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RENEE LIM

RENEE LIM

Singapore

Summary

A driven and meticulous accountant with over a decade of diverse accounting experience gained through various opportunities. Committed to delivering value to the company through diligent work and expertise.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Finance Manager

Dou Yee International Pte Ltd
01.2024 - Current
  • Responsible full set of accounts for family office, comprising diverse investment products.
  • Continued to provide comprehensive accounting support to Glocom Marketing in the capacity of Senior Accountant, as outlined in the job description.

Senior Accountant

Dou Yee International Pte Ltd
01.2021 - 12.2023
  • Maintained ongoing support for the accounting requirements of Glocom Marketing, addressing and resolving various accounting issues from time to time.
  • Co-managing expanded finance team with 1 additional headcount of account payable assistant. All reporting directly to me.
  • Participated in monthly management meetings, delivering presentations on financial performance and addressing account receivable and inventory matters, including actions taken, to management and heads of sales divisions.
  • Liaised with internal auditors and worked with managements and relevant Head of Departments to address audit findings to improve the business processes. Business cycles reviewed were cash and bank management, procurement management, debtor management and inventory management.
  • Contributed to corporate finance operations by implementing automation initiatives, including migrating fixed assets data to the system, executing reporting automation projects, implementing E-PO systems, and establishing P&L and balance sheet formats aligned with audit report requirements within the system.
  • Found tax solutions during IRAS tax compliance review and successfully secured refund from IRAS.

Accountant

Dou Yee International Pte Ltd
01.2017 - 12.2020
  • Assisted in accounting system migration and set up reporting formats for a newly acquired company in 2017.
  • Completed bank and statutory documentation necessary for changing bank signatories.
  • Seconded to the newly acquired company in 2018 and responsible for co-managing a team with finance manager consisting of one Senior Account Executive in accounts payable and one Account Executive in account receivable, both reporting directly to me.
  • Reviewed all payments and staff claims prepared by Senior Accounts Executive and ensuring adherence to company and corporate finance policy and regulatory standards in accounting treatments.
  • Reviewed credit notes and debit notes prepared by Senior Account Executive in accounts payable and Account Executive in accounts receivable to ensure correct accounting treatment and proper authorization obtained.
  • Ensured fixed assets register were well maintained in accordance to company policy.
  • Reviewed of balance sheet schedules.
  • Significantly improved and consistently met the deadline for month end closing.

Account Executive

Dou Yee International Pte Ltd
12.2012 - 12.2016
  • Full sets of accounts.
  • Prepared quarterly GST returns.
  • Prepared fortnightly bank reports and assisted in monitoring cash flow.
  • Coordinated with external auditors for year-end audits and reviewed audit reports.
  • Coordinated with tax agents and reviewed tax computations and Form C submissions.
  • Reviewed all journal postings prepared by Accounts Officer for newly established subsidiary company in 2014, and conducted reviews of management accounts prior to submission to management.
  • Reviewed XBRL submissions for the group, which included 17 subsidiary and affiliate companies.
  • Prepared monthly consolidated financial statements incorporating overseas subsidiary companies.
  • Established consolidated financial statement templates for another subsidiary companies and their foreign sub-subsidiaries.

Account Officer

Dou Yee International Pte Ltd
07.2012 - 11.2012
  • Generated rental invoices and managed inter-company billing for shared services.
  • Prepared data entry for all the accounts payable invoices, processed payment, and passed journal entries into accounting system.
  • Updated and maintained the fixed asset register.
  • Conducted monthly bank reconciliations and reconciled intercompany transactions.
  • Prepared monthly balance sheet schedules.
  • Performed month end accounts closing.

Practical Trainee

BDO Johor Bahru
03.2011 - 08.2011
  • Conducted comprehensive financial audits for dormant companies.
  • Executed audit procedures for income statement components.
  • Conducted stocktakes.
  • Performed statutory audits in compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Participated in training sessions at the headquarters alongside permanent staff.
  • Assisted senior team members with various ad hoc tasks as needed.

Temporary School Teacher

SJK (C) Yu Hwa (Malaysia)
01.2007 - 05.2007

Planned curriculum for mathematics, ethics, and sports and engaged in classroom teaching for primary students.

Education

Bachelor of Accounting (Honours), Tertiary Education -

Multimedia University
Malaysia
07.2012

Skills

  • Diligence and handwork
  • Interpersonal skill
  • Advanced Spreadsheets Functions for Microsoft Excel
  • ERP Accounting System
  • Sitelink Self Storage Software

Certification

Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)

Membership Number : 830025

Membership Date : 24 January 2018


Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Membership Number : 2679525

Membership Date : 31 March 2017

Languages

English
Mandarin
Malay

Timeline

Assistant Finance Manager

Dou Yee International Pte Ltd
01.2024 - Current

Senior Accountant

Dou Yee International Pte Ltd
01.2021 - 12.2023

Accountant

Dou Yee International Pte Ltd
01.2017 - 12.2020

Account Executive

Dou Yee International Pte Ltd
12.2012 - 12.2016

Account Officer

Dou Yee International Pte Ltd
07.2012 - 11.2012

Practical Trainee

BDO Johor Bahru
03.2011 - 08.2011

Temporary School Teacher

SJK (C) Yu Hwa (Malaysia)
01.2007 - 05.2007

Bachelor of Accounting (Honours), Tertiary Education -

Multimedia University

Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)

Membership Number : 830025

Membership Date : 24 January 2018


Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Membership Number : 2679525

Membership Date : 31 March 2017

RENEE LIM