Tan Ai Ling
Accountant
Jurong West
Summary
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth and enhance organizational performance.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Accountant
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals International (SG) Pte. Ltd.
04.2024 - 05.2025
- Company Overview: Global Biopharmaceutical (Startup Company in SG in 2024)
- Prepared different country biopharmaceutical regional accounts which are 5 active company & 5 dormant. Those country are U.S., Italy, Singapore & Hong Kong and each of an account had different type of ledger currency include but not limit to intercompany transaction & multi bank account & FD across country.
- Participating in setting up the new Office Automation (OA) system, which is being referred to as 'PTP' project
- Coordinate with oracle team locate in china for re-setting & modification of all entities (GL), (AP) and (AR) aging, payment module & etc. Specifically, involves configuring and adjusting the aging & account periods; modifying bank account code & added contra account, potentially adding more user-friendly features to the system for managing overdue payments & collection
- Prepare CN & DN & Interco back charge.
- Coordinate with china sale department for credit control and collection.
- Assist Supply Chain maintain & create customer sale pricing & profile in oracle.
- Implement new royalty report if there is any new product launch e.g.: Iwilfin, Orserdu & Zadaxin.
- In charge bank reconciliation, required manual reconcile variances before & after oracle system run revaluation.
- Review cross-border payments and assist treasury for those Internal fund & bank transaction across all country ledger
- Assist finance manager maintaining monthly management account and update balance sheet schedule for all entities which had different type of currency ledger which are EUR, HKD, USD & CNY ledger.
- Manually prepare & verifying purchase invoices via email and assist in proper filling to ensuring all required documents are in completeness and accuracy until the (OA) system is fully implemented & start launch in Jan’25
- During treasury executive turnover, take out responsibility by handling & ensuring proper documentation for bank transactions and payments is crucial for maintaining a smooth transition and accurate financial records.
- Assist finance director updating & maintaining contract listing
- Assist finance manager on audit processes and responding to ad-hoc requests.
- Gain Experience: Work closely with team on implement OA system & oracle accounting system in order to improve productivities.
- Reason Leaving: This role being replaced by an OA system & this position no longer existed. Looking forward for better opportunity and career growth.
Accountant
Mordern Asia Environmental Holdings Pte Ltd
06.2023 - 03.2024
- Company Overview: Recycling & Waste Management
- Lead and build F&A team by monitor the progress of daily & weekly routine task. Handle moth end closing & ensure team member complete tasks within designated timelines.
- Handle full set of account include supervise AP, AR, GL and FA
- Submit monthly accounting HQ conso pack & report.
- Review Bank Facilities & Bank Guarantee renewal
- Monitor & perform weekly cashflow forecast
- Handle Fixed Deposit placement & rollover.
- Review & submit GST and withholding tax
- Review procurement & payment to ensure completeness which are Purchase Request (PR), Purchase Order (PO), Payment Voucher and receipt voucher.
- Monitor AR outstanding and works closely with sales and customer service to ensuring that the positive cashflow funds are securely managed & spend wisely.
- Approve & check petty cash claims and maintenance cash limit.
- Prepare Interco billing and monitor DN and CN listing
- Review GL entries, balance sheet schedule, FA listing, Accrual listing and bank reconciliation.
- Assist on an ad hoc project for billing & PO but not limited to coordination on collection.Liaise with auditor, secretary & tax agent
- Experience Gain: Work closely with operation team on implement new procurement system rename as "Kintone" and ensure PR & PO are perform in more effective way. Also exposure on generating PO master list and accrual report for month end closing and costing analyst.
- Reason Leaving: Company undergoing restructuring and streamlining, looking for stable career enhancement.
Assistant Accountant
Cogent Holdings Pte. Ltd.
04.2021 - 05.2023
- Company Overview: Courier & Logistics
- In charge of all the bank matter of cogent group including subsidiaries of total 9 entities. Review and assist Malaysia subsidiaries in treasury matter. Also, be part of Chinese reporting group in treasury matter.
- Prepare weekly cogent group bank balance report to ensuring that the positive cashflow funds are securely managed.
- Prepare group treasury schedule & assist on cashflow schedule for month end closing.
- Review each entities Term Loan schedule and Hire Purchase (HP) schedule.
- Assist in FRS116 schedule month end closing.
- Review & maintenance Cogent group Bank Facilities & Bank Guarantee (BG) letter and agreement
- -Prepare overview of all existing in the group of Bank Facilities agreement & Bank Guarantee (BG) letter to ensure completeness and proper filling & recording of all the agreement & letter offer issued
- Monitor and apply extension or renew of Bank Guarantee
- Set up and implement fast payment/paynow and online banking (e.g.: batch payment or uploading file, etc.)
