Clara Koh

Experience

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  Amanda Foods Pte Ltd

  Mar 2004 - Sept 2006

  Accountant

  Experience:- Day-to-day operations of Amanda Foods finance and accounting department as well as monthly financial and Management closing and reporting of Amanda Foods group of companies.- Work with colleagues within the group to streamline and resolve issues and enhance efficiency and effectiveness of financial workflows.- Assisting in preparation of outlook, quarterly forecast, budget exercise and other ad hoc projects.Involved in setting up fine tuning procedures, setting polices and build up internal controls within the finance department.- Contribution and implementation of suggestions for shortcomings identifiedMilestone:- Spearheading and implementation of the integrated accounting system, which was completed, in the 2nd quarter of 2005.- Training and supervising new staff in using computer software & processes Show less

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  Amanda Group Holdings Pte Ltd

  Oct 2006 - Oct 2008

  Group Accountant

  - Reporting directly to the Chief Finance Officer in day to day operations- Preparation of monthly financial and consolidation report for Amanda group of Companies.- Liaise with overseas offices for group reporting purpose - Ensure monthly-closing activities are met within the deadlines set- Prepare annual statutory accounts and notes to accounts for statutory filing in accordance to Companies Act requirements- Handle corporate secretarial matters, including maintaining statutory registers and work with Company secretary in preparation of board resolution, necessary documentation. Ensure compliance in the Company registry and filing.- Preparation of group cash flow forecast and annual budget Process monthly payroll and other employee benefits administration - Liaise with banks, external auditors and other regulatory government bodies Show less

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  VARD

  Nov 2008 - now

  VARD is a major global shipbuilder, constructing offshore and specialized vessels used in the offshore oil and gas exploration & production and oil services industries. Public listed in Singapore, with shipyards strategically located in Norway, Romania, Brazil and Vietnam, we are able to provide the right combination of capabilities, capacity, cost-efficiency and market proximity to meet the needs of a diverse and sophisticated global customer base Experience:- Pioneer in setting, implementing procedures and process in areas of administration, recruitment, accounting and treasury in the Singapore office to meet business needs and support operations- Ensure finance operations and the operations internal control are conducted in line with financial policies and procedures - Ensure timely and accurate completion of all relevant financial reports in compliance with Group accounting policy - Involved in budgeting process- Handle year-end external audit for statutory reporting- Ensure compliance with tax and statutory requirement on related areas- Involved in the listing due diligence process Milestones:- Success implementation of accounting system migration onto group IFS system - Appointed as key coordinator in ship deliveries process with 9 successfully deliveries since 2010 Show less

  • Vice President Finance

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Finance Manager

    Nov 2008 - Aug 2024