Jen Pua

Results-oriented Senior Finance professional with over 15 years of experience in financial planning, reporting, and strategic leadership across APAC. Proven ability to optimize resource allocation, enhance financial controls, and drive process automation, reducing closing cycles by up to two days. Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling, with a track record of delivering over 90% accuracy against plan.

Eager to leverage strong business partnering skills to shape strategy and deliver integrated financial insights at Arup.

Senior Accounting Manager, APAC - Verizon Services Singapore - Singapore

(2022-02 - 2025-12)

• Spearheaded APAC compliance, planning, and reporting functions, ensuring rigorous adherence to IFRS and US GAAP standards.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with EMEA counterparts to harmonize compliance and reporting workflows.
• Partnered with executive leadership across APAC and EMEA to optimize resource allocation, forecast accuracy, and financial control frameworks.
• Directed month-end closing procedures, providing oversight for journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals.
• Administered comprehensive accounting and compliance operations across Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea, China, and the Philippines.
• Conducted in-depth monthly P&L and balance sheet analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Formulated annual budgeting and financial forecasting models for all APAC entities.
• Orchestrated annual audit cycles in coordination with external auditors and central UK testing teams.
• Bolstered financial integrity and internal controls across seven countries and eleven legal entities.
• Championed statutory compliance and external audit initiatives for eleven APAC entities.
• Instituted standardized Desktop procedures to increase operational consistency region-wide.
• Revamped finance processes through automation, successfully accelerating the monthly close cycle by two days.
• Developed and monitored key performance indicators to elevate team productivity and accountability.

Regional Financial Controller - SEA - Acushnet Singapore Pte Ltd - Singapore

(2006-01 - 2018-12)

• Directed the SEA and China finance departments, including office administration, inventory control, demand planning, customer service, HR, and IT.
• Supervised comprehensive month-end closing, ensuring accuracy in journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals.
• Led all regional compliance, financial planning, and reporting activities.
• Managed regional accounting policies and regulatory compliance.
• Pioneered ERP system implementations and infrastructure upgrades across the SEA region.
• Transformed legacy systems by streamlining and automating reporting and operational accounting workflows.
• Drove strategic annual budgeting and long-term business planning initiatives.
• Advised senior management on regional growth strategies and organizational profitability.
• Executed financial modeling, business performance assessments, and investment decision support.
• Devised detailed workflow charts and Desktop procedures, reducing onboarding training time by 20%.
• Managed regional P&L responsibility for US$140M in total revenue.
• Surpassed financial targets with over 90% accuracy against plan sustained over a decade.
• Evaluated sales programs and distributor agreements, successfully realizing a 10% margin growth.
• Accelerated month-end reporting cycles by 20% through targeted SAP implementation and system optimization.

Financial Controller, APAC BU - Katun Singapore Pte Ltd - Singapore

(2001-04 - 2005-12)

Financial Planning & Reporting Manager - Honeywell Pte Ltd - Singapore

(2000-05 - 2001-03)

Assistant Finance Manager - Shared Service Center Operations - 3M Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

(1995-06 - 2000-05)

Senior Corporate Auditor - KPMG Peat Marwick

(1993-06 - 1995-04)

Bachelor's - Accounting - Monash University