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Accredited And Experienced Accountant You Can Trust.

10 years of experience dedicated to perfecting the art of accounting and providing quality and value driven solutions.

My Background


Since my career switch in 2012 to dedicate myself to a career of accounting, I am now an ACCA graduate and a hold a Masters in Professional Accountancy. As an ISCA Chartered Accountant (CA), I am also part of a network of professionals who are committed to hold ourselves to the highest accounting standards and character.

Having a diverse set of experience spanning from US MNC to SGX listed firm, I am well acquainted with both US GAAP and Local GAAP. I have partnered with business leaders, IT, supply chain, shared service, auditors, tax agents to resolve and analyze issues or to close the accounts punctually and accurately.

I am also experienced providing oversight for junior colleagues and consolidating for multiple entities with different foreign currencies. Some of the tools I have used and very comfortable with includes SAP and Hyperion. Excel is my bread and butter. Above all, I am an advocate of automation to improve processes and manage workload.

Achievement In Numbers


10

years of accounting experience

800,000

dollars saved

2

significant process improvements

1

commitment to quality

I read frequently and publish my accounting insights

Derrick’s Original Articles


9: Consolidation (Subq. to Acq Date) Part V

All right! I think we are almost there. Just a few more smaller topics to cover. Today, we will cover on “Tax effect on unrealised intragroup profits and losses” and “Intragroup dividends” Without further delay, let’s jump straight into first topic. Tax effect on unrealised intragroup profits and losses We have discussed FRS 12 before…

8: Consolidation (Subq. to Acq Date) Part IV

Phew! Last post was lengthy isn’t it? 🙂 Today, we will cover on “Intragroup sale of depreciable assets” and “Intragroup charges” Without further delay, let’s jump straight into first topic. Intragroup sale of depreciable assets This topic is complicated in the sense that subsequent depreciation is treated as gradual realisation of unrealised profit (URP). This…

7: Consolidation (Subq. to Acq Date) Part III

As per previous post, consolidation subsequent to acquisition date has a few topics, Today, we will cover on “Intragroup sale of non-depreciable assets” and “Intragroup sale of stock” Before we begin however, I thought perhaps it will be good to recap some important lessons from previous learnings: The objective of consolidation is not just to…