Simin Chen
Gentofte
Summary
Business-minded Finance Manager promoting more than 5 years of expertise overseeing transactions and reconciling monthly financial reports. Highly collaborative individual with track record of effectively training and coaching staff members. Offering confidence, team contribution and decision making skills. Results-driven finance manager experienced in financial statement review, auditing and reporting. Well-versed in producing reports, evaluating department operations and handling month- and year-end closings. Meticulous, conscientious and methodical in approach.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Finance Manager (Financial Planning and Analysis)
Changi General Hospital
01.2020 - 04.2023
- Finance IT System team lead in UAT, setups and maintenance relating to pricing and costing in ERP systems, e.g., SAP FI/CO and Oracle
- Finance Business partnering: Perform, Review and Consolidation of annual budget, forecast, month-end closing financial analysis and financial reporting to management
- Review financial performance of revenue centers to improve financial ratios, identify risks and communicate viable solutions by providing valued-adding analysis of financial and operational data
- Perform and review Financial evaluation / ROI of capital expenditures for risk and opportunities view, to ensure purchases is financially viable through usage of financial models
- Review and enhance workflow processes, internal controls, and eliminate valueless activities by making recommendations for improvements, sustainability and automation to achieve better results
- Developed finance dashboard and internal procedures with data sets for more efficient month-end closing analysis and reporting
- Cost Controlling: Perform and review cost and pricing of items and services through market research, consulting with supply chain management and impact analysis to ensure the cost, forecast and synergies are correctly captured
- Leadership: Recruit, train, supervise and appraise a team of analysts and account specialists
- Plan, develop and implement employee performance evaluations and improvement plans
- Finance team leader in national projects including National Costing Guidelines Exercise, National Billing Transformation, etc.
- Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
- Monitored budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for company leadership to inform decision-making.
- Reviewed documentation and identified financial discrepancies where applicable.
- Forecasted trends and recommended improvements based on financial risk analyses.
- Drove revenue stream development through strategic collaboration and partnerships.
- Evaluated project applications and verified with outline specifications to approve, reject and recommend adjustments.
Assistant Finance Manager (Financial Planning and Analysis)
Changi General Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2020
- Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
- Monitored budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for company leadership to inform decision-making.
- Reviewed documentation and identified financial discrepancies where applicable.
- Supported financial director with special projects and additional job duties.
- Analyzed business processes to identify cost savings and operational efficiencies.
- Implemented and regularly reviewed financial controls to generate accurate and reliable financial data.
- Improved overall financial reporting by streamlining control processes and reporting structures.
Senior /Financial Analyst
Changi General Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Developed presentations and reports to inform and educate stakeholders and financial teams on growth possibilities.
- Tackled both annual and quarterly budget management tasks and developed financial models from benchmarking.
- Trained new analysts on corporate policies and procedures and implemented mentoring program, reducing onboarding time.
- Conducted detailed financial analysis to identify and evaluate changes in operations, trends and potential areas of improvement.
- Used relevant financial technology to generate reports and recommended courses of action to upper management.
- Performed complex financial and budget analyses to determine requirements and justify requested funding.
- Reviewed financial reports and streamlined operations to increase productivity and company profits.
- Collected data from other divisions to support quarterly forecasts.
- Developed forecasting tools to analyze revenue variances and capitalize on industry trends.
- Determined pricing, margins and risk factors for active and proposed projects.
- Assisted in preparation of presentations, data tables and other documents for investor meetings.
- Developed financial projections and forecasts to guide investment decisions.
Consultant
Essilor
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Business Finance Partnering with the commercial team/sales, marketing and operation department to manage financial activities, e.g
- Sales forecasting, analysis and controlling in terms of each product segment and clients and provide necessary recommendations
- Analyze sales trends, market conditions, and other relevant factors, e.g
- Competitor, to forecast product demand accurately
- Provide analytical support using business Intelligence in enhancing data-driven decisionmaking drive, in order to improve profitability
- Proactively conduct value-added analysis on financial data by translating numerical data into clear & relevant information to facilitate management decisions
- Prepare periodic and ad hoc analysis performance reports in support of executive management in evaluating special projects in a timely manner
- Certified industry speaker and trainer in providing guidance to clients in terms of product, business and finance to better assist them in understanding and manage their business.
Education
Master of Business Administration with Distinction -
Manchester Business School
06.2019
Professional Level of ACCA full qualification -
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK)
08.2013
Bachelor of Science in Applied Accounting with Upper Class Honours -
Oxford Brookes University
03.2013
Skills
- Prominent level of capability in MS : Powerpoint Excel Word
- Proficiency in Financial ERP Systems: SAP (Eg FI/CO, S/4HANA) MYOB Oracle
- Business Intelligence skills
- Data warehouse
- Certified Industry Trainer
- Budget Forecasting
- Financial Management
- Performance Analysis
- Mentoring and Training
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Budgeting
- Skilled in SAP
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Staff Training
Certification
- Level of ACCA qualification with Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) with full qualification as member
- ACCA Fellowship (FCCA)
- Qualified Chartered Accountant of Singapore
- Certified Industry Trainer to conduct trainings and deliver presentations
Languages
English Native
Chinese Native
References
Ms Chua Siew Chin, Deputy Director (Financial Planning and Analysis), Singapore Changi General Hospital, siew_chin_chua@cgh.com.sg, +65 68502845, 2 Simei Street 3, Singapore, Singapore, 529889 Ms Lin Jiaying, Deputy Director (Insurance Department), Monetary Authority of Singapore, jiaying-09@hotmail.com, +65 97304986, 10 Shenton way, Singapore, 079117
Projects
Oracle Hyperion System for Budgeting, Lead the company's finance team in transition of budget reporting from Excel to Oracle Hyperion Ministry of Health National Costing Guidelines (NCG) Exercise, Lead the company's finance team in harmonizing the cost of National healthcare services to meet NCG requirements Ministry of Health National Billing Transformation, Lead the company's finance team in workshops and meetings in transforming of the Billing system into one National platform, with all other healthcare institutions in Singapore
Timeline
Finance Manager (Financial Planning and Analysis)
Changi General Hospital
01.2020 - 04.2023
Assistant Finance Manager (Financial Planning and Analysis)
Changi General Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2020
Senior /Financial Analyst
Changi General Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2016
Consultant
Essilor
01.2012 - 01.2014
Master of Business Administration with Distinction -
Manchester Business School
Professional Level of ACCA full qualification -
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK)
Bachelor of Science in Applied Accounting with Upper Class Honours -
Oxford Brookes University
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