Experience

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  Ibm

  Mar 2006 - now

  • Managed annual statutory audit planning timeline, audit overall process and completion of Statutory Filing of IBM legal entities – e.g Hong Kong.• Managed financial statement in accordance with local GAAP and bridging numbers from US GAAP to Local GAAP for financial statement. Collaborated with external auditors, CFOs and internal Business Process Owner such as Treasury Operation, Country Tax & Legal.• Managed and supervise unique technical & operational of Tax Accounting processes, compliance and governance in complex jurisdiction requirement across Asia Pacific countries.• Managed Current & Deferred Tax Provision, Estimated Tax Rate assessment, Tax Expense Reconciliation, Valuation Allowance, Tax Reporting and Tax Computation. Collaborated with Country Tax Team, Corporate Headquarters and external auditors.• People management for 6-9 experienced accountants which involved activities such as but not limited to like coaching for skills & knowledge development to meet their career desires, provided regular constructive feedback for performance improvement, fostered team collaboration cross functional/cultures/geographies teams to achieve business results.• Lead focus on compliance, process expertise, transformation, ensure audit readiness, maintain effective administration of internal controls over financial reporting & financial data integrity and accountability to meeting client satisfaction, productivity, budget target and more. Show less • Managed IBM-Red Hat biggest acquisition in history of $34 billion worldwide for Asia Pacific countries' accounting activities to consolidate Red Hat financial data to IBM Consolidated Financial Statement.• Managed IBM biggest divestiture in history to spin off IBM's Managed Infrastructure Services (MIS) business unit for Asia Pacific countries' accounting activities into separate and independent company known as Kyndryl.• Managed IBM Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement & Cash Flow Statement and Trending Analysis and ensured compliance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), IBM Accounting Practices & Accounting Instruction, General Accounting Instructions and Accounting Guidelines. Reviewed and reported all statements to Corporate Headquarter (CHQ) IBM Accounting team in US on timely basis.• Managed accounting record for IBM Alliances Investment and relevant external disclosure notes reporting for area such as Marketable Securities, Cash Equivalent, Contingency Liabilities, Intangible Assets, Variable Interest Entity (VIE) and others.• Managed IBM’s acquired entities financial data & integrity for IBM consolidated ledger accounting record purposes and entity’s integration to IBM financial data ecosystem.• People management for 14-15 talented accountants which involved activities such as but not limited to like coaching for skills & knowledge development to meet their career desires, provided regular constructive feedback for performance improvement, fostered team collaboration cross functional/cultures/geographies teams to achieve business results.• Lead focus on compliance, process expertise, transformation, ensure audit readiness, maintain effective administration of internal controls over financial reporting & financial data integrity and accountability to meeting client satisfaction, productivity, budget target and more. Show less • Managed IBM Global Financing (IGF) unit Consolidated Financial Statements and Trending Analysis and 10K/10Q SEC Filing – Financing Receivables Footnotes and ensured compliance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), IBM Accounting Practices & Accounting Instruction, General Accounting Instructions and Accounting Guidelines. Reviewed and reported all statements to Corporate Headquarter (CHQ) IBM Accounting team in US on timely basis.• Managed IGF contract review process for accounting’s assessment ranging from contractual languages T&Cs review with IBM Legal Counsel team, payment schedules testing with IGF Pricing team & IGF Sales team, local/global review with all functionals team prior & post contract signed off and ledger accounting record.• Managed IGF AR Reserve process to ensure adequate & appropriate reserve ledger recording that include local/global review with finance team & credit team for problematic customer and any trouble debt restructuring case.• Managed IGF Key Controls Financial Reporting execution process to ensure Sarbanes Oxley compliance. This is included IGF key internal control such as List Price validation, Contract Inception, Lease Classification Overrides, Yields & Rate Buy Down and Extended Payment Term.• People management for 8-10 talented accountants which involved activities such as but not limited to like coaching for skills & knowledge development to meet their career desires, provided regular constructive feedback for performance improvement, fostered team collaboration cross functional/cultures/geographies teams to achieve business results.• Lead focus on compliance, process expertise, transformation, ensure audit readiness, maintain effective administration of internal controls over financial reporting & financial data integrity and accountability to meeting client satisfaction, productivity, budget target and more. Show less Senior Accountant job role may include some or all of following: end to end responsibility of accounting process or accounting guidance, business advisory to internal clients, harmonization and standardization of process across globe, ensuring expertise sharing across working groups, primary support for manager, acting as a manager's delegee. Professional in this role understands implication of Corporate Accounting Practices, Instructions, Manuals; provides comments and suggestions for accounting guidance in close cooperation with guidance owners. They have ownership of accounting process including process documentation, such as Common Desk Procedure (CDP) or Documents of Understanding (DOU), defines and document the process flow and its respective accounting execution, tracks, eliminates any process gaps, address emerging issues not covered under existing standard practices, and innovate process changes leading to effectiveness and productivity meeting emerging business needs. Professionals proactively seek opportunities to collaborate across teams and build networks. Senior Accountant is responsible to ensure audit readiness of process they is responsible for. This role also may include providing summaries and evaluations of the output and analysis of other professionals in developing consolidated views of financial positions and provides reviews with senior or executive management. Senior Accountant handles specific situations and drives complex issues, act as a coach and mentor for the team members fostering active knowledge sharing, demonstrates business insights and focuses on education for the team or peers based on observed needs, adopting new technologies or techniques to facilitate group interactions to ensure growth of professional knowledge. Professionals in this role generally work with minimal management supervision and are frequently sought out for their guidance and direction in complex business issues. Show less Professionals in this role may perform some or all of the following: preparing and recording, on a timely and accurate basis, the company's financial performance using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, IBM Accounting Principles and Local Statutory /Tax requirements; performing operational/technical accounting and analysis and profitability reporting; providing accurate information to management while ensuring high standards of financial controls and analyzing and interpreting financial data. They require knowledge of accounting theory and application of corporate policies, practices and procedures as well as basic tax rules. Employees in this role maintain audit readiness and adherence to internal controls over financial reporting and financial data integrity for the organization as well as interpret and implement corporate accounting instructions and control procedures relative to both internal and external requirements. Provides control and maintenance of assigned general ledger accounts, including account reconciliations and ledger entries. Resolves technical issues, providing both internal and cross functional guidance and expertise. Responsibilities may also include maintenance of accounting systems/applications, including system tie-outs, coordination and control for accounting systems in operational functional area, including scheduling requirements, change requests, education and maintenance; analysis, and review with management, of monthly or quarterly financial performance. Show less

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    Jan 2023 - now

  • Accounting Manager - Balance Sheet Consolidation, Alliances Investment, Acquisition and Integration

    Mar 2019 - Dec 2022

  • Accounting Manager - IBM Global Financing (IGF) Contract Review, Compliance and Consolidation

    Dec 2015 - Feb 2019

  • Senior Accountant

    Apr 2010 - Nov 2015

  • Accounting Analyst

    Mar 2007 - Mar 2010

  • Account Assistant

    Mar 2006 - Feb 2007