Timothy Tay Accounting & Finance Professional

ad0uho@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-tay-98a99b21 88946949 Singapore DOB: 19.08.83 Current Salary: $4,000, basic. Expected $4k to 4.4k (negotiable); availability is 1 month.

- Started ACCA classes this year, doing auditing module exam on 4th December. analytical and self-dedicated Accounts & Finance Executive with five years of experience in bookkeeping, internal auditing, capital asset management, bank reconciliation, and inventory administration. Demonstrated capacity of handling heavy workload that includes invoicing, payroll and HR management. Adept at producing financial analysis reports ranging from Return on Investment (ROI), debt management, expense timeline analyses, and custom evaluation. Technical proficiency in MS Excel, Outlook, Dropbox, MYOB, Oracle, SAP, Sage Accpac and QuickBooks. Areas of Expertise include:

Inventory Management Payments Scheduling External Audit Support

Fixed AssetRegister& Evaluation Financial Budgeting Bank Reconciliation

Accounts Bookkeeping

General Ledger for mth end

closing

Internal Audit Reporting Asset Deprecation

Professional Experience

Verz Design Pte Ltd Singapore. Jun 2023 to Dec 2023 Senior Accounts Executive

Duties and responsibilities:

• Accounts receivable in fast paced working conditions; high volume of client tax invoices

• Accounts payable (for specific expenses)

• Managing cloud accounting systems- working with project and sales team colleagues

• Financial reporting- financial statements & financial slideshow in Powerpoint and Google Slides. WE Components Pte Ltd. Singapore. Jan 2023- May 2023 Accounts Payable Specialist executive

• Specific focus on accounts payable duties

o Matching of supplier (trade & non-trade) invoices with endorsed supporting documents. o Checking SOAs for trade supplier invoice indexing o Liaison with supplier on updated payment schedules o Month end and year end financial closing duties to prepare for yearly audit Reason for leaving: Company restructuring due to new plans by major investor TransAmerica Life Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd Singapore July 2022- Oct 2022 Finance Executive

- Periodic closing and accounts reconciliation (daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly) o daily closing for long term financial investments for high-net-worth individuals o Interco payments between subsidiaries belonging to Transamerica Life Insurance, and parent company

o Month end reconciliation of financial investment market movements, payments and liquidation of accounts.

o Quarterly closing for financial accounts for IFRS and GAAP standard accounting o Yearly closing for all financial statements of company and subsidiary accounts. Reason for leaving: would prefer to do full sets of accounts in AR/AP, GL and Fixed assets in SMEs, which I still specialise in or do specific set in AR/AP/GL in a shared services finance environment in MNCs. ASKO TRADE PTE LTD Singapore Feb 2020- July 2022

FINANCE SENIOR EXECUTIVE (hybrid/remote work for past 2 years)

-full set of financial accounts (AR/AP/GL/Year-end financial statements)

- Fixed assets monitoring; working with external accountants to work out corporate tax and to prepare for internal and external audit at year end.

- Worked with other branches and sister companies in other countries to issue invoices and monitor incoming & outgoing payments (prepayment, LCs).

- In charge of HR recruitment, training and payroll for all staffers.

- Responsibility in running Xero and now SAP Business One ERP systems.

- Month end closing of financial statements; doing month end journal adjustments and FA depreciation & purchases.

- assist regional manager and other regional managers in respective European offices to do annual budgeting as and when needed.

- able to advise other departments about the IFRS & SFRS standards especially S6, S13, S1-2, S15 & S16 etc in terms of +treatment of any new transactions.

- Working with sales department to maintain and analyse sales revenue data per commodity for detail financial reporting.

Achievements:

- Set up two HSBC bank accounts for the company over the summer period successfully.

- Payroll is efficient and accurate (adjustments when needed are minor and easily rectified).

- ERP systems to monitor sales and expenditure is much better now.

- Operations in general are a lot smoother with less misunderstandings.

- Accurate data in terms of sales, payroll, and expenditure means ASKO Trade can plan better in the next calendar and financial year.

