Finance Manager

PepsiCo, Inc.

Finance Manager

Lead finance operations.

Accounting - Lead few finance associates to process JVs, payments, collections, reconciliation and accruals to ensure accuracy and completeness of closing process. Review reports and communicate with corporate finance team for local market financial enquiries. Budgeting - Provide best budgeting estimation by partnerships with internal and external parties to understand business and operation needs and issues. Profitability - Partner with sales and marketing team to study new product launch and promotion campaign in running profitability scenarios to maximize company's profit. System - Partner with system team in development and implementation of systems for local market, such as SAP, HFM, Concur.

Control - Setup process flow and control areas to ensure local market operating in compliance with company policy.

Process improvement - Review and fine tune finance operation process for efficiency improvement and streamline excessive works with open communication with teammates. Oct 2001 - Present

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

+425-***-**** · *********@*****.***

Bellevue, WA 98006

Christine Kwan

FINANCE MANAGER

A results-oriented Finance Manager with experience in FMCG industrial and leadership roles. Led and managed finance operations for Hong Kong market in APAC region. Expertise in leading teams to improve performance, accuracy and completeness for financial cycle. Partnerships with internal and external parties to understand business needs in preparing budgeting based on expertise judgement. Specializes in helping companies launch new products by analyzing and negotiating with co-packer in maximining company profits. Extensive experience in system development and implementation such as SAP and Concur.

P&L Management

Strategic planning

Working partner relationships

Financial reporting

Negotiations

New product development

Team leadership

Communication

Operations management

KEY COMPETENCIES

Inspectorate (Far East) Limited

Accountant

Independently handle full set of accounts

Accounting -

Prepare JVs, Fixed Assets registry and depreciation schedule Prepare monthly and quarterly management reports to UK Group Prepare monthly Statement of Accounts for Debtors, Bank Reconciliation Update monthly aging reports and liaise with customers on the AR collection Budgeting -

Prepare yearly budget package to UK group

Administration -

Prepare payrolls, claims and overtime schedules

Handle pension administration work and calculations Assist General Manager to setup Employee handbook and provide orientation to new employees Jul 2001 - Oct 2001

I2 Concepts Limited

Accountant & Administrator

Newly setup company. Assist Director to setup finance and administration operation work flow and policy. Report to Director and Group Financial Controller

Accounting -

Supervise an assistant accountant for data entry, employee claims and payment Handle three full set of accounts for New York office / Hong Kong office / Offshore office Prepare monthly and consolidation financial statements for three entities to Controller and Director Prepare payroll and tax filing

Prepare annual budget and monthly forecast

Provide analysis to compare actual against budgets Administration -

Provide guidance to an office administrator to handle office work Setup company policy and employee handbook

Handle company recruitment

Provide orientation to new employees

Aug 1999 - Jun 2001

Safeco Insurance Company

Accountant Assistant

Assist accountant in preparing claims reports.

Accounting -

Analyzed client profiles to determine the Bonus and Refund Scheme Computed clients’ Bonus and Benefit according to their profiles Prepared monthly statements for clients

Prepared Cheque Requisition Form to Accounts Payable Department Composed Quarterly Fixed Assets Depreciation Journals and Statements Audited Fixed Assets Vouchers, Invoices, POs with Ledgers Monitor the progress of clients’ profile

Sep 1998 - Jul 1999

University of Washington – Department of Grant & Contract Accounting Accounting Assistant (Part Time Internship)

Assist accountant in preparing grant & contract reports. Accounting -

Composed actual activities reports and budget activities reports Evaluated departmental actual activities against budget activities Computed monthly activities expenses

Composed closing reports for departments

Liaise with sponsors for sponsorship issues and follow up Liaise with school departments for non-permitted activities and transactions Audited and analyzed Accounts Receivables vs. Cash Flow Statements Oct 1997 - Jul 1998

University of Leicester, UK

Oct 2007 to Jul 2010

University of Washington, Seattle, USA

Sep 1993 to Jun 1998

Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

Sep 1996 to Jul 1997

Master of Business Administration Program (with Merit) Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

One Year Exchange Program in International Business EDUCATION

Meadowdale High School, Seattle, USA

Sep 1991 to Jun 1993

High School Diploma

ACCOUNTING SYSTEM - Proficiency in expert level

APPLICATION - Proficiency in expert level

LANGUAGES - Fluent

SAP, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Hyperion, SmartView MS Office, especially excel in Pivot / Vlookup / Hlookup Peachtree, MYBO, QuickBook Pro

Mandarin / Cantonese

SKILLS

LANGUAGES - Beginner

Japanese

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