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Malaysia

Manufacturing and retail plcGroup Financial ControllerOverseeing Finance Operations in Controllership/Treasury/FP&ALiaison for internal & external auditorsLiaison for government officers for Tax and other queriesSpearheading Subsidiary setup project in other Countries such as China & IndonesiaPreparing Annual report for plcPresenting for Quarterly and Special ARMC and BoD meetings

Greater Kuala Lumpur

• Advised the technical expertise on the technological transformation of client’s (Surbana Jurong) financial systems from R/3 to SAP S/4HANA, spanning 12 ASEAN countries, ensuring compliance with regional tax regulations and providing ongoing support during the post-implementation phase, for Direct Taxes & Indirect Taxes (VAT, WHT, etc.)• Contributed to the strategic development of a multi-million-dollar project budget for a Sovereign Fund RFP, supporting a pitch presentation in Singapore.• Built strong relationships with financial institutions to promote understanding and drive adoption of BEPS 2.0 Pillar 2 initiatives. Educated clients on complex regulations, securing buy-in and onboarding clients onto compliant and tax-efficient structures.

Greater Kuala Lumpur

• Led the system migration project across HK and PH offices, ensuring timely completion and successful knowledge transfer to the Malaysia Shared Service Centre, reporting to the SG Regional Hub, reducing overall reporting time by 2-3 days.• Leveraged my experience to contribute significantly during a surprise internal audit of subsidiaries. Identified critical risks, proactively proposed mitigating actions, and presented them to the Group CEO in Sweden, ensuring alignment with the RACI matrix and Group-wide risk management strategy. (Discovered approximately USD 0.2M in over-claimed T&E expenses during a 5-year review, highlighting potential fraud vulnerabilities and contributing to improved financial controls).

Malaysia

• Rigorously reviewed Stats & Tax reporting for EU and APAC regions, ensuring adherence to complex international regulations and critical timelines. This informed accurate data input for FP&A analysis, contributing to a 98% client satisfaction score.• Analyzed financial data to create comprehensive tax payable forecasts, providing the global tax team with critical insights.• Spearheaded the system migration of GL processes for SG/BN/PH operations to the Malaysia SSC Hub, driving cross-functional collaboration to ensure a seamless transition leading to 30% reduction in team size for each country, achieving significant cost savings.• Represented a client during a complex tax audit for YA2019, navigating tax regulations and collaborating with external tax agents. Achieved a favorable resolution and significant tax savings of approximately USD $3M.

Malaysia

- Handled and assisted End-to-end Business Planning and Analysis for Region Greater Asia- Acted as primary contact / liaison with assigned Countries for BP&A activitiesCountries and Areas Assisted: Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan - Maintains financial planning models, develops and monitors forecasts, trends and supports performance management analysis and commentary development- Participate in global / site Business and Regional Process Networks to share and drive operational performance

Malaysia

Assisted and spearheaded accounting task on freelance. Jobs performed included;- Prepare audit schedule for auditor and taxation- Tax Filing - Prepare sales contribution report , accrual selling expenses, Forex impact on contract rate vs invoice rate- Prepare monthly prepayment and others accrual schedule- Responsible for fixed assets documentation- Credit control including credit release, application of export insurance and etc.- Analyze monthly manufacturing order variances

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

My overall responsibilities include working with local, regional, and Global offices, Risk Management and personnel in performing the below compliance activities for multiple countries. These responsibilities will include:Statutory Reporting■ Responsible for preparing Statutory Financial Statements and working papers, reconciliations.■ Recognise and help to deal with country-specific issues and questions■ Audit support. Facilitate discussion with financial statement auditorsCorporate Tax■ Supporting corporate tax computations and tax returns through data retrieval & query management for timely submission to the tax authorities.■ Audit support: Liaising with the tax authorities on tax queries and coordinating data retrieval ■ Assists to prepare analysis and other information for submission to the tax authorities during tax audits.■ Preparation of tax packs for clients internal tax reporting■ Reconciliations to support client deliverableIndirect Tax■ Responsible for preparing VAT, CIT and other returns along with reconciliations to support clients internal reporting and control framework■ Coordinating and preparing responses to tax authorities queries on indirect tax matters■ Responding to client queries on indirect tax treatment

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Assist in handling, liaising and supervising matters related to China offices. Assist to prepare annual marketing programmes and budget proposals. Analysis of Exports/Imports DataAssist to prepare market briefs, reports, strategy papers, presentation slides and other related works.Overseeing enquiries related to MREPC Marketplace. Overseeing enquiries, information updates and other matters related to Mobile App. Promote positive relations with all stakeholders.

Professional Qualification, Accounting And Finance, Member

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting And Finance, Second-Upper Division

Activities and Societies:Graduating from the degree University of London International Programmes (UoLIP) enabled me to move forward along.