Hong Siah Seow, CFA, CA

Operations Associate

Singapore, Singapore10 yrs 3 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Proven expertise in financial planning and analysis.
Strong background in budgeting and forecasting.
Experience in leading cross-functional financial initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Financial Analyst with expertise in FP&A within the tech industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Financial Planning And AnalysisBudgetingSales StrategyForecastingFinancial AnalysisAuditFinancial ReportingAccounting

Other Skills

Data AnalysisP&L ManagementReportingCross-functional CollaborationVariance AnalysisFinancial ModelingPython (Programming Language)TableauMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPowerPointFinancial AccountingBookkeepingTeamworkProject Planning

Experience

10 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs

Average Tenure

2 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Thunes

2 roles

Senior FP&A Manager

Promoted

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Singapore · Hybrid

FP&A Manager

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Singapore · Hybrid

 Assisting the finance team in preparation of monthly reporting for management and
performance reporting
 Financial planning and analysis, tracking and managing the budget and rolling forecast.
 Preparing presentations and memorandums for management and other senior
stakeholders
 Developing and streamlining reporting processes and relevant management reports
 Organising, maintaining, and analysis financial data and other relevant data sets
 Financial and strategic planning for other departments in yearly budgeting and planning
exercises
 Supporting the finance team in various projects and initiatives
 Supporting the management team in financial modelling and forecasting
 Assist in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements, analytical reviews,
validation of data as well as other reporting deliverables to stakeholders
 Assist with preparation of schedules and assist the auditors (Group and Local) in their
inquiries
 Build financial models for corporate financing projects

Financial Planning and AnalysisBudgetingForecastingFinancial ReportingData Analysis

Confluent

Manager, FP&A

Jul 2022 – Dec 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos · Singapore

Provide thought leadership to Sales to drive top-line and expense strategic initiatives, and help develop both short-term and long-term policies
Partner with Sales leadership to develop a territory planning model and growth plan for our domestic and international markets
Build / Drive sales capacity models to support long range planning & bookings growth
Master key customer metrics, such as LTV, CAC, and Cohort Analysis as well as management reporting packages, such as sales key metrics and KPIs
Strong controls on top to bottom P&L metrics with focus on OPEX and headcount
Identify and lead initiatives to continuously improve, automate, and scale forecasting and reporting tools, processes, and methodologies

Sales StrategyP&L ManagementForecastingReportingData Analysis

8x8

Senior Financial Analyst

Nov 2019 – Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Singapore

Drive analyses that deliver insights and recommendations to executive leadership team
and at 8x8 for strategic and operational planning decisions.
Support the VP Finance in managing the continued development of budgeting, forecasting, planning and modelling tools and processes.
Drive focus on consistent, integrated systems and building scalable processes.
Coordinate with cross functional teams to look across systems used by Finance, Product, HR, Sales and Marketing teams and assess how they can integrate and scale.
Perform ad hoc analysis including, but not limited to, pipeline progress, gross margin trends, headcount
and hiring status, sales and marketing ROI, opex trends, and other operational metrics.

BudgetingForecastingData AnalysisFinancial ReportingCross-functional Collaboration

Emerson automation solutions

Financial Analyst

Jan 2018 – Nov 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos · Singapore

Performed top-down and bottom-up analysis on actuals and forecasts, variance analysis and account reconciliation.
Recommended strategic and financial targets for management and business leaders.
Partnered with operation teams improve processes and drive business results.
Built annual budgets for P&L and balance sheet accounts.
Built financial models to forecast intercompany transactions, work-in-progress and SG&A expenditure.
Performed discounted cash flow analysis of investment projects.
Produced reports under tight deadlines.
Liaised with auditors on Singapore audit related matters.
Proficient in Oracle, Hyperion, US GAAP and International FRS.

Financial AnalysisVariance AnalysisBudgetingForecastingFinancial Modeling

Baker tilly tfw

Audit Senior

Sep 2015 – Dec 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Singapore

Provided audit and assurance services to clients.
Led audit teams on fieldwork to conduct audit procedures based on firm's methodology.
Held frequent liaisons and discussions with clients regarding Financial Reporting Standards and policies.

AuditFinancial ReportingVariance Analysis