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Manager Plant

Location:
San Jose, CA, 95118
Posted:
September 23, 2010

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Nationality : Indonesia (US EAD holder)

Marital Status : Married

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

Has total of 8.5 years experiences, of which 4 years were of big 4 audit

firm experience and 4.5 years of financial analysis and cost accounting

experience in multinational companies, as summaries below:

> Leading many audit engagements which included internal control testing,

SOX testing, supervising junior auditors, and completing audit reports

> Actively led and performed process and completion of annual operating

plan which consist of plan for factory costs, operating expenses, and

product costing

> Setting up product costing, tracking actual product costs vs plan, and

variance analysis for product costing

> Providing factory cost actual vs plan variances analysis which helped

management in taking necessary and timely actions or decisions to protect

company's profitability

> Completing many risk investment analysis (Start up costs preliminary

estimates) and follow up on the reconciliation of actual performance

versus estimate to provide management with necessary analysis needed for

decision making or taking actions

PERSONAL STRENGTH

> Fast worker, fast learner, intelligent, positive thinking, smart working,

open minded, accept challenges, and well organised.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES

CPA Australia

Associate Member

ATMA JAYA University, Jakarta, Indonesia

September 1997 - March 2001

Degree - Bachelor of Economics with a major in Accounting

GPA score: 3.71 (from total of 4.00)

IELTS

Paper Based Test (April 29, 2006 in Singapore)

Average score: 7

SKILLS

Name Level Last Used Years of

Experience

English (proficiency in Advanced Currently 10+

both written and oral) used

Mandarin Intermediat Currently 10+

e used

Indonesia (proficiency in Advanced Currently 20+

both written and oral) used

Microsoft Office (Excel, Advanced Currently 10+

Word and PowerPoint) used

AS400, BPCS and CAS Advanced Currently 3

used

SAP Intermediat June 2006 1

e

Lotus Notes Intermediat Currently 8+

e used

Internet Intermediat Currently 10+

e used

WORK EXPERIENCE

3M SINGAPORE

(June 25, 2007 - June 2, 2010)

SENIOR PLANT FINANCE SPECIALIST (MANUFACTURING CONTROLLER)

3M Singapore is a wholly owned subsidiary of 3M Company. 3M Singapore

markets nearly all of the company's major products. Major product

categories

include industrial tapes and adhesives, abrasives, flexible circuits,

safety and security solutions, RFID solutions, commercial graphics,

reflective film, homecare and stationery products, and health care

solutions

Job Responsibility

Overall responsibility: Financial planning and analysis for the various

business units in the Company, with a focus on management reporting,

forecasting and budgeting, costing, capital expenditure study and new

businesses research and cost study.

Detail responsibility:

> Monthly closing of plant accounting P&L, including reconciliation and P&L

analysis to ensure line by line of the costs and expenses are fairly and

accurately stated according to GFS (Global Financial Standard)

> Perform monthly and quarterly financial analysis and reporting

> Preparation of annual operating budget, quarter updates and current

monthly updates and prepares necessary supporting assumptions,

justification, and documentation for Singapore Plant Operations

> Provide comprehensive analysis of the business unit performance including

actual and estimate unit cost and transfer cost analysis, new product

costing, management reports, etc

> Support detail calculation of product costing (existing and new products)

by establishing accurate detail of materials, labours, overheads and

indirect costing according to the BOM (Bill of Materials)

> Establish and maintain a comprehensive program of manufacturing variance

analysis including the development and analysis of Plant Labour and

Overhead rates that can be utilized in providing direction of management

decision making and appropriate action

> Carry out planned capital/new project/new businesses evaluation using

financial tools e.g. Internal rate of return, Net Present Value, and

payback method

> Support new start up businesses cost study and reconciliation of start up

cost estimates versus actual to ensure necessary actions/follow up were

taken on time

> Provide financial support to the Business Units Managers

> Oversee performance of several business units

> Ensure internal control procedures are maintained and tested through SOX

reporting

> Maintains and ensures an adequate system of internal control at the plant

level in accordance with published Policies and Procedures

> Actively contribute in system implementation and streamlining processes

to reduce non value added activities

> Perform monthly financial presentation to Plant manager, Business Unit

Managers and the teams

> Conduct training on financial knowledge eg GFS, unit costs, understanding

of P&L, etc

> Other ad hoc duties

Key achievements:

* Worked closely with IT vendor to develop new Profit & Loss template for

month reporting requirement (stream lining month end closing process)

* Created new template for Yearly Operating Plan process which comprised

comprehensive Operating Expenses, Indirect and Recharges Allocation

Departments and to Commodities in Profit and Loss, and develop unit costs

of products for each particular businesses

* Provided comprehensive analysis for new business opportunity for the

Plant by developing Profit and Loss which provided detail analysis of

Factory cost and unit costs by products, and also calculate the NPV, IRR

and payback period method

* Successfully working with IT to automate financial reports by developing

the requirements and testing them.

