Qualifications
ACCA (Affiliate) December 2011
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Masters in Business Administration (Majored in Risk Management)
University of Wales, United Kingdom. July 2011
Bachelor of Science in Applied Accounting July 2009
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom.
PAPERS WRITTEN
• Incorporation of Risk Management Strategies in Small and Medium-Sized Real Estate Enterprises.
• The Business & Financial Performance of Tesco Plc (’06-’08).
Skills & Abilities
• Able to communicate confidently, concisely and effectively with external, as well as internal stakeholders. Fluent in English, Malay and Tamil.
• A questioning and analytical mindset.
• A good understanding of core procurement and contract management processes.
• Able to produce a variety of qualitative and quantitative work using Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Able to manage multiple work streams and manage conflicting deadlines.
• Sage 50 Accounts Software Literate (Level 1 and 2).
• Qualified First-Aider.
Career Experience
Senior Associate (Advisory-Risk)
April 2012 – to date
Ernst and Young, Kuala Lumpur.
Contract Procurement and Compliance Review
• Work and lead consulting teams to advise and assist clients to implement effective contract management into their businesses
• Support clients to maximize value from their current contract portfolio
• Identify historic leaked revenue and/or costs, and assist clients to manage operational, regulatory and reputational risk with third parties
• Manage aspects of client engagements and communicate issues to engagement management
• Prepare reports and ensure all significant issues and relevant recommendations are highlighted
• Develop junior team members through effective supervision, coaching, and mentoring
• Industry: Oil and gas
Internal Audit
• Undertake and lead engagements in the Internal Audit and Controls space reporting to Managers and Directors
• Track record of understanding and documenting processes, identifying and evaluating risks and assessing whether controls are effective and mitigate risks
• Ability to develop risk and control matrices to drive the work to be done, and to create test plans and clear working papers to document test results
• Creating tailored recommendations to address issues, by working with management to co-develop action plans to improve processes and address control and process weaknesses
• Responsible for taking ownership of projects, delivering high quality results, coaching and developing team members and delivering on time and to budget
• Working in and managing teams, as well as managing stakeholders internally and externally
• A good understanding of core financial, procurement and operational business processes
• Industries are mostly on oil and gas, and others include energy solutions, information systems distributor, hotels, and textile manufacturing
SOX
• Perform walkthroughs for Company-Level Controls to assess the adequacy and completeness of the controls and report deficiencies observed during the review
• Test and evaluate design and operational effectiveness of key controls within each Management Unit
• Industries include semiconductors and automotive manufacturing
Special Reviews
• Involved in a Finance Department Review of an automotive company covering an end to end review of the accounts payable and accounts receivable process
• Engaged in a special project based review for an oil and gas company detailing its governance and framework, project cost and progress calculation, and it’s procure to pay process
Team Manager
July 2011 – Jan 2012
The Co-operative (Food), Chislehurst, London.
• Responsible for operational planning and control including sales projections, cash flow management, stock control and cost control.
• Responsible for human resource management such as hiring, training, scheduling and other needed HR matters.
• Responsible for customer service management that includes handling customer feedback, monitoring customer complaints and service recovery.
Apprentice Manager Dec 2010 – July 2011
Shift Manager Sept 2009 – July 2011
Team Leader Feb 2009 – Sept 2009
Crew Member Jan 2008 – Feb 2009
McDonalds, Garden Gate, Kent (Part-time Employment).
• Responsible for Apprentice Training that includes coaching and mentoring for staff development.
• Responsible for front-line operations management.
• Responsible for running smooth shifts at a fast-paced environment while ensuring health and safety is adhered to.
• Provided excellent customer service and human resource management to create a happy yet efficient work environment.
References
Available on request
