Gan Shu Thing

Experience

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  Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

  Feb 2011 - Jun 2016

  Senior Business Analyst of Supply Chain, main responsiblities:1. Budget and KPIs setting, tracking and month end reporting, provide commentaries on variances2. Provide visibility to Leadership Team on stocks, forecast and provision for decision making3. Identify risks and opportunities, work with stakeholders manage stock and provision level within budgetProjects/ Achievements:Involve in Stock reduction project to highlights risks and opportunities; provide scenarios simulations and cost projection for stock reduction plans; follow up progress with stakeholders, track actual performance.Develop Access database and set up sharing session to help manage stock provision under new policy, able to control and reduce provision by 20% in 2015.Involve as committee for 2015 Finance Teambuilding for 120 people, successfully coordinate teambuilding within 1 month time with great feedback from the team. Show less Business Analyst of Commercial Finance, main responsibilities are:1. Budget setting and tracking, month end reporting, prepare Notes to Account2. Handle group reporting and answers queries related to commercial income3. Provide visibility on supplier level reporting, improved how buyers manage suppliersProjects/ Achievements:Lead project to set up new reporting tools and process for own brand as resquested by the group, co-ordinate meetings with stakeholders from various departments, testing outputs and set up to-be process. New report went live in 2 months’ time.Assist in Import project to analyse cost to source locally and to import to identify opportunities to save cost, work with internal and external parties to understand all relevant cost. This project imported 25 lines at lower cost.Organised several sharing session with team on Excel and Access knowledge to up-skill the teamSimplify reports and develop templates, helped team to save time for month end closing and reporting Show less Account Executive of Account Receivables, responsible for:1. Perform month end closing, prepare Notes to Account2. Perform cash and credit card reconciliation, manage aged receivables, highlight risk to managers3. Manage and answer audit related queriesProject/ Achievements:Simpler Month End Process: Work with project team to brainstorm ways, co-ordinate with stakeholders, testing on new process, gaining commitment from team. Improved month end process efficiency from closing at Day 2 midnight to evening of Day 2. Show less

  • Senior Business Analyst

    Mar 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Business Analyst

    Aug 2012 - Feb 2014

  • Account Executive

    Mar 2012 - Jul 2012

  • Account Assistant

    Feb 2011 - Feb 2012
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  Golden Screen Cinemas

  Jul 2016 - Nov 2016

  Assistant Manager - Business Development

  Main Responsibilities:1. Perform feasibility studies and financial analysis on potential business/ projects2. Evaluate market and resources for potential sites3. Analyse and monitor project costing4. Perform financial forecast, planning for best and worst case scenarios5. Prepare post mortem report for new projects

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  Coca-Cola Bottlers (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

  Dec 2016 - Aug 2018

  Main responsibilities:1. Lead Zero Cost Base project, develop work flow and process to focus on Top 25 Key Opex lines, targeting 10% cost reduction.2. Engaged stakeholders from various departments to understand the key drives and get commitment on driving cost savings.3. Develop reporting to provide visibility on actual spends and key drivers, with detailed analysis4. Host review meetings with stakeholders to understand actual cost/ corrective action/ potential opportunity5. To explore opportunities in remaining Opex lines Show less Main responsibilities:1. OPEX monitoring - annual budgeting, monthly forecast and planning, analyze variances.2. Month end process - prepare and review accruals journals3. Reporting - prepare review decks and slides post closing, business navigators and reporting decks for internal & group reporting4. Projects - feasibility study on (i) Pallets costing, (ii) Solar projectAchievements:1. Enhanced Opex reporting files to minimize preparation time to pull and massage data, analysis can now be done more quickly and detailed (by expenses line/ by function)2. Develop regional P&L reporting to provide more visibility to Commercial team3. Shared Excel knowledge and work with the team to simplify files and enabled closing and budgeting process to be more efficient. Show less

  • FP&A Manager - Opex Control

    Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Senior Finance Executive - FP&A

    Dec 2016 - Mar 2018
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  Nando's Chickenland Malaysia Sdn Bhd

  Aug 2018 - Feb 2025

  Business Analyst

  Main Responsibilities:1) Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting - Lead budget and forecast cycle for whole company and working with various stakeholders from Operations to Central support departments2) Business and Financial Analysis - provide Financial modelling and simulation to strengthen management decisions - Analysis on various projects to help stakeholders understand impacts/ ROI - GP analysis by introducing product PVM analysis, provide better insights on menu profitability then drive actions to improve profitability3) Play a role in project teams - Develop template and business rules to enhance Labour scheduling tool for restaurant - Provide financial insights for New business model conversion - PnL review on non-performing restaurant with CBA on restaurant closures - Carbon footprint data collection4) Marketing analysis - Prepare business case, review and monitor on marketing campaign/ activities/ menu developments5) Business development analysis - Prepare business case for projects / new site selection with sophisticated data and information to provide better insights on potential sites6) Involve in incentive scheme design to drive performance while ensuring financial sustainability Show less

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  Touch 'n Go Group

  Feb 2025 - now

  Lead, FP&A

  Lead, Financial Planning and Analysis