Sarashwaty, CPA -

Experience

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  Sime Darby

  Mar 2010 - Apr 2012

  Accounts Specialist - Shared Service Center

  - Book accounting transactions based on Business Divisions inputs- Maintain general ledger master data- Maintain the setup and blocking of GL accounts- Perform fixed asset transactions, i.e. creation of asset number, maintain master data, perform capitalization, and disposal of assets- Perform monthly asset depreciation run- Prepare asset acquisition and asset disposal schedules- Daily posting of journal entry and necessary adjustment into SAP- Reconcile monthly bank statement, perform account reconciliations and provide the deviation details to the responsible parties to ensure an appropriate follow up- Generate month-end, quarter-end, year-end financial reports for Business Divisions- Guide and assist other team members on policies, procedures and transactions (when necessary)- Perform business process improvement initiatives and ad-hoc projects, as and when delegated Show less

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  Worley

  May 2012 - Jun 2023

  - Fully responsible on the Group reconciliation for IFRS 16 (Leasing) between our leasing system (Tririga from IBM) with all Worley entities local book, managing the leasing system, ensure proper recording and reconciliation done based on the IFRS 16 requirement- Prepare various Group balance sheet reconciliations (examples: debt, cash, non-controlling interest, equity accounted associates and FCTR)- Prepare Group intercompany reports and validation checklists for distribution to the regional finance teams- Follow-up and assist regional finance teams to clear outstanding HFM schedules and clearing intercompany mismatches- Prepare elimination journal entries for group consolidations- Assist in the preparation of monthly board reporting deliverables (examples: roll forward prior month slides, run key metric calculations)- Investigate system errors (HFM)- Assist in the preparation of group statutory reporting and compliance requirements for both half and full year reporting:a. Assist in preparing notes to the financial statements including follow up with regional finance teamsb. Assist in debt covenants calculations as per the debt covenants agreementsc. Prepare the ABS (Australia Bureau of Statistic) surveys- Proactively identifies and contributes to the ongoing development of systems and processes to enhance reporting processes, including monthly reconciliation processes- Assist in testing of new HFM schedules and testing of new systems- Other month end tasks such as: preparing and posting journal entries; preparing ownership reports and checking for accuracy, ad-hoc analysis as required- Participates in special projects as required Show less - Provide financial planning and analysis (FP&A) by compiling and analyzing financial results against financial plans and forecasts to produce meaningful and in-depth analysis of business results- Make recommendations to management to assist with decision making in areas like sales performance, gross margin performance, and cost and expense trends- Provide financial consulting and strategic support to management including preparing financial presentations, capital expenditure analysis and other projects upon request- Assume the lead in the Company’s financial quarterly forecast, semi-annual budgeting process, operating plan variance analysis and special projects. Prepare, collect and consolidate department financial data- Provide periodic performance variance analysis reports utilizing Hyperion, Oracle and other reporting tools- Perform monthly close procedures and generation of financial reports & analysis- Assist in preparing presentations of financial results and analysis- Provide various standard analyses such as headcount reports and reconciliation, metrics packages, actual vs. forecast reports- Audit functions including detailed testing, report preparation and presentation to management; and follow-up on recommendations and noted deficiencies- Coordinate the business unit annual long range plan and annual budget process with a focus on streamlining the process- Responsible for monthly and quarterly financial reporting and analysis- Compiles and prepares reports, graphs, and charts of data strategic planning and budgeting purposes- Develop and report on key performance indicators to drive the effectiveness and efficiency of the stream- Recommend areas for improvement and lead projects to enhance the reporting and analytic infrastructure- Facilitate cross-department collaboration between finance, IT, and operations developed, responsible for monthly variance reporting and analysis business and product line activities Show less - Compile Billing information from various streams and prepare invoices- Prepare and consolidate billing information from various streams for budget and forecast volume analysis, metrics and reporting analysis- Responsible and engage with Payment team on smooth payment process and ensure payment to suppliers, employee and customers are on timely manner- Responsible in creating and maintaining all projects in the system as project accountant to ensure every project are available and work perfectly- Facilitate employee queries related to timecards submission related to projects, missing timecards due to system glitch, follow-up on incorrect timecard entered, etc.- Prepare and compile Audit related activities, engage with external auditor for smooth audit report submission- Prepare and compile Corporate Tax related activities, engage with tax agent for timely income tax submission- Engage with Company Secretary for company related issues, AGM, board resolution, annual return, etc.- Preparing and submit GST (Good & Services Tax) return on monthly basis for WorleyParsons Malaysia Group Companies- Engage with Custom departments for Taxes issues (GST, WHT, and Income Tax)- Engage with Bank for banking issues, i.e.: Bank Signatory, Cheque issuing, Cheque cancellation, Payment Settlement, Receipting, etc. Show less - Responsible to process AP Intercompany invoices- Responsible to issue AR Intercompany invoices- Provide analysis to Project Managers or Finance Managers on Intercompany activities- Responsible in creating and maintaining all projects in the system as project accountant to ensure every project are available and work perfectly- Responsible to issue WIP invoices (with valid Inter Entity Work Order)- Responsible to maintain bill rate and currency for WIP invoices- Create and reconcile cash receipting on monthly basis- Liaise with bank funds received / rejected issues- Prepare monthly intercompany reconciliation / resolving intercompany mismatches- Update intercompany schedules into Hyperion HFM- Provide report to Group Stat team on status of mismatches- Balance Sheet reconciliations - AP, AR and WIP related accounts Show less

  • Senior Accountant - Global Financial Reporting

    Apr 2018 - Jun 2023

  • Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst - Shared Service Center

    Jul 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Accountant - Shared Service Center

    Jan 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Assistant Accountant - Global Support Group

    May 2012 - Dec 2014
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  Edelman

  Jul 2023 - now

  Finance Manager