GABRIEL KANG
Summary
Highly passionate and energetic finance business partner with a track record of expertise in financial planning, budgeting and partnering.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Business Partner
Berry Street Victoria Inc
10.2022 - Current
- Prepare budget and continuously improve budget process in accordance with strategic plan
- Deliver budget packs and analysis to both internal and external stakeholders
- Prepare rolling forecasts and projections
- Complete business case and cost/benefit analysis for new business initiatives
- Monthly management reporting, including but not limited to identifying key trends and variances
- Financial performance analysis and presentation to both financial and non-financial stakeholders
- Accommodate business needs by identifying risks and key drivers, to involve with decision making and improvements/recommendations
- Monitor and review period end tasks, including but not limited to revenue/cost allocation
- Monitor Information Technology Transformation project expenditure, including both Capex and Opex
- Key Achievement:
- Have been successfully managing portfolios end to end under multiple business units with both financial and non-financial stakeholders
- Being the only financial source of truth and accountable for my portfolios, with nearly 100 cost centres
- Have been establishing close relationships with senior leaders including directors to provide financial insights to help with decision making
- Highly involved in operation and development in each business unit, by providing analysis, forecast, and preparing business cases for investments
- Have helped a few different business units to improve in their processes and financial performance, one most outstanding program with 300% growth
- A track record of influencing senior stakeholders flexing from big picture to detail and identifying risks and opportunities for the business.
Financial Planning & Analysis Lead
Berry Street Victoria Inc
10.2021 - 09.2022
- Prepared rolling forecasts
- Coordinated and prepared annual budget
- Managed and continuously improved internal costing models
- Monthly management reporting and analysing
- Delivered financial planning to programs
- Reviewed financial acquittal reports
- Project management
- Participated and be responsible with ongoing process improvement
- Key Achievement:
- Have worked closely with senior leaders and have established productive relationships
- Always ensure timely delivery of high-quality financial reports and analysis from top level to program level
- Have supported stakeholders to understand their financial performance, as well as engaging and influencing within the business by identifying cost/revenue drivers
- Have developed a few internal costing calculators to enable business units with more self-service financial tools, and thus increased efficiency in business
- Tailored different types of reports to suit individual demands from senior leaders.
Assistant Accountant
Berry Street Victoria Inc
03.2016 - 09.2021
- Maintained fixed asset register, including operating lease AASB16
- Prepared journals
- P&L, Balance Sheet reconciliations
- Month end analysis and reports
- Assisted with Financial Statement preparation
- Credit card maintenance and administration
- Conducted internal audits
- Assisted with interim and annual final audit
- Key Achievement:
- Have worked efficiently and collaboratively within the team, can always implementing and adapting to changes
- Have organized and completed a few accounting projects either autonomously or with the team
- Communicated well across every department and regional office as well as delivering and performing all tasks raised by stakeholders
- Built excellent relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Had a clear understanding of key corporation functions and programs
- Can always meet the deadlines.
Accounts Officer
Advance Collections Pty Ltd
11.2013 - 12.2015
- Full function of Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Bank reconciliation
- Other ad hoc accounting support and administrative tasks
- Key Achievement: Delivered high quality of work efficiently without supervision and with strong attention to detail and high accuracy
- Have been customer-focused and liaised with over 100 customers across Australia and ensured every customer’s need was identified and met
- Have been able to manage my own workflow and also flow directions given.
Education
Bachelor of Business -
Monash University
Melbourne, VICMaster of Accounting And Finance -
University of Technology, Sydney
SydneyCPA Australia -
CPA Australia
2019
Skills
- Solid tracking background in Finance Business Partnering
- Experienced in Microsoft GP, Wiise and Power BI
- Strong change management and problem-solving skills
- Advanced financial accounting, planning and analytical skills
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
Timeline
Finance Business Partner
Berry Street Victoria Inc
10.2022 - Current
Financial Planning & Analysis Lead
Berry Street Victoria Inc
10.2021 - 09.2022
Assistant Accountant
Berry Street Victoria Inc
03.2016 - 09.2021
Accounts Officer
Advance Collections Pty Ltd
11.2013 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Business -
Monash University
Master of Accounting And Finance -
University of Technology, Sydney
CPA Australia -
CPA Australia
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