- Dealing with respective banker for open & close bank account
- Handle & Coordinate with banker and management on modifying bank authorised limit, authorised signatories and authorised person including but not limited to assist & review board resolution prepared by company secretary
- Handle internet banking and digital token application and dealing with banker as well as china teammate on maintaining proper record during company underwent management restructuring & turnover period.
- Handle day to day banking matter or any transaction issues by liaise with respective bank relationship manager (RM)
- Assist senior finance manager on budgeting for Term loan, HP, BG & FRS116
- Report & Analyst:-
- Prepare treasury report for Chinese reporting month end closing, including FRS116 leasing, pledge account, fixed deposit, guarantor & etc.
- Ad hoc Chinese report request from HQ (e.g.: SOP of bank token, bank signing conditions, open & close bank account report, fund management and etc.)
- Ad hoc Treasury schedule update and analyst request from HQ
- Assist Chinese reporting on year end budget.
- Gain experience: Learn on self-motivation and time management by given a chance report to two senior finance managers (Chinese reporting & account/operation team), exposure opportunity on prepare & analyst Chinese report.
- Reason Leaving: Company underwent management restructuring, would like to seek for stable career enhancement.
Accountant cum HR
CONTI SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. ATLAST FORWARDING PTE. LTD. CONTI SAVVY INVESTMENT PTE. LTD.
08.2019 - 04.2021
- Company Overview: Courier & Logistics
- In charge 3 company full set account cum HR and Secretary role
- In charge AP, AR, FA, GL and Bank reconciliation
- Set up and implement fast payment/paynow/ibanking
- Prepare and review month end report: P&L & B/S
- Prepare & submit GST in quarter basic
- Prepare Tax computation & provision
- Prepare & audit schedule & draft unaudited report
- Review SG budget 2021 for SME government subsidy
- Treasury role on apply bridging Loan
- Appoint and liaise and secretary & tax agent
- Process salary & CPF in monthly basic
- Exposure to handle & open company CPF account
- Set up Tracetogether & SOP measurement during covid-19
- Register essential business and monitor MOM covid-19 compliance
- Exposure to handle & register company CorpPass Admin account
- Exposure to handle & setting up a local company
- Gain experience on setting up a company, license application & etc. Learn new accounting software MYOB
- Gain experience HR role especially during covid-19
- Reason Leaving: One of the company not performing well and changes on salary pay-out method, thus looking for better prospect.
Accountant
S.F. International Pte. Ltd. (顺丰速运)
07.2017 - 08.2019
- Company Overview: Courier & Logistics
- Overall support regional countries (Thailand, Vietnam & U.S) and in charge local full set account. Report to HQ for reporting & P&L analyst
- In charge full set local account
- Review AP, AR, FA, GL, Bank reconciliation
- Prepare Cash flow forecast & rolling forecast
- Assist year end budget
- Banking matter by set up bank account and update authorised limit
- Liaise with auditor, secretary & tax agent
- Prepare FP&A and report to HQ (Chinese report)
- Prepare Monthly P&L Analyst report
- Prepare Accrual Analyst report
- Support Reginal countries – Vietnam & Thailand & U.S.
- Overview company practice & policy with local country standard, rule & regulation.
- Review regional monthly management acc. & P&L analyst report.
- Willing travel oversea and handling AR and collection, given opportunity travel to U.S. during office relocation from New York to L.A.
- During travel period, work out with IT department, customize and Implement effective AR billings functions suite to local customer needs as well as launching new payment method.
- Solve accounting system data generated issues against reporting system data discrepancy issues by work out with IT and create function to track & auto adjust billing issues, especially for customer who have high volume transaction. Performed more accuracy and effective way on generate and tracking data on both system.
- Gain experience FP&A Analyst report and Involved and assist in cashflow forecasting & assist in budget
- Opportunity travel to U.S. and gain experience implement AR collection SOP and set up AR billing system (MCS) & credit card payment method
- Exposure to new accounting software – ORACLE
- Reason Leaving: Company underwent retrenchment and office relocated to east side of Singapore resulting in a significantly increased commute.
Account Officer
TA Corporation Ltd.
04.2014 - 06.2017
- Company Overview: Construction, Investment, Training Centre
- Full set account and review oversea account included prepare a set of Thailand conso account in SGD currency.
- Local Full set account (Investment company)
- In charge of local account for AP, AR, GL, JV & Bank reconciliation
- Check Interco billing.
