Daryl Chong Email & Phone Number

Petaling Jaya, My

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Assistant to Controller: co-piloting and business partnering of Dairy & Adult Nutrition, Wyeth Nutrition and Nestle Infant Nutrition in MY. ■ Co-piloting business reporting incl. monthly rolling forecast and yearly Operational Planning to Leadership Team and Zone SBU■ Continuous portfolio optimization to identify value destroyers, performs ROIC and cost optimization analyses■ Harmonization and standardization of financial reporting across three business units■ Tracks and reports monthly P&L (PFME, COGS, fixed expenses), identify variances against budgets and forecasts, thoroughly investigates and diagnoses root causes before taking necessary action on material variances■ Enforcing work documentation and processes are in compliance to audit and Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs■ Financial simulations and scenario analysis through business partnering with Brands & Marketing, Supply Chain, Category Development teams■ Driving cost efficiency, supply continuity and ROI mindset through trade and marketing spend evaluations■ Served as Interim Financial Controller for 4 months (Oct’23-Jan’24)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

"At Boost Credit, we develop finance business cases to scale business ventures while catering to the financial needs of MSMEs."Key responsibilities include: ■ Unit Economics Modelling■ Identifying, analyzing and recommending strategic growth opportunities including securing Malaysia's digibank license (one of the five licenses issued by BNM) and market entry alternatives in Indonesia and Bangladesh■ Driving key strategic BNPL partnership negotiations and deal structuring with Mastercard and Lazada■ Business planning

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

"A 21-month graduate program aimed to fast track a career in finance/banking. Under the Product Development, Acquisitions and Credit Card team, I was leveraging customer insights to come up with the best customer value proposition, drive cards acquisition and customer spend performance. Under the Growth Segments department, my focus centred upon renewable energy financing and driving the sustainable finance agenda forwards."Under the Credit Cards team, my tasks include:■ Benchmarking existing card value proposition (CVP) against market industry and leveraging customer spending insights to revise CVP of our product suite■ Launched two credit cards: Sutera rewards points card and WISE cashback card■ Periodic review of product P&L to ensure product profitability and derive necessary product strategies■ Driving HLB's aggressive rationalisation of a quarter of existing card bases under a single scheme migration■ Designing the UX/UI and customer journey for HLB's e-wallet BNPL proposition. Under the Growth Segments team, my tasks include:■ Facilitating Renewable Energy (RE) Industry Specialist with RE client assessments for solar, biogas, biomass and hydro project owners/EPCCs■ Producing a RE Handbook and RE Cheat Sheets to assist Relationship Managers in drafting credit applications (CAs) for RE cases■ Working alongside the Sustainability team to drive sustainability initiatives including drafting the Sustainable Energy Policy and creating bite-sized sustainability e-learnings for the bank nationwide■ Part of the working team executing HLB's pioneer SME solar financing product■ Monthly tracking and reporting on Renewable Energy, Healthcare, Logistics & Warehousing and Education industry portfolios

Melbourne, Australia

"At HotDoc, it was about anticipating customers' needs, proactively improving the invoicing journey and delivering a consistently high level of work in Australia's leading medtech startup"Key responsibilities include:■ Analysing current and past financial data, monitoring variances and identifying trends before recommending actions to management■ Reconciling existing transactions through cross-referencing of incoming and outgoing data using Xero, Zendesk and Hubspot■ Minimizing and recovering bad debts■ Sole finance customer support staff

Melbourne, Australia

Key responsibilities include: ■ Collaborating closely with the Head of Operations and the Operations team to develop and drive efficiency strategies to support business imperatives■ Analysing pain points, eliminating blockers and streamlining product journey■ Assisting and maintaining on-boarding and off-boarding protocols using BambooHR ■ Providing administrative support as needed, documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings■ Adhoc admin tasks

Melbourne, Australia

"At On My Feet, I combined my passion for running and volunteerism. I learned that giving a hand up is always better than giving a hand out"Key responsibilities include: ■ Recruitment of OMF business online participants for OMF's Social Enterprise Program■ Overseeing, liaising and managing teams across Victoria■ Identifying event elements, determining their logical sequencing and developing efficient schedules among teamsAchievements: ■ Sole contact role for Melbourne■ Increased social media viewer audience coverage by 150% organically■ Finalist for On My Feet Online Business School 2017 and awarded top pitch deck ■ Raised ~$430 for the homeless in 2 months through socks sales

The University Of Melbourne

"At International Commerce Student Society, my mission was to equip all members with the opportunity to connect with industry experts, learn from their experiences and grow their network, befitting of the club's slogan: Learn, Grow, Connect."Key responsibilities include: ■ Leading the university's largest commerce society for international students (over 1100 students)■ Chairing a committee of 25 individuals, organizing 10 events per semester, successfully drawing 100 – 200 students per event, doubling mean attendance rate■ Increased membership base by over 200 members to 1193 members, equivalent to a growth rate of over 20%■ Working alongside the Faculty of Business and Economics to increase students' exposure to the commerce arena

University Of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

"At Culture Bridge, I learned to tackle barriers to cross-cultural interactions and establish clear and safe communication spaces for all"Key responsibilities include: ■ Developing cultural understanding of current and potential barriers to successful integration of international and local students■ Conducting surveys with students, tutors and lecturers■ Engaging in comprehensive research beyond the university sphere to investigate challenges and opportunities of cross-cultural interactionAchievements:■ Developed and pitched a proposal containing practical recommendations pertaining to issues of cross-cultural interactions to the Dean and Deputy Dean of the University of Melbourne■ Published a Melbourne University Stakeholder Report and University Cross-Cultural Interaction Best Practice Report: https://www.culturebridge.com.au/research-reports

Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne, Australia

"At Deliciou, it was about providing the best customer service to consumers and driving customers to try our products"Key responsibilities include:■ Assembled marquee and kiosk ■ Educated customers on available product options and online services■ Provided high-quality customer service to optimize customer purchasing and payment processesFor more information on Deliciou: https://www.deliciou.com/

Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom), Finance And Economics

Activities and Societies: ■ International Commerce Student Society (ICSS) ■ University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU International)

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (Ibdp), 41/45 Points

Activities and Societies: ■ Running club (Member) ■ Toastmasters Club (Chartering Treasurer) ■ Project Adopt (Volunteer) ■ Taylor's Model.