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RESUME
Ms. Ling Tze Sim
Age: 49, Malaysian
Address: X1 Hume Avenue, #10-02 Symphony Heights, Singapore 598738
X1-X, Jalan Pertawai, Taman Johor, 81200, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Email address: lingtzesim@yahoo.com
Contact number: +6012-7552565 (Malaysia), +65 91885175 (Singapore)
Education
Chartered Accountant, Malaysia 2001
Certified Practicing Accountant, Australia 1999
CPA Program - Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia 1993-1997
Bachelor of Business in Accounting (Law as minor) –
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia 1989-1992
Victorian Certificate of Education (Tertiary Orientation Program) -
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia 1988
Unified Examination Certificate (“A” Level) - Foon Yew High School, Malaysia 1985-1987
Unified Examination Certificate, SPM (“O” Level) -
Foon Yew High School, Johor Bahru, Malaysia 1982-1984
Core Skills / Area of Expertise
 Sales & marketing; business development market surveys (real estate)
 Annual budget preparation
 Department set up (Finance & Procurement)
 Internal Control for Finance / Procurement
 Credit control
 Financial Planning & Analysis
 Management reporting
 Financial Statement Generation
 GST and Tax Preparation
 Products costing
 Accounts consolidation
 Cost Reduction / Improvement initiatives
 Group Transfer Pricing
 Software Administration (SAP System Administrator & Gebiz System Administrator)
 Software Utilization (SAP, Oracle, EasyPay, AccPac)
Profile Snapshot
 A senior finance & accounts management professional with 21.5 years of experience in reputable
organizations (13.5 years in Finance for manufacturing, 4 years each in educational & real estate
sector.)
 Possesses regional exposure (China / Vietnam) in manufacturing industry
 Proficient in coordinating with the senior management in implementing adequate internal control
procedures and process improvement & its implementation. Evaluation of internal controls process
and coordinating with statutory auditors for conducting annual statutory audits & stock takings.

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 Adept at setting up/ managing effective accounting and management reporting system for
maintaining high integrity & level of accuracy of processes and reconciliations based on
organizational policies.
 Skilled in working across domains like contract manufacturing, computer peripheral manufacturing
& distribution, educational as well as real estate sector.
 Seasoned and capable practitioner in leading change and improvement initiatives for finance &
procurement to achieve operational efficiency & effectiveness. Ability to manage cross-functional
training, work across organizational diversity, increasing operational productivity and enhancing
employee satisfaction and level of engagement hence achieving low staff turnover.
Employment History
(1) Agile Properties, Johor, Malaysia - Awarded MIEA National Real Estate Awards 2016
(Formerly known as Reapfield Properties, Johor Bahru - Awarded Malaysia’s Choice Superbrands
2011, MIEA National Real Estate Awards (Real Estate Agency of the Year 2009-2012,Real Estate Agent
of the Year 2012,Residential Real Estate Agency of the Year 2011), SME Recognition Awards 2009)
 Senior Real Estate Negotiator 2014 – present
(2) Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
 Assistant Director 2008 – 2012
(3) STB Technologies, Singapore, China (Wuxi), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
 (Group) Finance Manager 2005 - 2008
(4a) Seagate Technology, Johor, Malaysia
 Financial Accountant 2004 – 2005
(4b) Seagate Technology, Penang, Malaysia
 Financial Accountant (under exchange/training program) 2003 – 2004
(4c) Seagate Technology, Johor, Malaysia
 Financial Accountant 1999 – 2003
(5a) Malaya Glass Products, Johor, Malaysia
 Accountant 1998 – 1999
(5b) Malaya-Vietnam Glass Limited, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
 Acting Finance Manager 1997 - 1998
(5c) Malaya Glass Products, Johor, Malaysia
 Accounts Executive 1994 – 1997
(6) Yeo Eng Chong & Co., Johor, Malaysia
 Audit Executive 1993 – 1994
Achievements
(1) Agile Properties:
 2015: Sales increase by 100% over 2014
2016: Top performer for Jan-June period
2017: Sales exceed 2016 by 40%
(2) Nanyang Technological University:
 Reduce unbudgeted manpower expenses through consistent & enhanced due diligence
variance analysis; improve processing cycle time for students’ and staffs’ travel expense claims
from 21 to 7 working days/ for SAP system administration users requests from 7 to 5 working
days/ for Gebiz system administration users’ requests from 5 to 3 working days; revise
outdated SOP; shorten month/year-end closing time; improve honorarium payment delay to
foreign professionals.

