CANDIDATE PROFILE

Candidate Name

Tony Tham Wee Tong

Email :

adk39c@r.postjobfree.com

Contact Number: +602339951

+601*-*******

Professional qualifications/key skills

A well spoken senior finance professional who focuses on business controlling and corporate finance work in various manufacturing businesses

Has experience with operational finance, M&A, corporate finance, business controlling

Manages before a team more 24 peoples in Finance Department

Worked on large projects in excess of USD100 million

CIMA and MIA Qualified

International experience – Malaysia, China, Indonesia

Has experience looking after IT and HR departments

Notice period

2 months (Can bring it down to 1 and 1/2 months)

Preferred location

Open to all locations in Malaysia

Current salary

MYR30,000/month

Expecting: Min: RM35,000 – RM40,000/month

Personality

•Experience gravitas to work with top management team.

•Have entrepreneur acumen, strong in problem solving ability and strong communication skills.

•Have vase experience implementing MRP system, companies policies and procedures and compliance.

•Have a strong support shared services, administrator and controlling experience

•Long-Life learner and strong leadership

WORKING EXPERIENCE

Present

Jul 2018 – now Oriental Sheet Piling Sdn Bhd (JV Company of Arcelor Mittal Group) – operation control run by Oriental Group (Malaysian company)

(An Indian MNC with annual turnover of US$200 mio.)

Number of Subordinate Finance (14)

Nature of Business Manufacturing, trading and lease of Steel Piles & Pipes

Jul 2018 ~ now Chief Finance Officer

Key responsibility:

•Reporting to CEO and Exco Member of the OSP Group

•To ensure all compliance to Group Accounting Practise and Regulations

•To set up shared services platform to serve 2 Business Units

•To formulate and implement effective financial system, reporting and controlling system

•Improving existing procedures & policies including Finance, Treasury, Credit management and Inventory & Assets management (include Assets for leasing)

•Liaise with bankers on corporate funding and project funding for the OSP Group (including China)

•Set up effective and efficiency analysis parameters, cost variance analysis, profitability Analysis and performance measurement.

•Ensure deadline reporting and daily control on Finance & Accounting and Statutory Reporting.

Past Experience

Jul 2016 – Jul-2018 Becker Industrial Coating (Shanghai) Ltd

Becker Industrial Coating (Guangzhou) Ltd

Becker High Performance Coatings (TJ) Ltd.

(A Sweden MNC with annual turnover of US$150 mio.)

Number of Subordinate 20 (Finance (10), HR (7) and IT (3))

Nature of Business Manufacturing of coating chemicals

Jul 2016 ~ now Administrative General Manager

Key responsibility:

•Legal Representative of 3 entities in China

•To ensure all compliance to Group Accounting Practise and Regulations i.e. safety and environment requirements.

•Delegated to China to set up shared services platform to serve 2 Business Units

•To formulate and implement effective financial system, reporting and control system

•Improving existing procedures & policies including Finance, Human Resources & IT.

•Liaise with bankers on corporate funding.

•Set up effective and efficiency analysis parameters, cost variance analysis, profitability Analysis and performance measurement.

•Ensure deadline reporting and daily control on Finance & Accounting, HR and IT.

May 2002 – Jun 2016 BASF GROUP

Jul 2014 – Jun 2016 BASF Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Mar 2003 – Jun 2014 BASF Construction Chemicals Asia Pacific

BASF Construction Chemicals (China) Co., Ltd

BASF Construction Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (formerly known as Shanghai Master Builders Co., Ltd

May 2002 – Mar 2003 PT Degussa Construction Chemical Indonesia

Last Number of Subordinate 2 (Business Analyst & Project Accountant)

Nature of Business Manufacturing of construction chemicals

Jul 2014 – Jun-2016 Senior Manager, Finance, Controlling & Planning

•Report to Regional Business Controlling & Local Business Management Director

•Co-ordinating all financial and accounting supports to our Business Units i.e. Monthly reporting with added value information for decision, Performance Analysis, AR & Inventory Control,

•Being caretaker for all compliance and process for Business Unit

•Accomplished to control and improve KPIs i.e. DSO, DIV and improve profitability

•Accomplished to standardize BASF Global Practices being the Project Manager of Project GATES (Global Access Terms Standard).

May 2010 ~ Jun 2014 Senior Manager, Finance, Controlling & Project

•Report to Head of Business Controlling & Local Business Director

•Co-ordinating all financial and accounting supports to our Business Units i.e. monthly reporting with added value information for decision, Performance Analysis, AR & Inventory Control, Funds raising for expansion and acquisition, Prepare all internal and external approval requirement.

•Accomplished to control and improve KPIs i.e. DSO, DIV and improve profitability

•Accomplished to acquire local company and implement BASF culture and system into the new acquired company with participation in all Merging & Acquisition activities in Asia Pacific especially in China

•Accomplished to standardize BASF Global Practices being the Project Manager of Project ONE (system implementation) and Processes@ (supply chain management processes & procedures) for Asia Pacific for specific business unit.

Mar 2009 ~ Apr 2010 Senior Manager Business Management North China

•Report to Business Management Greater China

•Accomplished to drive growth and profitability of business unit in North China and standardize BASF processes and procedures for the business

•Accomplished to build up teamwork, confident and motivate among sales in North China. North China sales grow by 10% in 2009.

