Management Accountant
Goodhope Asia Holdings
Total years of experience :19 years, 7 Months
- Manage overall operational treasury function for upstream plantations sector (planning Sales collection to meet operational fund requirements, daily reporting of treasury activities)
- Present dynamic Cash flow forecast (Annual, Monthly) for operations team on monthly basis
- Managing working capital facilities with banks and ensures facilities are utilized at the optimum capacity and repayments are met on time
- Liaising with financial institutions to arrange short term financing/leasing facility to meet funding requirements
- Ensure month-end activities are completed on time to meet group reporting calendar and audit deadlines
- Coordinate with group shared services center to improve processes with respect to accounts payable and bank reconciliation.
- Manage a team of 15 persons (Indonesians)
I worked for operational finance division (plantation operation) of Goodhope Group where I was reporting to Head of Finance - plantation operation. My key duties included;
• Actively coordinate the plantation locations, regional office and Shared Service Centre for finalization of monthly accounts
• Review reconciliation/schedules for all balance sheet accounts and clear long outstanding balances on a timely manner
• Liaising with external auditors, preparation of annual financial statements
• Prepare monthly, quarterly forecasts for plantation performances based on actual and budgeted information
• Assist in preparation and monitoring of weekly operational cash flow
• Assist is insurance renewal process for plantation operation
• Active involvement in setting up HSBCnet for upstream plantation
• Verify non-finance related information in OBIEE on weekly basis in order to ensure the accuracy of data in data wharehouse
• Identify finance related process issues in to day-to-day activities in plantation locations, monthly accounts closure, financial reporting and propose possible changes.
I was attached to Shared Services Center (SSC) of Goodhope Group from June 2011 to December 2012 where I reported to Manager - Operations. I supervised a team consisting of 12 members. I joined SSC as Assistant Manager - General Ledger and promoted as Manager - Accounts Payable. My responsibilities included;
Manager - Accounts Payable
• Ensure delivery of service (relating to quality, effectiveness, productivity, efficiency etc.) to agreed SLA (invoice processing, payments, bank reconciliation, Monthly AP reports)
• Assist in preparation of Annual and revised budgets for the Accounts Payable processes
• Effective utilization of allocated resources and ensure job rotations are performed regularly to facilitate personal development of the staff
• Provide monthly reports on performance of the team by compiling information and Inform in advance of a missed SLA/faulty service standards
• Heading the monthly/daily team meeting
• Carrying out annual/semi-annual evaluation of the staff under my supervision
Assistant Manager - General Ledger
• Ensuring all transactions are recorded properly and that the general ledger is properly maintained for all group companies according to group policies
• Ensuring the fixed assets register is updated properly on a monthly basis and that proper capital expenditure procedure is carried out for additions and disposals
• Ensuring all receivable balances are properly identified and that the provisions are made for long outstanding balances as per the group policy
• Ensuring the intercompany transactions are recorded properly and that the balances agree
• Authorizing journal vouchers
• Ensuring the monthly accounts for the group is finalized on the agreed deadlines
• Reviewing the monthly accounts to ensure that they are prepared in accordance with the group policies
• Liaising with external auditors, preparation of annual financial statements
• Following up on the outstanding matters on a monthly basis to ensure that they are resolved without undue delays.
• Reviewing the process instructions relevant for the general ledger function to continuously improvements
• Heading the monthly/daily team meeting
• Carrying out annual/semi-annual evaluation of the staff under my supervision
• Overlooking General ledger accounting including Accounts payable and accounts receivable sub ledgers
• Preparation and submission of monthly financial and management reports to group based group reporting formats and deadlines
• Liaising with external auditors, preparation of annual financial statements
• Overlooking the internal controls related to day to day operation of the factory and finance department
• Cash flow management
• Performing the management accounting function for production process including preparation and monitoring of the standard cost calculation of raw materials, direct labour and production and other overheads for work-in-progress and finished goods valuations
• Attending tax matters including filling returns for different taxes on due dates, settling outstanding Value Added Tax (VAT) refunds
• Overlooking Inventory including raw materials, work-in-progress, finished goods and maintenance spares and purchasing and stores function
• Overlooking import costing function for raw materials, value added products, packing materials, machinery and equipment
• A special involvement was made in the process of migrating to the new web based ERP system of the company
External audit assignment, financial statement review, limited review
Dealing with customers for day-to-day branch operations
Finance management, business management, information technology