Celine V.

- Rehired to lead the reporting transformation during INSEAD's ERP migration by defining reporting needs and choosing the right tools (BI Publisher vs Power BI).

- Built semantic models and developed innovative, accurate, and scalable reports that drive business insights.

- Acted as a bridge between business/finance and IT, by translating translate user requirements into technical specifications and ensuring smooth delivery of reporting solutions.

- Delivered user training and supported change management across teams.

! Business Partner for global IT, Procurement and Finance departments (Singapore, full-time) and Campus Services and Campus Development departments (remote, freelance).

! Led the budgeting and forecasting for salary and non-salary expenses, capital investments and strategic projects.

! Delivered variance analysis and financial insights to support strategic and operational decision making.

! Improved financial reporting by designing and developing a structured and insightful report on Power BI, connecting multiple data sources to provide an accurate and live budget tracking and help with decision-marking.

! Developed Quarterly Business Review reports in Power BI to enhance performance monitoring and cross-functional communication.

! Clothing brand for children, with shops in Europe and Southeast Asia and an e-shop

! Financial planning and reporting: Collaborated with operation teams to prepare the targets/budgets and forecasts,

• Prepared the monthly closing and guided on some specific accounting issues or transactions, and review and analyze of the monthly financial statements,

• Provided accurate and comprehensive financial reports to the management including P&L by channel, variance analysis and profitability action plans

! Built financial models with scenario analysis to :

• Support management and investors strategic decisions on the development strategy and see the impact on the enterprise valuation (Discounted Cash Flow analysis),

• Assess shop opening opportunities (break-even point, maximum rent acceptable, capex needs etc.).

! Cost controlling:

• Implemented cost accounting by channels

• Completed ROI analyses of marketing campaigns and analyzed the free shipping threshold for overseas/local online sales

• Drove cost-saving initiatives to enhance profitability and productivity.