Stephen is a self-motivated, passionate and energetic person for development opportunities. He is inquisitive, dynamic and a results-oriented problem solver. He believes in the importance of understanding the business down to its nuts and bolts. A professional accountant and auditor with over 9 years of experience, currently serving as Vice President - Finance and Director of Strategic Investment and Finance at commercial company with current IPO plan, and previously served as Manager in Assurance at PricewaterhouseCoopers. With progressive promotion path since graduate, leads several teams of over 30 professionals to manage portfolio of more than 15 engagements per year, ranging from start-ups, multi-national corporations and listed companies in HK, China, Taiwan and the US. Specialises in the IFRS and HKFRS audits, other assurance and due diligence services (mainly major transactions and IPO related services), with below achievements:• Restructured intergroup companies’ transactions to achieve optimal tax benefits (i.e. reduced effective tax rate by 10% within 1 year)• Leaded and coordinated various departments (e.g. business development, IT, logistics, finance and law) to complete the IPO application process• Planned and designed the financial reporting protocol in accordance with new business model; and assist finance department on daily accounting and finance operation• Facilitated the adoption of internal control framework and handled IT general controls to enhance audit efficiency • Nominated as PwC Audit Methodology Champion in the department and leaded to strengthen the workflow of audit work• Mainly focused on Fin-tech industry (including P2P lending, Consumer Financing and Supply Chain Financing), Property Development and Retailing industry, serving listed companies, Fintech Unicorn & IPO applicants.• Facilitated business development with 5-25% revenue growth Stephen is interested in challenges and seeking a Financing & Accounting management position in fast growing field to contribute to business success.