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(3) STB Technologies:
 Instill managerial accountability into all GMs to prevent potential financial losses & accounting
issues arising from their miss-management of subsidiaries; set-up finance departments in the
group & groom key finance personnel; improve month-end closing cycle time from 15 to 7 days;
revamp 40 pages monthly management reports; devise budget financial model & enforce budget
exercise to control spending; negotiate with debtors to shorten collection term from 9:0 to 60 days
thus reduce overdraft from S$800k to S$500k & recover bad debts of U$100k; negotiate with
creditors to extend payment term from 30 to 60 days thus improve cash flow; cut down
unbudgeted capital expenditure/ unnecessary insurance expenses/ unauthorized travels;
implement monthly/quarterly cash flow projection & weekly actual cash flow reporting to facilitate
inter-co borrowings & timely fund transfer thus reduce operation disruption; enforce on-line
submission of Statutory Reports to achieve cost-effectiveness and time-savings; achieve tax
savings of S$0.5mil & lower tax fee from integrating few tax consultants into one & applying
appropriate Group tax relief law; integrate few external & internal auditors into one to achieve
lower audit fee & feasible audit recommendations; restructure banking facilities in accordance with
various financial needs of subsidiaries.
(4) Seagate Technology:
 Consistently, complete month-end closing on 1st day; submit financial reports with variance
analysis to Singapore consolidation team on 2nd day; conduct financial presentation & variance
explanations to local Operations on 3rd day; perform financial reporting with variance analysis to
USA head office on 5th day; enforce weekly projection, monthly outlook, Mar Forecast, Jun Budget,
Sept Forecast, Dec Budget exercises to monitor product cost per unit by products; handle transfer
pricing & inter-co billing; business-partner with sliders Operations to achieve cost savings on
sliders scraps; conduct inventory counts & standard cost revaluation on direct & indirect inventory
to control cost; improve & streamline accounting processes through simplification/automation of
reports.
(5) Malaya Glass:
 Learn and master management reporting, product costing, GL, FA, profitability analysis, full
spectrum of payroll, petty cash maintenance, trouble shooting, overseeing day-to-day operation in
finance department, month/year-end closing, full set of financial statements & comprehensive
management accounts/reports review, annual budgeting, cash flow planning, audit coordination
(external & internal), administration, recruitment, company tax filing, payments approval, statutory
reporting, internal control procedures implementation, consolidation, inter-company transactions
reconciliation, borrowings & financing, taking up ad hoc assignments.
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(6) Yeo Eng Chong & Co.:
 Learn to audit and prepare for accounts for small to medium scale companies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AREAS:
Managerial Roles
 Involved in end to end management of accounting operations for companies in compliance to
organizational policies and international accounting standards.
 Define & implement organizational financial accounting processes and policies aligned to corporate
policies and established standard accounting procedure.
 Evaluate organizational performance and implementing effective remedial measures, operational
norms of internal control and corporate governance.
 Focus on maintaining organizational bottom lines through timely recovery and payment to creditors,
cost analysis and control, cash flow management, review of intercompany reconciliation on monthly
basis.

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 Prepare / present various status reports for the senior management team and other stakeholders
based on evaluated performance of core organizational activities in compliance to IFRS, IAS and
GAAP standards
 Lead in improvement initiatives for accounting processes, internal controls and due diligence.
Finance & Accounts Management
 Involved in end to end management of accounting operations for companies in compliance to
organizational policies and international accounting standards.
 Prepare/ implement budget based on detailed analysis of historical data, current strategies, future
forecasts including major business drivers.
 Design long term funding strategy and identifying cost effective financing based on evaluated
funding arrangements and its needs.
 Assist in the fund raising for corporate, estimating fund requirements, fund management and
corporate funding requirement; facilitate inter-co borrowings and transfer of fund.
 Set up effective budget and business plans in co-ordination with operational heads and conduct
variance analysis on periodic basis.
 Timely preparation and submission of financial reports (including cash flow, gross margin matrix by
products, sales analysis, capex and budget assumptions & etc.) to senior management & statutory
authorities and ensure its strict compliance
Banking & Negotiations
 Coordinate day to day cash and bank operations through daily, weekly and monthly cash flow
statements, monitoring of inflows/outflows of funds.
 Develop and maintain productive business relationship with banks and financial institutions for day
to day account and preparation of periodic reports for submission to bank and financial agencies.
 Assist in the negotiations with bankers for new banking facilities, opening of letter of credit, bank
guarantees, forex line and etc.
 Participate in negotiation with tax agent & tax authority on group tax relief as well as lower tax fees.
Operations & Admin.
 Collaborate with the senior leadership team in evaluating organizational performance and
implementing effective remedial measures, operational norms of internal control, due diligence and
corporate governance
 Assist in setting up effective budget and business plans in co-ordination with operational heads/GMs
and conduct variance analysis on a periodical basis.
 Evaluate performance of internal control section and implement process improvement initiatives for
enhancing organizational control parameters.
 Optimize resource utilization and streamline processes for achieving operational efficiency and
organizational profitability & sustainability.
 Assess team performance and render productivity enhancement feedback, support team members
learning via proper needs identification.
Real Estate
 Advertising & marketing, business development, maintaining existing clienteles, identifying
clients’ needs, conducting analyses, recommending investment products, liaising with solicitors
and bankers, providing solutions, negotiating with various parties etc. to achieve sales & rentals
of houses/ shops/ apartments/ factories/ hotels or land.