Key Achievements:• Successful in the completion and delivery of a potential IPO entity restructuring• Designed and implemented business strategies to subsidiaries; made a positive contribution by executing business plan• Foster trust and efficiency culture by encouraging and implementing best practice. Responsibilities:• Key strategic and operational contributor to enhancing the profitability of the business, with strategic responsibility for ensuring the company has capacity to meet its objectives• Proactive financial planning for 15 subsidiaries to ensure sufficient working capital toward business development• Overseeing management of invested portfolio companies through active business steering committee/board participation, including business development and advice on strategy, operations, and fundraising• Leading and coaching the finance team - a team of 16 based in Taiwan, China and US- toward the attainment of business objectives, including statutory requirements and operational supports.• Overseeing the month end and quarter close process that ensures the accuracy, completeness, and appropriate disclosures of financial information under Taiwan, China and US GAAP.• Maintaining a strong control environment and ensuring the operating effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls.• Reporting to the CEO and Board on business performance, including the provision of recommendations on financial/tax implications, risk mitigation and future planning

Key Achievements:• Successful in the completion and delivery of a foreign company IPO application to OTC • Gained a technology industry approval to the Industrial Development Bureau (IDB)• Assisted and aligned in a prosperous fund raising of US$15M• Championed and implemented business strategies to make a positive contribution to the US subsidiary cashflow and P&LResponsibilities:Directing and overseeing financial operations for the entire company, contributing to the formulation and execution of company strategy, advising on financial planning, cash management, budgeting and forecasting. Key strategic and operational contributor to enhancing the profitability of the business, with strategic responsibility for ensuring the company has capacity to meet its objectives.Managing and motivating the finance team - a team of 20 based in Taiwan, US and India - toward the attainment of business objectives. Promoting continual improvement; enhancing internal controls and procedures to ensure compliance and best practice, overseeing monthly group reporting matters and dealing with GAAP conversion from US and Taiwan GAAP to IFRS.Closely monitoring and responding to financial and commercial activities, positively engaging the team to embrace and promote change to ensure the consistent delivery of business strategy and performance. Reporting to the Board on business performance, including the provision of recommendations on financial/tax implications, risk mitigation and strategic partnerships.Collaborating directly with lawyers, underwriters, auditors, OTC, investors and Board members to build robust, and mutually beneficial, relationships.

Key Achievements:• Controlled and acquired the technology industry approval from the IDB• Spearheaded the integration of a new ERP and accounting system• Examined and resolved a financial crisis resulting from credit card collection issuesResponsibilities:Deployed key skills and resources as a head of department; made strategic decisions and coordinated high-profile projects, emphasized future objectives for discussions, decisions and approval. Steered the company’s financial functions, introduced strong financial controls in accordance with US and Taiwan IPO requirements. Took full accountability for cash management, also dealt with overall monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.

Key Achievements:• Supported clients including Bayer Group/Zuellig Pharma, L’Oreal, Miller, Rohm & Hass, SONY, Kraft, Nu Skin, Hawley & Hazel, Bridgestone and Panasonic; improved efficiency and profitabilityResponsibilities:Directed 9 members of the Audit team responsible for handling multinational clients, chaired meetings, prioritized and scheduled tasks throughout the team to ensure objectives were met without compromising standards.Scheduled and ran audit and SOX compliance projects in line with business strategy, liaised with key business representatives to establish best practice and solve problems. Implemented and maintained internal audit systems, reviewed operations to identify procedural gaps, troubleshot and highlighted issues in procedures, approved changes and improvements. Completed SOX compliance projects and partnered with other departments and offices to deliver cross functional projects.Built relationships with existing clients, balanced a tenacious approach with outstanding levels of service to secure new business. Orchestrated and facilitated the training and coaching of new and junior personnel, offered education and motivation to individuals to achieve set targets. Worked closely with clients to understand requirements, set expectations and solve issues.

Completed external and internal audits, formulated and communicated audit findings, evaluated feedback and offered advice. Delivered recommendations and solutions including corrective and preventative measures for clients, enforced organizational, compliance and legislative requirements.Built strong relationships with customers, studied corporate information to gain an understanding of the customers’ processes and products, offered guidance to clients throughout all stages of the audit. Performed audits for Trust Funds, Property Schemes and non-profit organizations, worked with clients including ABN Amro Morgan Ltd., Mountain Designs, Barnett Chemicals, Lindsay Brothers Australia Ltd., Wildlands Ltd., Oldfield Holden, Armstrong Motors, Penplin and Micromedical.

Headed a team of 7 in the Audit department, completed audit processes for clients including Gold Circuit Electronics Co. Ltd., Bridgestone Taiwan Co. Ltd., and Panasonic Matsushita. Reviewed audit field work, furthermore examined documentation for more than 20 companies, monitored internal controls and analyzed clients’ records accounting systems.