- GST & Tax Computation
- Given chance of learn and taking course to handle XBRL
- Liaise with auditor, secretary & tax agent
- Oversea Account:-
- Thailand Consolidate Account (Construction company)
- India Account (Training Centre)
- Review oversea monthly management acc.
- Prepare a set of Thailand Group Consolidate account in SGD
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Dealing with the Thailand colleagues and monitor Submission on Monthly management account on time. Also, liaise and monitor Support document required and compliance with FRS including but not limited to TB, GL, PV, Invoice, bank statement & etc.
- Ad-hoc Task:-
- Assist in TA Corp. Ltd., Group Consolidate account when accountant in maternity leave (e.g: update order book, assist in Group AP & AR schedule, Group fixed asset schedule, Group Income & expenses schedule).
- Travelling required when come to circumstances.
- eExposure to different country accounting standards, working culture & environment.
- Involve in forecasting & budgeting in construction field.
- Gain knowledge in assist group consolidation.
- Exposure to new accounting software – ACCPAC & XBRL.
- Reason Leaving: Seek for better career growth.
Account Executive & Credit Control
JobsDB (Singapore) Pte Ltd
10.2012 - 04.2014
- Company Overview: Online Advertising & Media Industry
- In charge of AP, AR, FA, GL & Bank Reconciliation
- Reviewed payment and set up Giro payment method
- Reviewed Interco billing and back charge (HK and Malaysia)
- In charge of Credit Control and work with respective department & regional colleagues (Hong Kong & Malaysia) and reducing significant overdue AR, received a reward & certificate for the out-performance.
- Reviewed daily cash flow record & petty cash claims
- Prepare GST in quarter basic
- Gain experience on implement Giro payment. Provided training & courses to upgrade my Microsoft Excel skill (E.g.: Private table, Vlookup, Countif, Sumif & etc.) and apply it's to monitoring AR overdue data.
- Reason Leaving: Seek for career advancement due to company restructure & merge with Jobstreet.
Semi senior
Tay & Associates
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Company Overview: Accounting / Audit / Tax Services
- Examines and analyses accounting records to determine financial status of the company.
- Inspects items in books of original entry to determine accounting procedure was follow in recording transactions, especially for tax and non-taxable item.
- Involving in state audit and provision of taxation.
- Verifies journal and ledger entries regarding accounts payable payments, preparation of checks or financial transfers.
- Assist in preparation of timely reporting to ensure the reporting integrity and compliances.
- High commitment with all level of people for collection, information, & etc and able to work in team.
- Exposure in many industries accounting presentation, draft FY report, vouching, filing system, stock keeping, provision of tax computation and various company operating system. Learn Importancy of teamwork & time management to avoid any late submission (e.g.: provision of tax to IRB).
- Reason Leaving: Received offer & opportunity to work oversea (Singapore)
Education
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) - Accounting
University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
01.2006 - 01.2009
Skills
XBRL
ORACLE
NAV
ACCPAC
MYOB
Character
My strengths are I'm a self-motivated and responsible person, trustworthy, honest and calm person. Having problem solving skill and ability to handle changes & situations without panic. I’m result oriented person, thus time management is a critical skill in the workplace for me to collaborative and work as a team player, commit and complete task given for achieving productivity, reducing stress, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Contact Numbers
+65 9090 3740
Educational Level
Degree (Bachelor of Accounting)
Expected Salary
SGD 5,500
Notification
Immediate
Personal Information
- Age: 40
- Nationality: Singapore Citizenship
Referee
Helen Lin HuiBin
Finance Director cum GM
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals Intl (SG) Pte. Ltd.
+65 XXXX 8167
Name : Koh Shing Ru
Legal counsel
+65 XXXX 6181
Timeline
Accountant
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals International (SG) Pte. Ltd.
04.2024 - 05.2025
Accountant
Mordern Asia Environmental Holdings Pte Ltd
06.2023 - 03.2024
Assistant Accountant
Cogent Holdings Pte. Ltd.
04.2021 - 05.2023
Accountant cum HR
CONTI SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. ATLAST FORWARDING PTE. LTD. CONTI SAVVY INVESTMENT PTE. LTD.
08.2019 - 04.2021
Accountant
S.F. International Pte. Ltd. (顺丰速运)
07.2017 - 08.2019
Account Officer
TA Corporation Ltd.
04.2014 - 06.2017
Account Executive & Credit Control
JobsDB (Singapore) Pte Ltd
10.2012 - 04.2014
Semi senior
Tay & Associates
01.2009 - 01.2012
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) - Accounting
University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
01.2006 - 01.2009