Joey Gao
Norwest,NSW
Summary
Results-driven individual with extensive experience in business partnering with Operation and Manufacturing of large organization. Proven track record in analyzing financial information, forecasting trends, and managing budgets to increase Company Performance & profits.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
APAC Finance Lead - Capital, Procurement, HMOS
James Hardie Building Product
08.2022 - Current
- Downstream business Partnering and supporting Business Budget Holders (Operation, Procurement & Capital) in strategic & Operation decision making. Translating numbers & financial concept into language of operation.
- Upstream supporting Head of finance, Finance directors (local and Global) with insightful analysis. Translating operation KPIs into numbers and language of finance.
- Own Budgeting and forecasting process. Performing Variance analysis. Presenting & articulating in the month end closing process for each responsible area.
- Managing, training & supporting a team of finance professionals. Process Simplification to max out the work efficiency through technology and better team co-ordination.
- Protecting Company Assets and value by complying with SOX controls.
- Assessed expansion plans and presented costs to forecast trends and recommend changes.
- Researched and drove integration of SAP to increase efficiency of SAP systems. APAC "raise the bar" award winner.
Manufacturing Financial Controller
James Hardie Building Product
11.2018 - 08.2022
- Developed APAC Manufacturing Dash Board including both financial and Non-financial in order to drive business performance.
- Streamlined work flow within and outside finance organization. E.g, streamlined process from demand planning to financial forecast using one central file.
- Planned budgets, authorized expenditures, monitored accounting processes and coordinated financial reporting to oversee all fiscal procedures.
- Collaborated with manufacturing team in preparation of annual capital and operating budgets, forecasts and all financial reporting and analysis.
- Managing and training APAC SAP master data team.
- Month end closing duties. Responsible for explaining the Margin variance between Actual and Forecast.
- Provide critical financial support to Regional Strategic decision.
Finance Business Partner - North Rocks Plant
Unilever Australasia
08.2014 - 11.2018
- Produced Plant financial reporting in Excel to summarize financial performance and explain key variances.
- Presented numerical and graphical data to demonstrate daily run-the-business KPIs.
- Perform Stock take variance analysis. Investigating root cause of variance through data analysis.
- Complied with established internal controls and policies.
- Developed strategic plans for day-to-day financial operations.
- Performed spending analysis and partnerships to refine policies and develop recommendations for improvement for the plant.
- Developed staff training programs to enhance financial performance and budgetary control awareness.
Cost Accountant
GPC Electronics
03.2011 - 07.2014
- Support Finance Manager in varies Day to day tasks.
- Perform Product Costing in SAP.
- Performed financial reporting, trend analysis and process improvement support.
- Perform Balance sheet review.
- Monitored cost standard performance to confirm that costs met budget cost parameters.
Education
Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) - Accounting
CPA Australia
Australia02.2012
Master of Accounting - Business & Accounting
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, QLD04.2011
Skills
- Presentational Skill
- SAP Proficient
- Leadership
- Advanced Excel
- Variance Analysis
- Financial Budgeting
Timeline
APAC Finance Lead - Capital, Procurement, HMOS
James Hardie Building Product
08.2022 - Current
Manufacturing Financial Controller
James Hardie Building Product
11.2018 - 08.2022
Finance Business Partner - North Rocks Plant
Unilever Australasia
08.2014 - 11.2018
Cost Accountant
GPC Electronics
03.2011 - 07.2014
Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) - Accounting
CPA Australia
Master of Accounting - Business & Accounting
Queensland University of Technology