Hiyas Yee

Experience

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  White & Case LLP

  Jul 2007 - now

  Technical Functions• Promote and assist 3E users in understanding Firm standard processes; and work with users to transition out non-standard processes• Contribute to the development of new and/or improved finance processesManagement and Administrative Functions• Implement and coordinate the order in-take process, activity migration and migration updates with stakeholders• Design and implement a critical to quality checklist • Layout and administer strategic plans and goals for the team• Facilitate cluster and leadership meetingsPeople Functions• Orient, train, and evaluate performance of team members • Coach, mentor, communicate job expectation and provide timely and objective feedback• Recruit, hire, retain team members and implement performance action plans Show less Technical Functions• Serve as a subject matter expert for finance processes, including Accounts Payable, Billing Cash Receipts, General Ledger, Bank Reconciliation and Statutory Invoicing among others• Recommend improvements to systems and processesManagement and Administrative Functions• Prepare and update activity manuals, analyze current processes and identify process improvement• Communicate, assess and resolve critical systems issues that involve other teams • Develop best practices to enhance operational performance and productivity• Prepare and consolidate ad hoc reports needed by stakeholders, local managers and the FirmPeople Functions• Support team members in attaining their individual professional and personal goals • Address people concerns to the management• Encourage team members to participate in various company engagement activities Show less Management and Administrative Functions• Serve as a second level of escalation for issues arising from general accounting operations• Manage high level performance analysis projects from all aspects of data gathering, organizing, analyzing and presenting to management• Address process issues and inquiries from internal and external clients• Supervise team and extend support to other teams• Assess and resolve issues that relates to activities involving other teams• Implement strategic plans and goals for the team• Apply best practices to enhance operational performance and productivity• Project staffing, organize shift schedules and manage overtimePeople Functions• Monitor each team members progress thru scoreboards, scorecards, and provide input for mid-year and annual performance appraisal• Motivate the team members to increase their performance levels• Resolve issues among team members Show less Operational Functions• Serve as a first level of escalation for issues encountered by the team and be able to assess and provide recommendations for resolution• Monitor requests and queries received thru shared mailbox• Assist in complicated queries regarding general accounting processes, concepts and policies• Conduct new hire and cross trainings• Oversee team’s performance and think ways on how to improve their knowledge and skills• Prepare and execute primary and ad-hoc activities within service agreements• Review and ensure accuracy, completeness and on-time submission of deliverables• Ensure that quality assurance process and protocols are in place• Report functionally to stakeholders and administratively to immediate supervisor and managers of the Finance Shared Services from the standpoint of service delivery to the White & Case networkAdministrative Functions• Monitor Accounting - Manila mailbox to ensure timely acknowledgement of requests and issue resolution• Assess and delegate tasks to team members• Endorse activities that need completion to the point person• Facilitate team meetings and provide training schedules• Support supervisor by providing people management inputs from their shift schedule• Assess and address administrative concerns to the immediate supervisor and managers• Contribute and participate in the company initiative events and activities • Perform any other administrative tasks and responsibilities as required by firm and its management Show less • Perform monthly reconciliations and variance analyses of balance sheet and income statement accounts, including system accounts, bank and trust or escrow accounts, intercompany accounts, etc.• Responsible for performing timely follow-ups of reconciling items and adjustments.• Correspond and communicate with accounting staff in New York and other offices regarding financial statements and account reconciliations.• Summarize and maintain real estate and fixed assets leases and record amortization/depreciation expense.• Assist in documenting and improving accounting policies and procedures and workflow.• Perform other duties as required by the firm and its management. Show less

  • Manager - Financial Systems and Processes

    Jul 2019 - now

  • Assistant Manager - Financial Systems and Processes

    Jan 2017 - Jul 2019

  • Supervisor - Finance Shared Services

    Mar 2012 - Jan 2017

  • Team Leader - Financial Accounting

    Mar 2010 - Mar 2012

  • Staff Accountant

    Jul 2007 - Mar 2010