NESTLE SINGAPORE

(Sept 5, 2006 - June 20, 2007)

CONTRACT ACCOUNTANT

The world's #1 food company in terms of sales, Nestle is also the world

leader in coffee (Nescafe). It also makes coffee for the home-brewing

system, Nespresso. The company is one of the world's top bottled water

makers, one of the biggest frozen pizza makers, and a big player in the pet

food business (Purina). Its most well-known global food brands include

Buitoni, Maggi, Milkmaid, Carnation, and Kit Kat. The company owns Gerber

Products and Jenny Craig. In addition to its own products, Nestle also owns

approximately 30% of cosmetics giant L'Oreal.

Job Responsibility

Responsible for:

> Monthly closing of factory ledger

> KPI and monthly reporting as required by Zone

> Variance analysis

> Analyse company's profitability and expenses

> Monthly forecast of company's revenue, costing and EBITA

> Perform annual budget and forecasting for factory

> Perform transfer pricing calculation

> Perform new product costing calculation

> Review invoices, claims, journals

> Supervise accounts executives

> Other ad hod duties

PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS SINGAPORE

(Mar 1, 2005 - Sept 25, 2005)

SENIOR ASSOCIATE LEVEL 2 - Assurance Services

PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world's top professional services firm with

766 offices in 150 countries.

The firm has industry-focused services in the fields of audit, tax, human

resources, transactions, performance improvement and crisis management to

help address client and stakeholder issues. PricewaterhouseCoopers has

clients among 422 of the top Global 500 companies

Job Responsibility

Responsible for audit of private companies, multinational and local

companies in various industries manufacturing, trading, service, and

construction eg:

. Hiab Pte Ltd

. Trelleborg SEA Pte Ltd

. Honeywell Singapore Pte Ltd

. Pacific Fixed Income

. Aida Stamping

. CPG Facility Management

. Schmidt Biomedtech Pte Ltd

PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS INDONESIA

(Aug 1, 2001 - Dec 15, 2004)

SENIOR ASSOCIATE LEVEL 2 - Assurance & Business Advisory Services

PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world's top professional services firm with

766 offices in 150 countries.

The firm has industry-focused services in the fields of audit, tax, human

resources, transactions, performance improvement and crisis management to

help address client and stakeholder issues. PricewaterhouseCoopers has

clients among 422 of the top Global 500 companies

Job Responsibility

Responsible for audit of private and listed companies, multinational and

local companies in various industries including automotive, transportation,

manufacturing, trading, service, construction, telecommunication as well as

oil and gas company including:

. Telkom (Indonesia Telecom)

. Astra Group (Pantja Motor, Tjahtja Sakti Motor)

. Sara Lee Group

. Johnson and Johnson Group

. Toshiba Consumer Products Indonesia

. Reckitt Benckiser Group

. L'Oreal Group (L'Oreal Indonesia and Yasulor Indonesia)

. Essence Indonesia (IFF Indonesia)

. U Freight Indonesia

. Wisma Nusantara International (Novotel Bali Hotel and Nikko Jakarta)

. etc

While working at PricewaterhouseCoopers, I have gained invaluable

experiences in auditing both multinational & public companies in various

industries and sizes. As part of my work, I applied high analytical skills

to assess audit risk and produce recommendations. I also analyzed company's

performance and prospects in the global marketplace and evaluated

management decisions that affected company's current financial position.

Other experience gained:

. Involved in several limited review engagements

. Performed review over internal control of business and accounting

systems

PD Loa Khe Tjan

(Feb 1, 2001 - June 30, 2001)

Import Staff

PD Loa Khe Tjan is an export-import and trading company located in Jakarta,

Indonesia.

Responsibility

Dealing with local and foreign suppliers in purchasing materials and

finished goods, arranging all documents needed for importing those

merchandises.

REFERENCES

Frank Sommerfeldt

3M Singapore Plant Manager 2006 to 2009

3M USA Global Supply Chain Manager 2009 to Current

Contact number: 651-***-**** (mobile)

651-***-**** (work)

Email: abkth0@r.postjobfree.com

Lai Sau Leng

3M Singapore Senior Finance Manager

Contact number: +65 6849 3329

Email: abkth0@r.postjobfree.com

Bruce Elligg

3M Global Technology Manager (having worked globally in USA, China,

Singapore, and currently in Colombia)

Email: abkth0@r.postjobfree.com

Eddy Indradi

Pricewaterhouse Coopers Indonesia

Director

Email: abkth0@r.postjobfree.com



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