Open To Work
PAULINE CHAN
Cherrybrook,NSW
Summary
Strategic Finance Manager known for productivity and efficiency in task completion. Skilled in financial analysis, budget management, and risk assessment to drive growth and sustainability. Excel in communication, leadership, and problem-solving to navigate complex financial landscapes and achieve organizational objectives.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Maanger
CBRE Australia
01.2024 - Current
Business Analytics Senior Analyst (AVP)
Citigroup Pty Ltd
01.2014 - 01.2024
- Managing financial leases for AU and NZ portfolio
- Financial (P&L) reporting on AU and NZ premises.
- Review and approval for all adjustment journals and payment invoices for AU and NZ portfolio.
- Perform monthly financial review and reconciliation.
- Full financial support to project team for all projects under the pipeline.
- Develop capital investment budget and write out rationale for every initiative.
- Working closely with project team to establish an efficient timely deliverables and cost plan.
- Financial reporting to region, includes investment project tracking against timeliness and budget.
- Financial forecasting to identify potential risks and opportunity impacting on deliverables of task.
- Develop financial modelling presenting to business stakeholders.
- Supporting role to compliance regulatory and auditing
Senior Cost Manager
Arcadis
, Singapore
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Contract to Barclays Corporates (Client representative)
- Financial reporting for APAC projects, monthly project tracking against budget and timeliness to parent company in UK.
- Tender review against budget, data collected from country consultant team.
- Review global contracts and manage project payments.
- Developing high level estimates for new projects.
- Contract to Citibank N.A, Singapore (as consultant)
- A cost consultant to manage Citibank retail and office restack projects in Singapore.
- Tender review for fit-out packages and prepare contract documentation for trades.
- Managing project cost control, including monthly claim and project closure.
- Monthly financial reporting of project expenditure against budget and forecast cashflow.
- Arcadis is the leading global Design & Consultancy for natural and built assets.
Regional PMO (as Client)
Citibank N.A.
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Keeping an updated project cost tracker for APAC, developing Retail Cost tool to monitor budget.
- Participate in projects review with APAC country head and project managers on design to align with global branding.
- Monthly reporting on project performance in relation to budget, timeliness and cashflow impact.
- Maintain a resourceful in cost and elemental breakdown database.
Project Finance Manager (Consultant)
ISG (SINGAPORE)
, Singapore
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Project coordination with all consultants to review details development.
- Provide cost and contractual advices to clients from project conception, design construction stage.
- Cost planning and cost control in project stage.
- Tender (from preparation of tender document, tender evaluation to award to tender)
- Contract administration
- Performed monthly progress claims, variations assessment and settlement of final account
- Projects Participated: Standard Chartered Bank, Normura Bank, iCAP
- ISG is a global construction services company, specializing in fit out, technology, construction, and development.
Senior Quantity Surveyor (Builder)
Woh Hup Private Limited
, Singapore
01.1998 - 01.2008
- Prepare tender estimates and submission.
- Develop project budget and cost monitoring.
- Procurement and contract administration.
- Manage progress claim, change request, and issue trade package final account.
- Project involved in Private Residential, Educational Institution and Civil / Tunneling.
- A leading construction and civil engineering specialist in Singapore.
Education
Bachelor’s - construction economics (2nd class Honor)
University of Technology Sydney
Sydney, Australia01.1998
Advance Diploma - Quantity Surveying
Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore, Singapore01.1996
Diploma - Building
Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore, Singapore01.1994
Skills
- Financial Reporting in Budgetary and Forecasting
- Financial Modelling
- Time Management
- Interpersonal Communication
- Strong analytical skills and attention to details
- Leadership
- Project Management
- Regulatory Compliance
References
References available upon request
Work Preference
Job Search Status
Open to workSalary Range
$135000/yr - $200000/yrTimeline
Finance Maanger
CBRE Australia
01.2024 - Current
Business Analytics Senior Analyst (AVP)
Citigroup Pty Ltd
01.2014 - 01.2024
Senior Cost Manager
Arcadis
01.2012 - 01.2014
Regional PMO (as Client)
Citibank N.A.
01.2010 - 01.2012
Project Finance Manager (Consultant)
ISG (SINGAPORE)
01.2008 - 01.2010
Senior Quantity Surveyor (Builder)
Woh Hup Private Limited
01.1998 - 01.2008
Bachelor’s - construction economics (2nd class Honor)
University of Technology Sydney
Advance Diploma - Quantity Surveying
Singapore Polytechnic
Diploma - Building
Singapore Polytechnic