Reason for leaving: looking for new opportunities in a company with regional reach/exposure EZ LIVING PTE LTD Singapore Jun 2017 to Dec 2019

ACCOUNTS & FINANCE EXECUTIVE

Strategize new reporting system and financial timeline to enhance departmental performance. Incorporate new system to enhance finance department credibility by ensuring preparation of invoice supporting documents. Process employee reimbursement and financial management reports in timely manners. Prepare accurate sales revenue close report for top management to enhance performance transparency. Monitored key fixed assets such as company vehicles, printers, computers, mobile devices & furniture using fixed asset register. Did month end adjustments (such as bank charges, HP mthly interest charges, ad hoc cash transactions, loan interest calculations) using journals and GL adjustment entries. Key Accomplishments:

• Led and standardized operations of finance department to mitigate employee and management concerns.

• Monitor and streamline internal procedures and reports for timely ACRA annual audit in line with standards.

Reason for leaving: looking to move to a company that has some exposure outside of SG. LAGARDERE SPORTS ASIA PTE LTD Singapore Aug 2016- May 2017 TREASURY ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE

Fostered intra-company credibility by safeguarding timely report production and payment transfer. Arranged and channelized bank account data updates both locally and regionally. Prepared and executed payments to regional subsidiaries of the company. Analysed and reconciled internal reports with bank monthly statements. Directed arrangement to ensure accurate withholding tax payments both in Singapore and Australia. Managed petty cash of SGD, USD, and AUD currencies.

Key Accomplishments:

• Established trust based working relationship between Lagardere sports Asia, Singapore, and other regional subsidiaries with respect to prompt forex transfers and conversion of capital funds.

• Formulated and presented reporting structure to build payroll statements and CPF outgoing payments.

• Initiated and budgeted highly effective corporate finance planning by utilising SAP business one and MS excel.

Reason for leaving: it was a short term 9 month long direct contract. BGC SEARCH PTE LTD(Placed at IDA) Singapore Jan 2016- July 2016 GL ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE (CONTRACT)

Created daily, weekly, and monthly book keeping reports to facilitate external audit programs. Formulated general journal statements for various accounts such as expenditure, capital, and expenses. Organised proper audit supplementary reports and accrual schedules to make sure smooth auditing. Proficiently prepared financial statements through SAP software and oracle system integrations. Key Accomplishments:

• Produced, reviewed, and delivered general ledger and downstream reports with focus on month-end dates.

• Inventoried, depreciated, and managed provision for fixed assets to guarantee capital asset optimal utility. Reason for leaving: covering 6 months of permanent employee on maternity leave ARAMEX LOGISTICS PTE LTD Singapore June 2015- Dec 2015 INVOICING OFFICER

Demonstrated good business return on investment by analysing various invoicing and custom profiles. Produced and provided amazon & border free customer invoicing on daily basis. Performed basic analysis to frame bank reconciliation statements for internal audit. Collected, processed, and recorded freight invoices receipts. Processed import permits and custom duties for high value cash shipments to gauge business ROI. Key Accomplishments:

• Billed Amazon and Borderfree customers with accurate invoicing for prompt collection of revenue within delivery day.

• 99% accuracy in the management of custom GST invoicing based on import permit & supporting documents

• Prompt payment at every month for AP vendors which supplied 3rd party delivery/freight services at airport

& around the country.

Reason for leaving: 6 months non extendable contract. Reason for leaving: Company incurred too much debt and was forced to downsize due to lack of fresh capital Additional experience as Accounts Executive at Wong’s Group Pte Ltd; Accounts Payable/Receivable Assistant at Bridon Singapore; Admin and Finance Assistant at Finlay Group Pty Ltd.; Intern auditor at RT Audit Firm.

Education & Credentials

Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting (2011 to 2014) CURTIN UNIVERSITY Perth, Western Australia

Bachelor of Arts in Commerce (HR & Business Mgmt) (2008 to 2011) CURTIN UNIVERSITY Perth, Western Australia & Singapore summer school ICDL Advanced Excel Spreadsheet, NTUC Learning Hub in E2I, 2022 ICDL Advanced Excel Spreadsheet, Kaplan @ Dhoby Ghaut in 2016 Diploma in Engineering, Temasek Polytechnic (2001 to 2005)

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