Ben Lau
Assistant Finance Manager at Malaysian Hoya Lens Sdn. Bhd.- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Malay Full professional proficiency
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Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”)
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”)
Experience
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Malaysian Hoya Lens Sdn. Bhd.
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Finance Manager
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Apr 2017 - Present
• Reporting to Senior Finance Manager. • Business partnering and business optimization through financial data analysis. • Involved in company’ budget and forecast plan to ascertain the sustainability of the plan in future. • Responsible in oversee daily operation which include review and monitor transaction processing • Campaign and product launching ROI Analysis. • Involved in review of company’ internal control and standard operating procedure. • Recommend and propose changes for internal control and process improvements and standardization through set-up chart of authority and streamline finance department process like Fixed assets, AR Improvement and AP Revamp process. • Responsible in monthly, quarterly and yearly closing for local and oversea reporting. • Responsible in monthly financial and cost analysis like gross margin analysis, CPU analysis, SGA analysis and variance analysis versus same period last year and budget. • Monitor and provide recommendation to improve the financial position of the business through cash conversion cycle analysis, cash flow forecast and contract/project ROI assessment. • Liaise with external parties like bankers, tax agent, company secretary and government authorities. • Liaise with external auditors for interim and year-end audit matter. • Responsible in preparation of financial statements, tax and deferred tax computation, note to accounts and account reconciliation. • Responsible in preparation of Group consolidation. • Involved in ad-hoc tasks as assigned like cost centers development/implementation, discontinue of production line analysis, development of cost/expenses analysis template and etc. • Involved in system migration and standardization of process and setup for Malaysia entities. Show less
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Liberty Insurance
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Insurance
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Account Executive
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Jan 2017 - Apr 2017
• Assisting in preparing company’ budget and future plan to ascertain the sustainability of the plan in future. • Assisting in month-end and year-end closing for local and oversea reporting. • Prepared financial statements and account reconciliation. • Liaise with external auditors for year-end audit matter. • Involved in ad-hoc tasks as assigned like project analysis. • Involved in preparation of tax and deferred tax computation. • Involved in review of company’ internal control and enterprise risk assessment in compliance with Corporate Governance requirements. • Involved in ad-hoc tasks as assigned like project analysis. Show less
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Deloitte Malaysia
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Malaysia
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Management Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Audit Senior
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Dec 2015 - Dec 2016
Responsibilities and skills gained: • Leading of listed companies audit involved in property development and construction fields with more than 8 team members in a team. • Leading of non-listed group companies audit involved in retail, consulting and manulfacturing field with more than 3 team members in a team. • Involved in statutory audit engagements to ensure compliance with Companies Act, the relevant accounting and auditing standards, as well as listing guidelines. • Involved in agreed-upon procedure engagements • Involved in review of clients’ internal control and enterprise risk assessment in compliance with Corporate Governance requirements. • Involved in identifying improvement areas of clients’ internal control system and accounting system. • Involved in review of clients’ budget and future plan to ascertain the sustainability of the companies in future. • Offered recommendations to audit clients and highlighted scope for improvements pertaining to internal control efficiency and effective management of accounts • Coordinated with client for problem recognised to ensure critical issues are highlighted and resolved on timely manner Show less
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EY
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Audit Senior
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Jul 2013 - Dec 2015
Responsibilities and skills gained: • Responsible for audit of listed companies involved in diversified, technology and communication fields with more than 5 team members in a team. • Leading of non-listed group companies audit involved in diversified, technology and communication field with more than 3 team members in a team. • Involved in statutory audit engagements to ensure compliance with Companies Act, the relevant accounting and auditing standards, as well as listing guidelines. • Involved in agreed-upon procedure engagements • Involved in review of clients’ internal control and enterprise risk assessment in compliance with Corporate Governance requirements. • Involved in identifying improvement areas of clients’ internal control system and accounting system. • Involved in review of clients’ budget and future plan to ascertain the sustainability of the companies in future. • Offered recommendations to audit clients and highlighted scope for improvements pertaining to internal control efficiency and effective management of accounts Show less
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Audit Assistant
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Dec 2012 - Feb 2013
Responsibilities and skills gained: • Involved in statutory audit engagements to ensure compliance with Companies Act, the relevant accounting and auditing standards. • Involved in review of clients’ internal control and enterprise risk assessment in compliance with Corporate Governance requirements. Responsibilities and skills gained: • Involved in statutory audit engagements to ensure compliance with Companies Act, the relevant accounting and auditing standards. • Involved in review of clients’ internal control and enterprise risk assessment in compliance with Corporate Governance requirements.
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Education
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2013 - 2013
Oxford Brookes University
Bachelor’s Degree, Accounting -
2011 - 2013
Kolej Universiti Sunway
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”), Accounting and Finance -
2010 - 2011
Kolej Universiti Sunway
Certified Accounting Technician (“CAT”), Accounting and Finance
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