Will Guan Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Acted as a total rewards subject matter expert for 4 Infrastructure Groups (Risk Management, Finance, HR and Communications and Administration), supported approx. 3,000 executive and non-executive employees
• Designed and implemented a highly complex variable incentive plan for the Portfolio Management & Research team in CIBC Asset Management to reinforce pay-for-performance and realign employee behaviors to the strategic.
• Led key initiatives as part of CIBC’s people strategies to transform the bank’s compensation practices, e.g. redesigning market analysis methodologies, establishing bank-wide salary structures, and enhancing base.
• Administered the delivery of compensation programs and managed annual compensation cycle, including maintaining funding models, conducting compensation reviews, and creating analysis and reports for C-level executives
• Oversaw the participation of key compensation surveys to acquire up-to-date market results
• CIBC 2017 Annual Achiever Award (Top 1%)

Toronto, Ontario

• Drove changes that improved the operational efficiency in 3 core HR areas through job rotations in Total Rewards, Campus Recruitment & Career Program, and HR Business Partner
• Designed and implemented the Campus Recruitment Dashboard, automated the offer tracking and analysis process, offered supports and training to team members to solidify process changes
• Contributed in key HR activities including ESAT reporting, incentive awards baseline, employee performance & year-end compensation calibration, and roll-out support for a new HRIS
• Partnered with business leaders to address HR issues, including organizational changes, absenteeism, etc.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Conducted four end-to-end audits covering multiple retail banking businesses including investment products, mortgages, etc.; significantly reduced the business’ risk exposures and optimized business processes
• Improved the audit team’s planning effectiveness by developing an automated work time allocation tool

• Managed a portfolio of key audit client accounts in a variety of industries covering consumer goods, industrial products, telecommunication and health services; generated continuous income of over $600,000 per annum
• Led a team of 8 in completing an IFRS reporting engagement in 2008, resulting in the client’s securing a foreign private equity fund worth $10 million; built strong relationship with this client and their investors.
• Identified and helped mitigate a client’s internal control weaknesses with multimillion-dollar tax penalty exposure
• Developed and delivered workshops on audit confirmation processes for over 30 junior auditors in the department

• Planned and executed audit procedures on clients’ core business activities (e.g. sales, production, inventories, etc.); collaborated extensively with various business functions to gain deep business insights and solve.
• Researched on prospective clients and drafted three winning proposals
• Emcee, KPMG Guangzhou Annual Dinner 2005, an annual celebration event with over 1,000 employees

• Coached 3 suppliers to use the online e-auction system for a $100,000 procurement order
• Organized a 2-day team-building retreat for 30 people in the department
• Assisted in new supplier sourcing and annual validation of over 10 sportswear suppliers
• Conducted monthly inventory count in 3 suppliers’ premises
• Translated and drafted daily memo for the Production Manager

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Activities and Societies: • Member, Management Consulting Association • Member, Asia-Pacific Business Association

Bba, International Business

Activities and Societies: • Department Head, School Student Volunteer Department • Second Runner-up, FLTRP Cup National University English.