Di Lu, CPA

Manage 5 cost centres' overheads review, analysis and forecasting, work with functional and SPV leaders for monthly forecasting, report Risk and Opportunities, and prepare AEC deck for quarterly reporting

• Monthly Corporate overhead analysis – investigation and commentary on actual versus budgeted expenditure and liaison with Functional Heads
• Run scenario analysis, what-if analysis, trend analysis, staff utilisation or rechargeable ratio analysis for any cost centres with issues in aligning with Budget, find out problems, work out feasible options, monitor implementation of agreed recovery plan
• Prepare Management Accounts (adjustments, P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow statement, Notes) and commentary for 8 entities on a monthly basis
• Prepare annual solvency review for various companies
• Have successfully prepared financial information for 6 tender submissions

Datto is a world’s leading provider of cloud-based software and security solutions to Managed Service
Providers (MSPs), employing around 2,000 people across 10 countries worldwide.

• Lead and manage Month End / Quarter End / Year End Close, and lead the team on closing the monthly financials for four entities on time, and ensuring the integrity and accuracy of financial outputs
• Lead the production of monthly consolidated group management report that contains consolidated income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement and sales report
• Prepare Annual Report including Notes, and play a key role in annual audit meetings, and complete audit inquiries lists and samples, etc.,
• Review month end results, prepare P&L variance analysis and commentary
• Perform weekly cash flow forecasting, administer cash management, and initiate cash transfer requests and approval if needed
• Assist in Budget preparation for APAC region, consolidate CAPEX Plan, work out Depreciations for both new and existing Fixed Assets, and analysing Net Book Value of existing Fixed Assets to remind Department Managers for any potential Fixed Assets replacement needs
• Perform Budget evaluation on variance analysis for Actual CM vs. Budget CM, Actual YTD vs. Budget YTD and Year To Go (YTG) analysis, discover the reason for the variance and identify the upcoming problems
• Manage month end journals and perform Balance Sheet reconciliations via Blackline
• Implement Budget Control process, build up models to transform approved annual budget into weekly budget if needed, deliver annual/monthly/weekly budget to each APAC department, and assist in response plans for any budget warnings
• Business partnering with APAC functional leads to effectively deliver business reporting and analysis on a timely basis
• Lead internal software capitalization project, build up software capitalization process and template, and manage key accounting inputs including the methodology, data inputs and postings
• Prepare payroll journals and vacation accruals for four APAC payroll entities
• Develop, maintain and drive appropriate documentations for APAC Finance processes, and implement Information Produced by the Entity (IPE) for internal control and auditing purposes
• Lead audit process for APAC entities and coordinate with other departments to get audit inquiries sorted out on time
• Assist Global Tax team in any local tax matters
• Oversea AP, AR, Junior Accountant work and provide coaching if needed

• Ran eliminations and prepared monthly consolidated financial statements – profit and loss, balance sheet, and statement of cash flow
• Performed monthly analysis on corporate department financial position and reviewed with each responsible director
• Assisted in budget variance analysis, reported budget warnings to Financial Manager Monitored and controlled data entries and general ledgers
• Maintained Fixed Asset Register including assets capitalization and disposal, GL reconciliation and assets useful life review
• Reconciled balance sheet accounts and sales revenue
• Prepared for year-end close and assisted in audit
• Managed month end process & prepare month end journals including releasing prepayment amortizations and depreciations, accruals, and intercompany journals
• Prepared for lodgements including quarterly BAS and annual FBT return
• Assisted in payroll tax lodgement, workers compensation and public liability insurance renewal
• Manage credit card coding and reconciliations
• Liaised with key stakeholders and responded to any internal/external inquiries as required

• Owned Horizontal analysis, Common-Size analysis, and Sales analysis as part of monthly reporting on the financial performance.
• Worked with finance manager on building sales volume forecasting model
• Monitored AP & AR, and managed general ledger account reconciliations and monthly close for the newly acquired subsidiary
• Maintained Fixed Asset Register and Leases
• Processed staff expense claim approvals on Concur and accruedunsubmitted expenses at the month end
• Performed Stock take and assist in inventory management

• All-rounder accounts duties in day-to-day operation
• Fulfilled Statutory reporting, tax and audit duties
• Worked with Finance Manager on Early Bird Discount feasibility analysis
• Assisted in New Project analysis for the toughened glass production line and provided support in Finance Plan