Jul 2006 ~ Mar 2009 Senior Manager Integration & Controlling, Greater China

•Report to Business Management of Greater China

•Accomplished to integrate SAP MRP system of Business Unit into BASF Group after BASF Global acquisition of Degussa.

•Accomplished to expand plants and acquire local company with participate in all Merging & Acquisition activities in China

Globally, BASF acquired Degussa in Jun-2006

Apr 2004 ~ Jun 2006 North Asia Regional Controller

Report to Head of Business Line North Asia & Vice President of Business Unit Marketing and Strategic Controlling

Accomplished to integrate operations practices in China & North Asia (Korea, Hong Kong & Taiwan), 4 financial controllers in the respective country report to me.

Accomplished to set up new production line expansion in existing factory and new branch filling plant outside of Shanghai i.e Nanjing & Chongqing.

Accomplished to liquidate not profitable companies in China i.e Shenzhen and Guangdong.

Being part of Degussa Construction Chemicals M&A team that had successfully acquired local factories in China

Working closely with bankers and corporate division to get funding for expansion, investment into M&A i.e shareholders borrowing, shareholder capital injection and bank borrowing (from Standard Chartered Bank)

Accomplished company 3 years strategy planning project with financial planning preparation and we also carried annual budgeting (quarterly review) for target achievement and next action plan.

Accomplished to achieve better KPIs with cost control fall within budget

Improve business controlling; ensure compliance best implement and practice.

Mar 2003 ~ Mar 2004 General Manager - Finance and administration, Mainland CHINA

Key responsibility:

•Delegated to China after 10 months working in Indonesia for the same position.

•Part of the team to restructure Management in China operations & turnaround the company in 2003.

•Act as shared services to formulate and implement effective financial system, reporting and control system – EXACT application.

•Newly set-up procedures & policies including Human Resources Employment handbook & IT.

•Liaise with bankers on corporate funding including treasury management

•Tax planning for the Company & Expatriate working in China (Regional Office transfer to Shanghai from Singapore)

•Set up control parameters for Accounts Receivable, Effective and Efficiency Analysis, Cost Variance Analysis, Profitability Analysis and Performance Measurement.

•Key committee for Executive & Management Information System reporting for Asia Pacific Regional

May 2002 ~ Mar 2003 General Manager - Finance and administration, INDONESIA

Key responsibility:

•Worked 10 months in Indonesia as General Manager – Finance and Administration.

•Act as a shared service to formulate and implemented effective financial system, reporting and control system to serve 2 Business Units.

•Improving existing procedures & policies including Human Resources & IT.

•Running Degussa Group EHSQ system in the factory & successfully accredited ISO 9001 version 2000, ISO 14001 & OHSAS18001

•Tax planning for the Company

•Prepare 3 years strategy and financial planning together with annual budgeting (quarterly review) for 4 Product Lines

•Daily control on Finance & Accounts, HR, IT and EHSQ departments’ operations.

•As I can speak and write Chinese and at the same time, the construction market in China is booming, I was transfer to Shanghai for the same position.

September 1996 – April 2002 Rubberflex Sdn. Bhd.

(An Italian MNC with annual turnover of US$45 mio.)

Nature of Business Manufacturing rubber thread – 99% export

Group Financial Controller

Key responsibility:

•Report to Managing Director

•Formulating and implementing effective financial reporting and control system.

•Consolidated reporting for 3 overseas branches and 2 subsidiaries

•Liaise with bankers on corporate funding including treasury management

•Tax planning for the Group

•Prepare 5 years strategic and financial planning together with annual budgeting (quarterly review)

•Carry out feasibility study on capital expenditure and investment

•Set up control parameters for Effective and Efficiency Analysis, Cost Variance Analysis, Profitability Analysis and Performance Measurement.

•Part of the team to automate warehouse.

•Daily control on production planning, logistics management and cash-flows.

June 1993 – August 1996 Prestige Ceramics Sdn. Bhd.

(Subsidiary companies of JOHAN HOLDINGS BERHAD)

Finance and Administration Manager

Key responsibility:

Assisted Executive Director and General Manager on finance and accounting matters

Head of Accounts and Administration Department

Prepared monthly EIS and MIS report and KLSE submission.

Part of the management team to start up a new factory in Puchong worth RM85 million.

Acted as Project Manager to install and implement JD Edwards accounting and distribution applications.

Liaison with tax agent and Government Authority on incentives and allowances

Prepare annual budget and quarterly review budget reports

Prepare 5 years projection financial report for JHB on their corporate exercise and SC submission.

Carry out feasibility study for overseas investment in China and Myanmar (working base for 1 years)

Assist in setting up procedures and control parameters in the factory.

July 1990 – May 1993 Dovechem Holdings ( M ) Sdn. Bhd

(A subsidiary company of DOVECHEM HOLDINGS LTD., SINGAPORE)

Nature of Business Manufacturing and marketing gloss paint & lacquer

International trader / stockist for chemical solvents

Assistant Accounting Manager

June 1987 – June 1990 Pricewaterhouse & Cooper

Nature of Business Public Accounting Firm - Malaysia

Senior Auditor

ACADEMIC AND MEMBERSHIP BACK-GROUND

•1996, Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Registered Accountant ( RA )

•1994, Associate Member of Chartered Management, Accountants, A.C.M.A.

•1984 – 1989, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants United Kingdom, C.I.M.A.

•1984 – 1987, Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Kuala Lumpur, Diploma in Commerce ( Management Accounting )

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