuracy).
Advised and supported project financial structure based on project complexity: hierarchy between master and sub-projects, cost centres, taxes and sponsoring businesses.
Led the development of an automated project estimation tool, and govern associated pricing methods and cost information with appropriate review and change approvals.
Acted as a financial expert for technology department to answer cash vs PnL impact questions, supporting strategic planning to ensure effective use of funds.
Supported Group iPM Head to prepare annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
Ensured timesheet completeness and recovery of the department.
Finance Project Manager
ANZ
Singapore, Central Singapore
01.2012 - 10.2012
Provided reporting and monitoring tools for a portfolio of projects across Asia Pacific.
Designed, maintained and enhanced financial models to improve program costs and benefits realisation tracking across multiple tranches and geographies.
Prepared financials key metrics for steering committee reports.
Coached 7 project managers locally and overseas on financial analysis and forecasting.
Setup and communicated month end processes involving various stakeholders across the region.
Designed and prepared monthly dashboard and scorecard for performance improvement.
Assisted in the preparation of project budget and change request submissions to ANZ Group.
Financial Analyst
Barclays Capital
Singapore, Central Singapore
03.2011 - 12.2011
Prepared and presented monthly financial summaries to heads of shared service centres and global location strategy programme.
Assisted IT management to prepare financial planning for offshore and onshore locations.
Documented IT business managers on financial processes (allocations / recharges / entity cross charging).
Led the cost / benefit analysis & modelling for Strategic Global IT Programme.
Prepared financial models, plans, scenarios, summarising cost / benefit analysis plans by location & IT depts.
Performed regular MIS reporting for senior finance & IT management which includes high level commentaries, Cost, Benefit & Headcount analysis covering trend, variance, MOM, YTD, Forecast and Budget for the programme.
Prepared country rate cards in collaboration with strategic sourcing and HR departments.
Prepared and documented an end-to-end process to successfully on-board resources in low cost locations.
Financial Analyst and Management
Societe Generale
Singapore, Central Singapore
09.2008 - 12.2010
Prepared monthly cost reports with variance analysis and commentaries for each IT business lines.
Prepared quarterly forecast providing key messages on cost drivers.
Assisted in preparation of Management monthly reports: Landing Plan, FTE forecast, Capital Expenditure, Asset packs, Global contracts recharges.
Prepared quarterly reports to assist clients from various divisions in understanding their consumption of IT services.
Prepared monthly provisions and cross-charging infrastructure spend for 16 entities in Asia.
Improved General Ledger postings automation through revision of system interfaces.
Streamlined Procurement process reducing workflow duration by half
Documented and trained IT and Accounting teams on processes and tools.
Monitored the offshore of recurring procurement tasks (PO submission and follow-up, invoicing, vendor performance monitoring, preparation of monthly provisions).
Strategic analyst, internship
AXA Group
Paris, France
01.2007 - 01.2007
Assisted the consolidation of monthly activity reports, in collaboration with Head of Strategy and CEOs.
Setup a database and collected information for competitors’ analysis on insurance markets.
Provided profitability analysis (in terms of CoR, RoE, RoI modelling) studies for new market opportunities and acquisitions.
Assisted in the preparation of monthly reports and portfolio / competitor review for the management board.
Established a worldwide growth benchmark analysis of insurance companies (covering 50+ countries, 200+companies, based on five years historical data).
Synthesized entities feedback on growth drivers.
Led a comparative study on distribution channel mix and impact on profitability.
Initiated micro insurance study for low-income consumers focusing on Africa, and South East Asia.
Education
Specialized Postgraduate Master Degree - Strategy and Management of International Business
ESSEC Business School
Paris
01.2006 - 01.2007
Engineering Master Degree - General, Telecommunication and Mathematics modelling
ESIEE
Paris
01.2003 - 01.2006
Timeline
Business Manager / PMO finance lead
Standard Chartered Bank
11.2016 - Current
Finance Manager / PMO Lead
Bank of Singapore
09.2014 - 11.2016
Finance Project Manager
Standard Chartered Bank
10.2012 - 04.2014
Finance Project Manager
ANZ
01.2012 - 10.2012
Financial Analyst
Barclays Capital
03.2011 - 12.2011
Financial Analyst and Management
Societe Generale
09.2008 - 12.2010
Strategic analyst, internship
AXA Group
01.2007 - 01.2007
Specialized Postgraduate Master Degree - Strategy and Management of International Business
ESSEC Business School
01.2006 - 01.2007
Engineering Master Degree - General, Telecommunication and Mathematics modelling
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