Jia Yi

Corporate Advisory Executive

Management Consulting Firm • Full time

Oct 2024 - Present • 1 yr 7 mos

1. End-to-End Advisory for Different Industries: Delivered full-spectrum corporate advisory services to clients across diverse sectors, including marine and offshore engineering, F&B, banking and financial services, entertainment, aviation, and technology. 2. Strategic Planning & Issue Resolution: Collaborated directly with business owners and senior management to uncover strategic blind spots, initiate cross-functional planning sessions, and deliver practical solutions for addressing financial, operational, and structural inefficiencies. 3. Financial Modelling & Investor Collateral Development: Built end-to-end financial models in Excel spreadsheet by compiling data to generate detailed income and cost structures, forward-looking projections, breakeven and cash flow analyses; translated insights into visually compelling PowerPoint pitch decks that could be tailored for different type of target audience such as lender, private investor, and strategic funding partner. 4. Business Analysis: Carried out high-level financial reviews using income statements, balance sheets, and key ratios, coupled with brief SWOT and market insights to guide advisory scoping for the potential clients with diverse background. 5. Internal Branding & Digital Marketing: Revitalized the firm’s digital footprint and internal branding by rewriting executive profiles, refining team introductions, restructuring website content, and initiating SEO-aligned content planning and social media efforts.

Senior Management Accountant

Bicycle Manufacturing MNC • Full time

May 2024 - Oct 2024 • 5 mos

1. Responsible for monthly financial closing activities by using SAP and Power BI, including data extraction, cost roll-ups, purchase price and production variance analysis, report generation (FG Schedule, GA allocation, Sub-Material Consumption, Sub-Contract Cost, R&D prototype expenses), and ensuring timely submission for financial reporting compliance. 2. Performed detailed cost analysis for Front Process and Product P&L by identifying key internal (e.g., scrap, rework, indirect expenses) and external (e.g., FX gains/losses) drivers of cost variances, and delivering actionable insights through dashboards with written commentaries to department heads. 3. Organized and facilitated monthly cost review and quarterly investment evaluation meetings with top management, coordinated project budget tracking, closure, and compliance with approval protocols to enhance capital expenditure oversight and ROI validation. 4. Managed diverse ad-hoc assignments, such as cost roll-up (CRU) for new items without setting the standard costs in SAP system, issuance of part sales contracts for subsidiaries, disposal postings, intercompany transactions, internal audit responses, and ensuring compliance with J-SOX standards. 5. Drove internal process improvements under digital transformation initiatives, including creation and revision of working instructions (WI), enhancement of investment review workflows, development of user guide, and documentation standardization.

Finance / Costing Executive

Electronic Manufacturing SME • Full time

Aug 2022 - Dec 2023 • 1 yr 4 mos

1. Completed monthly financial reporting tasks, including preparation of GL schedules, trial balances, and financial statements for management review; ensured accurate GST submissions (Form 5), timely journal entries, and comprehensive audit documentation, while also providing all-round assistance in AR and AP operations such as payment processing and issue resolution. 2. Participated in product costing reviews for price validation by compiling cost data, reviewing BOM structures, and coordinating with purchasing and engineering teams for updated quotes and labor inputs; It could contribute to management’s pricing decisions through variance analysis and commentary. 3. Conducted annual exercise of standard cost setting by preparing comparative spreadsheets of GL costs versus updated PO prices, selecting appropriate cost benchmarks, and providing justifications prior to submission for managerial approval. 4. Ensured integrity of cost structures in the ERP system by reviewing Engineering Change Notices (ECN) and Manufacturing Deviation Notes (MDN) to verify updates in product structures and work orders; performed follow-up actions including cost roll-ups, sales order revaluation, and WIP material adjustments, while also analyzing WOAC and PO variance reports to address cost discrepancies and prevent inventory valuation errors. 5. Carried out annual fixed asset and inventory stocktake activities through on-site verification, tagging checks, variance analysis, and system data validation to confirm physical existence, update records accurately, and provide management with insights for purchase or disposal decisions.