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Sue Zan Ng

Sue Zan Ng

Summary

Decisive, dynamic, result-oriented collaborator who can adapt and performs effectively in any environment.; what I learned, did and drive along the way:

  • Business transformation & migration for FMCG and IT capital financing industries.
  • Data mining & analysis to build meaningful KPIs, tools and dashboards to optimized operation efficiency. Supply chain/distribution financing as risk management and cashflow improvement.
  • Working capital management, cost & productivity savings.
  • Inter-culture hiring, coaching, and mentoring.

Overview

11
years of professional experience

Work History

Kimberly Clarks

APAC Credit and Collection Lead
12.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Manage 2 teams (size: 15 people) overseeing end to end daily operation process for customer order blocked to collection
  • Collect data and perform trend and variance analysis for potential savings and value creations.
  • Analyzed business processes to identify cost savings and operational efficiencies.
  • Complied and established internal controls, SOP and policy for daily operation.

Key Achievement:

  • Streamline and strengthen APAC customers' order blocked process via workflow. Contributed to productivity saving of 2,900 hours per year
  • Streamline APAC credit and collection process. Introduced one APAC policy, consolidated 9 countries (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, ANZ, Taiwan and Hong Kong)
  • Guided and advised business team from credit & collection regulation and perspective to penetrate into emerging markets (Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka)
  • Credit & Collection team restructuring. Merge 2 teams for better resources planning. Target to be able to have 3 FTE savings.

DKSH Malaysia

AR Manager
01.2021 - 11.2022

Job overview

  • Manage a team of 6, overseeing end-to-end of payment receipt and clearing as well as CN/DN processing.
  • Responsible for in-coming cash receipting and bank reconciliation. Ensuring all payment receipts are posted accordingly by month end. Reducing of unidentified payments (bank suspense).
  • Develop and improve accuracy of cashflow forecast models. Successfully reduced usage of overdraft facility.

Key Achievements:

  • Brought forth operational enhancements via improved system functionality and streamlining workflow process.

> Optimized cash application processes by implementing an automated robot for cash clearing activities. Reduced unapplied payments from 75% to 15%.

> Optimized process for A&P claims submission by eliminating the need to submit A&P claims via hardcopy. Created a workflow for A&P credit note (CN) submission, which allows for visibility on CN submission status

DKSH Malaysia

Credit Control Manager
08.2019 - 12.2020

Job overview

  • Manage a team of 8, overseeing end-to-end of credit and collection.
  • Accountable for 4 business units trade debtor balance and DSO. Successfully reduced DSO from 60+ days to 58 days.
  • Manage and monitor to ensure accurate AR provisions are to be provide for the month
  • Strategizing, planning, and negotiating with different stakeholder for dispute resolution to prevent further delinquencies
  • Customer visits for problematic accounts.

Genpact Malaysia

O2C Tower Lead
07.2018 - 08.2019

Job overview

  • Managed and oversee end to end for order to cash (O2C) processes for AMEA in KL center of excellent.
  • Standardized and streamlined O2C processes across AMEA.
  • Designed SAP reports to monitor order to cash functions.
  • Managed a team of 19 analysts

Key Achievements:

  • Successfully migrated end to end O2C business across AMEA into KL center of excellent.

IBM Capital Malaysia

Account Specialist Team Lead
08.2012 - 06.2018

Job overview

  • Lead and managed 8 account specialists supporting Account Receivable (AR) process for China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau
  • Key Account Manager for Digital China Group, China largest account. End to end business partners credit management, USD 350M
  • Collections forecast and reporting

Key Achievements:

  • Upon taking over the role for 3 months meeting collection target for 4Q 2017 for aging > 30 days closing at USD 0.02M vs budget at USD 0.82M
  • Project management for continuous process improvement. Initiated and led a project to move all manual payments to IBM using CAAPS. Total 1,360 hours saving per year.

IBM Capital Malaysia

Project Lead
07.2016 - 08.2017

Job overview

  • Dispute focal for major suppliers - to liaise with sales, supply chains, suppliers, and clients for disputes resolution.
  • Prepared operation measurements and reports for management review and monitoring.
  • Drive new program launching. Meet with suppliers to understand their needs and customized company operation process to accommodate suppliers' requirement

Key Achievements:

  • Led a project of Separation of Entities setup.
  • Implemented system to automate dispute management process, in Asia Pacific. Total 4,800 hours saving per year
  • Integrated cash disbursement to supplier within one day. Win the deal and have it rolled out across other countries (Asean and Hong Kong)
  • Designed onboarding package for sales to use when recruiting new business and deals.

IBM Capital Malaysia

Business support, Settlement Specialist (AP)
04.2015 - 06.2016

Job overview

    • Managed and processed supplier cash disbursement 14 entities in Asia Pacific and Greater China Group.
    • Worked closely with suppliers on fees collections, ensured timely collection of fees from suppliers.
    • Key Achievements:

      • Cleared aged outstanding AR greater (100%) within 3 months after taking over the role.
      • Initiated supplier cash reconciliation and disbursement turnaround analysis for improved efficiency.

IBM Capital Malaysia

Business support, Cash Applicator
12.2013 - 03.2015

Job overview

    • Cash receipting and clearing payment received from customers.
    • Prepared daily cash reconciliation and monthly closing report for Asia Pacific and Greater China Group.

IBM Capital Malaysia

Business support, Dealer Setup (Cust Master Data)
08.2012 - 11.2013

Job overview

    • System and data administration.
    • Created and updated dealer profiles into system.

Education

Help University
Malaysia

Bachelor of Business (Accounting) [Hons]
07.2012

Help University
Malaysia

Australia Matriculation Program
06.2008

Skills

  • Software: AS400, SAP and Celonis
  • Data Analysis
  • Process Improvement
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Attention to Detail

References

Available upon request.

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

APAC Credit and Collection Lead

Kimberly Clarks
12.2022 - Current

AR Manager

DKSH Malaysia
01.2021 - 11.2022

Credit Control Manager

DKSH Malaysia
08.2019 - 12.2020

O2C Tower Lead

Genpact Malaysia
07.2018 - 08.2019

Project Lead

IBM Capital Malaysia
07.2016 - 08.2017

Business support, Settlement Specialist (AP)

IBM Capital Malaysia
04.2015 - 06.2016

Business support, Cash Applicator

IBM Capital Malaysia
12.2013 - 03.2015

Account Specialist Team Lead

IBM Capital Malaysia
08.2012 - 06.2018

Business support, Dealer Setup (Cust Master Data)

IBM Capital Malaysia
08.2012 - 11.2013

Help University

Bachelor of Business (Accounting) [Hons]

Help University

Australia Matriculation Program
Sue Zan Ng