Lim Chooi San, Fcca Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• FP&A: Financial Planning & Analysis, budgeting and P&L analytics reporting to Head of Finance.• Finance oversight: Review daily cashflow forecasts, approve vendor and unitholders’ redemption payments and fund settlement. Coordinate intercompany billings with Manulife CAN, US, HK & SG.• IFRS: Implementation of new accounting standards, i.e. IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and IFRS 16 Leases.• Regional group project implementation: Drive multiple regional transformation initiatives encompassing IT and Operational process changes.• Regional reporting: Prepare monthly and ad hoc reporting to regional and corporate financial controllers based in HK and Toronto.• Management reporting: Oversee month-end financial close and post-close analysis. Preparation of quarterly reporting deck to Board of Directors and Audit Committee. • Regulatory reporting: Submission of monthly and half-yearly financial reporting to Securities Commission. • Statutory reporting: Preparation of audited financial statements and key liaison with external auditors.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Lead and manage audit engagements• Led the audit of one of the largest asset management companies in Malaysia, a government investment agency with asset size exceeding RM1 billion, unit trust funds, private equity funds, private banks, local subsidiary of a major listed Japanese leasing company• Jointly-managed the audit of a major banking group in Malaysia, specifically on goodwill impairment assessment, coordinating group-wide audit with multiple international EY offices • Key audit senior in the audit of a insurance company and banks in Malaysia (treasury function and impairment assessment of loans)• Prepared audit finding reports for Audit Committees and Board of DirectorsGAAP conversion of financial statements between MFRS, IFRS and US GAAP• Identifying GAAP and accounting policy differences• Prepared technical memoranda addressing differences• Reviewed IFRS and US GAAP financial statementsFirst-time adoption of IFRS implementation project for a cooperative bank in Malaysia• Performed impact assessment on GAAP differences to accounting policy • Analysed effects of exemptions and new standards available for adoption• Liaised with various project stakeholders, i.e. IT consultants and auditors on requirements for the new accounting framework• Conducted client trainingsRegulatory and compliance • Assisted with and represented the audit team during routine regulatory inspections• Familiar with asset management and banking regulatory requirements • Carried out Agreed-upon-procedures (AUP) on asset management clients as stipulated by the Securities Commission and Federation of Investment Managers MalaysiaTechnical knowledge in IFRS• Familiarity in areas such as financial statements presentation, fair value accounting, valuation of financial instruments, corporate tax and deferred tax computation, intangible assets, consolidation, etc. Conducted technical and practical training sessions to audit associates and seniors

Bachelor Of Science In Applied Accounting (Hons)

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