Patchanika Makaew

Background

About Patchanika Makaew

EXECUTIVE PROFILE Global finance professional with +20 years of experience in strategy, accounting, and business development internationally, e.g, Asia, Europe, and the U.S, with specific expertise in travel space, retail, and digital/e-commerce started up environments. Demonstrated leadership in the development of dispersed teams, expansion strategies, and process improvement initiatives that drive cost savings, efficiency, and revenue growth. Certified Accountant (Thailand), CPD 90134528 Achievements: • Led team for global expansion (USA, U.K, Australia, India, China/H.K, Hungary, Malaysia) from 3 entities to 25+ in five years, and managing shared service including implementation of AR/AP processes scaled to ~100K daily transactions from Bangkok, Thailand generating savings of $4M+/year. • Established and managed the F.X. hedging strategy in the complex multicurrency environment (30+ currencies, 60K daily transactions), delivering incremental $10M+/year of EBITDA. • Led rollout of N. American operations of leading travel site and the sales/marketing team's growth from 10 to +25 FTEs: and increased revenue from $122M to $140M in a year. • Established the shared service processes for start-ups globally (South Africa, the U.K, USA, etc.) Core Competencies •Budgeting & Forecasting • Business Planning • Financial Statements (US GAAP, IFRS) • SOX Internal Controls & Business Process Design • ERP Implementation (Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamic A.X, Navision, Sage Accpac, Hyperion) • Scalable AR and A.P. • E-Payment Cost Optimization• Shared services management • Multi-currency Hedging • Working Capital Management • International Tax • Transfer Pricing• Forensic Accounting