Summary
Yong Chia is a Financial Analyst with nine years of experience at the intersection of IT and finance, currently supporting forecasting, cost visibility and Tableau data pipelines at Apple. He has a strong track record delivering risk and GRC systems at institutional firms like GIC and SGX, often acting as the bridge between technical teams, vendors and business stakeholders. Skilled in SQL/PLSQL, kdb+, VBA and dashboarding, he combines hands-on data engineering with operational risk management and vendor coordination. Yong holds a near-perfect Master’s in IT in Business (Analytics) from SMU and routinely mentors teams to translate business needs into robust, auditable solutions. Notably, his background ranges from low-level database tuning to creating Tableau Prep flows that merge diverse sources for real-time spend insights.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Master of IT in Business (Analytics), 3.98 / 4.0, Master’s Degree, Master of IT in Business (Analytics), 3.98 / 4.0 at Singapore Management University
Finance, Finance at City St George’s, University of London
Diploma in Internet Computing, Mobile and Wireless, Diploma in Internet Computing, Mobile and Wireless at Temasek Polytechnic
English, Chinese