IVY THONG

Mobile: +** **** ****; Email: adcpgk@r.postjobfree.com; Singaporean

Experienced Finance & Accounting Professional

Senior-level manager with more than 20 years of hands-on accounting experience in professional services, legal, financial and F&B industries. Proficient in accounting across multiple contexts and environment. Prior experience leading accounting teams in handling accounts of companies with more than 80 headcounts. Adept at all functions of accounting, including balancing sheets, processing payments, managing accounts payable, and providing executive administrative support.

Core Skills

• Budgeting and forecasting

• Stakeholder Management

• Management Accounting

• Financial Planning

• Consolidation

• Cashflow

• Financial Accounting

• Financial Planning & Analysis

Professional Experience

Senior Manager Finance Manager,

Davinder Singh Chambers LLC (New start-up), February 2019 – January 2020.

• Responsible for setting up the Accounting, HR and Administration department – accounting system selection, SOPs, compliance etc.

• Led and supervised the team in month-end closing of accounts, including Journal Entries, Balance and P&L

• Monitored day-to-day financial operations – payroll, invoicing, accounts receivable etc.

• Assisted in financial analysis by ensuring accurate revenue recognition, forecasting, PO and invoicing.

• Assisted in analysis of variances – carried out financial due diligence to analyse and report variances.

• Managed corporate finance tasks including all financial, management and statutory accounting and reporting.

• Prepared monthly P&L, annual budget and quarterly forecast reports.

• Reviewed AR aging reports, highlighted issues and monitored the collection.

• Reviewed monthly bank reconciliation and financial statements.

• Liaised with internal and external auditions, answered queries and provided schedules.

• Oversaw the Accounts department employees and ensured overall Finance compliance.

• Assisted in administration functions of phone and IT systems set-up.

• Handled monthly payroll and CPF submission, prepared letter of offer for new hires and conducted interviews. Key achievements include:

• Successful set-up of the Accounting, HR and Administration departments.

• Successful in passing the EY interim audit for the company accounts despite it is a new setup company. Senior Finance Manager,

Oon & Bazul LLP, March 2016 – November 2018.

• Responsible for Singapore and Malaysia Accounts and consolidation of monthly financial management reports.

• Led and supervised the team in month-end closing of accounts, including Journal Entries, Balance and P&L

• Monitored day-to-day financial operations – payroll, invoicing, accounts receivable etc.

• Assisted in financial analysis by ensuring accurate revenue recognition, forecasting, PO and invoicing.

• Assisted in analysis of variances – carried out financial due diligence to analyse and report variances.

• Managed corporate finance tasks including all financial, management and statutory accounting and reporting.

• Prepared monthly P&L, annual budget and quarterly forecast reports.

• Reviewed AR aging reports, highlighted issues and monitored the collection.

• Reviewed monthly bank reconciliation and financial statements.

• Liaised with internal and external auditions, answer queries and provide schedules.

• Oversaw the Accounts department employees and ensuring overall Finance compliance. Key achievements include:

• Successfully led the team in a Data Migration project from LegalPac to Affinity System.

• Reduced cycle time of billing reporting for the Managing Partner. Head of Finance and HR,

Maxwell Chambers Pte Ltd, August 2015 – March 2016 (1 year contract).

• Oversaw the Finance and HR functions with two direct reports.

• Managed HR operations and strategic functions such as payroll, compensation and benefits, recruitment, performance management etc.

• Led and supervised the team in month-end closing of accounts, including Journal Entries, Balance and P&L.

• Monitored day-to-day financial operations – payroll, invoicing, accounts receivable etc.

• Managed corporate finance tasks including all financial, management and statutory accounting and reporting.

• Prepared monthly P&L, annual budget and quarterly forecast reports.

• Liaised with auditors for audited annual accounts.

• Managed GST matters and other tax compliance issues.

• Handled employees CPF matters and employees’ queries on MOM policies.

• Managed inventory management for fixed assets and corporate governance matters. Key achievements include:

• Introduced a new payroll system from an excel generating system.

• Assisted in budget planning for a new building together with Ministry of Defense. Finance Manager

Rodyk & Davidson LLP, October 2014 – August 2015.

Senior Finance Manager

Donaldson & Burkinshaw LLP, September 2011 – October 2014. Finance Manager

Marine Parade Town Council, December 2010 – September 2011. Accountant cum Office Manager,

Donaldson & Burkinshaw LLP, December 2008 – December 2010 Senior Finance Executive

Global Refund Singapore Pte Ltd, April 2007 – December 2008. Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Management with Accounting, May 2003, University of Wales, UK. Diploma in Computer Studies, April 2000, Informatics Computer School, Malaysia. Diploma in Accounting, December 1995, Goons Institution, Malaysia.

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