1. RESUME
Particulars
Name: Lim Yong Ping, Jerome
Tel. No.: 98594055
email: jeromelim1985@gmail.com
Address: Choa Chu Kang North 6
BLK 635 #12-277
Singapore 680635
Brief Summary
I have been under employment by the National University of Singapore (NUS), gaining experience in
accountancy (AP, AR, GL, GST, tax, bank reconciliation, etc.) and also gaining experience and
specialization into government-centric procurement processes and government procurement policy. I
graduated from Singapore Polytechnic (SP) with a Diploma in Accountancy before carrying along the
same line of study till my graduation from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) with a
Bachelor's Degree in Business (Accountancy) at Singapore Institute of Management (SIM). I have since
completed my two (2) years mandatory National Service in June’08.
Work Experience
3rd Sep 2012 – present
NUS Business School
Finance Executive (Finance & Admin, Dean’s Office)
Responsibilities:
- Internal Policy and Process compliance for Accounts Payables for Biz School Executive
Education Office
- Expense Recognition for Biz School Executive Education Office
- Revenue Recognition for Biz School Executive Education Office
- General Ledger and Management Reporting for Biz School Executive Education Office overall
programmes budget
- Financial Reporting and Withholding Tax for Foreign University Collaboration education
programmes with Biz School Executive Education Office
- Expense Claims compliance and processing for Biz School Executive Education Office
- Review and update of NUS Business School internal procurement policies and processes in line
with various university policies
- Ensure school procurement procedures are in compliance with overall university policies
- Assist with Year End Financial Closing and Audit
- Cashier Duties for Dean’s Office
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2. RESUME
8th
Nov 2011 – 2nd
Sep 2012
NUS Business School
Management Assistant Officer (Graduate Studies)
Responsibilities:
Accounts Receivable:
- Review and update student Accounts Receivable Status/Aging report
- Review and Identify "At Risk" students for fees payment arrears for escalation to MBA
Programme administrators
- Ensure smooth billing, recording and collection of fees via the university's online Student
Academic and Financial Information Portal
- Alias with the NUS Central Finance Office for identifying special / unidentified fees payments
by students
- Alias with the NUS Central Finance Office for rectifying ad-hoc errors that occur during the
online billing and collection process
- Alias with MBA Admissions team regarding student intake size and Admission fees collection
(e.g Processing fees, Admission Fees, Admin fees, etc.)
- Assist in Fees Recovery Operations for MBA Programme (e.g Follow-up on fees payment by
students, etc.)
- Handle ad-hoc student queries on fees payment
- Issuing of invoices to sponsors for the conduct of various MBA student Campus Life enrichment
Programmes
Accounts payable:
- Ensure that Delivery of Goods and Services to the MBA programmes Office (for the conduct of
MBA events, programmes) are satisfactory
- Ensure invoice and supporting documentation are in compliance with university policies for
payment (e.g. correct currency and amount billed, proper procurement process and delivery
performed, etc.)
- Ensure that student awards details in the university's online Student Academic and Financial
Information Portal tally with List of students receiving awards submitted by the Students Campus
Life and Management Team
- Update the online student portal for students receiving external partnership cash prizes and
awards (e.g Jobstreet.com Graduate Prize, Ernst & Young Prize, etc.)
Funds Administrator of APEC-NUS Scholarship for biz MBA:
- Tally scholarship intake listing with MBA Admissions Team
- Maintain and review schedule of students under scholarship for funds budget reporting
- Alias with Central Finance Office for budget request filing and financial reporting for the
scholarship
- Key-in and maintain accuracy of scholarship student listing in the online Student Portal for school
fees draw-down and stipend payment
- Handle student claims submission for Scholarship-Approved expenses versus receipts submitted
(e.g. books budget, overseas internship financing, ad-hoc expenses for school purposes, etc.)
Funds Administrator of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) -Japan Scholarship for biz MBA:
- Tally scholarship intake listing with MBA Admissions Team
- Maintain and review schedule of students under scholarship for funds budget reporting
- Scholarship Budget Request submission and Half-Yearly Financial Reporting directly to ADB
Administrators (Bank-Side)
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- Key-in and maintain accuracy of scholarship student listing in the online Student Portal for school
fees draw-down and stipend payment
- Handle student claims submission for Scholarship-Approved expenses versus receipts submitted
(e.g. books budget, overseas internship financing, ad-hoc expenses for school purposes, etc.)
Handle procurement (Ge-Biz) for Biz MBA programmes:
- Publish ITQ and Tender for office procurement
- Receive and process quotes and Tenders for comparison and review
- Establish procurement comparison versus published criteria and procurement requirements
- Process office management recommendations in Ge-Biz based on published requirements and
criteria
- Ensure Office procurement procedures comply with school internal procedures as well as
University Procurement Policies
- Conduct proper house-keeping of outstanding purchase orders
- Conduct proper goods receipt and performance review of vendors
Handle ad-hoc student queries on their Self-Help Student Academic and Financial Information Portal
24th
Jul 2008 – 7th
Nov 2011
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Management Assistant Officer (Office of Financial Services)
Responsibilities:
Accounts Payable:
- Ensure that invoices submitted by faculties comply with the University's Payment Policies
- Ensure that invoices (over certain financial caps) submitted by faculties also comply with the
University's Procurement Policies on top of the payment policies
- Flag out and ensure that payments follow according to all signed contracts payment / milestones
schedules, if applicable
- Flag out and inform faculties if final invoices submitted fail to tally and knock-off outstanding
purchase orders issued to vendors for their subsequent action
- Ensure proper supporting documents accompany invoices for yearly financial audit purposes
- Post accurate payment details into the accounting system for proper information capture and
reporting in the financial statements
- Post journal entries for recurring GIRO bills (e.g Singtel bills) for monthly bank reconciliation
External claims:
- Post external Request-For-Payment claim forms (e.g ad-hoc and small scale work done by
students, polytechnic interns and external personnel)
- Ensure that proper documentation and signatory oversight accompany the claims before payment
posting
Assist in aliasing with internal faculty personnel and the Central Finance Office AR teams to identify and
clear ad-hoc Accounts Receivable amounts received in by our bank without adequate accounting details
Assist in University level financial audit - identification and extraction of invoices in yearly audit listing
for internal and external auditors
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4. RESUME
Education
Jan’08 – Jun’11 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Bachelor in Business (Accountancy)
1st
Jul 2003 - 20th
Mar 2006 Singapore Polytechnic
Diploma in Accountancy
2nd
Jan 1998 – 31 Dec 2002 Swiss Cottage Secondary School
GCE Ordinary Level Certification
L1 R5: 15 L1 R4: 12
Professional Associations
CPA Australia (Associate Member)
Skills
Microsoft Office
SAP
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