WeiLen LIM
Head Of Finance at Work Club Global- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Chinese Full professional proficiency
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Malay Professional working proficiency
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Cantonese Professional working proficiency
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Experience
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Work Club Global
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Australia
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Leasing Non-residential Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head Of Finance
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Jul 2022 - Present
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Automic Group
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Australia
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Head of CFO Advisory
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May 2021 - May 2022
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Senior Finance Manager
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Dec 2020 - May 2021
Lead Automic Finance Team in delivering strategic financial, accounting and financial reporting services to small to medium cap ASX listed and pre-IPO unlisted companies, which operate across a wide variety of industries, including software services, financial services, manufacturing and mining. Key responsibilities include:- people management and client management, including business development,- statutory reporting, including driving the half-year and year-end audit process for public listed client,- provide technical accounting advisory service,- engage directly with board members and other key stakeholders to provide accounting advisory and resolve complex accounting issues,- process improvement, and- forecast & budgeting
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Finance Manager
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Nov 2019 - Dec 2020
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Commonwealth Bank
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Australia
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Financial Accountant
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Mar 2019 - Oct 2019
Deliver month-end process, statutory and regulatory reporting requirement for the securitisation financial reporting team. Work cohesively with stakeholders from other departments in the bank to deliver external report on securiti-sation. Contribute to a diverse range of projects, including process/productivity improvements, system changes and other ad hoc activities. Deliver month-end process, statutory and regulatory reporting requirement for the securitisation financial reporting team. Work cohesively with stakeholders from other departments in the bank to deliver external report on securiti-sation. Contribute to a diverse range of projects, including process/productivity improvements, system changes and other ad hoc activities.
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BDO in Australia
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Australia
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Accounting
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Manager
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Jul 2018 - Mar 2019
Responsibilities: Effectively manage and coordinate audit engagements of client from various industries, mainly in leasing, mining and technology. Monitoring of budgets for individual engagements, ensure costs incurred are in line with budgets and any variance above expectations are investigated. Financial reporting – continuously building on technical expertise with respect to Australian / International financial reporting requirements to critically review financial statements prior to ASX/ASIC lodgment. Financial analysis reporting – developed effective tool to monitor division's productivity by ensure timesheet postings are in line with job bookings. Identifying, developing and implementing divisional financial management projects and participation in the decision making process to improve divisional performance. People management – completing formal performance development reviews, developing career plans for high performing employees, identifying training skills gaps and taking necessary actions to improve developing staff. Facilitate training programs for junior employees. Client Management – developing and maintaining existing client relationships, reviewing all correspondence, and being accountable for meeting client expectations. Management of client work-in-progress, including drafting invoices, forecasting and follow up of outstanding accounts. Networking – building my network and development of existing relationships for business development purposes
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Audit Senior
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Jan 2017 - Jun 2018
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AAB
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United Kingdom
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Accounting
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300 - 400 Employee
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Audit Advisor
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Feb 2014 - Dec 2016
- responsible for audit process from planning to completion.- responsible for the work of subordinates, review of work, delivery of feedback and addressing any learning points with juniors on the job.- handle complex audit issues during fieldwork stage and help to resolve technical issues as they arise by discussing with supervisors/manager.
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Group Accountant (Maternity Cover)
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Mar 2014 - Dec 2014
- responsible for month end closing procedures and financial reporting.- prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements/management report for the review of management.- responsible for consolidation work. Consolidation work is done in the UK to consolidate all accounts from Norway, US, UK and middle east. - handle complex accounting issues such as deferred tax, VAT, acquisition and disposal of subsidiaries.- knowledge in SAP
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ESV - Business advice and accounting
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Australia
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Accountant
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Jul 2016 - Oct 2016
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Financial Analyst
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Jun 2012 - Sep 2012
• Support Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) region and perform analysis on budgets and forecasts as well as reporting of financial performance of particular projects/contracts. • Interact with the respective Project Managers to resolve the performance gaps and report to the regional Finance Manager on the variances on monthly, quarterly and annual basis. • Support Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) region and perform analysis on budgets and forecasts as well as reporting of financial performance of particular projects/contracts. • Interact with the respective Project Managers to resolve the performance gaps and report to the regional Finance Manager on the variances on monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
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BDO Malaysia
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Malaysia
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Accounting
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500 - 600 Employee
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Senior Audit Associate
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2010 - 2012
• Provide assurance services to clients from various industries to ensure that they comply with the regulatory requirements. • Prepare and review statutory accounts according to the financial reporting standards. • Evaluate and review client’s internal control system and report internal control weaknesses identified. • Measure the impact of internal control weaknesses identified during the course of audit and suggests recommendations to resolve these issues. • Provide solutions for accounting issues raised by clients. • Maintain client relationships at an appropriate level and present a favourable impression of the firm. • Ensuring all team members communicate, interacts and collaborate effectively. • Provide guidance and coaching to junior staff or new entries. • Delegate task to team members according to their level of competency and review their work before submitting to partner or manager. • Provide timely updates to manager and partner on the status of the audit engagement to avoid any surprises.
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Education
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The Robert Gordon University
Master of Science (MSc), Financial Management -
CPA Australia
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Victoria University
Bachelor of business, Accounting and Finance -
Taylor College
South Australian Matriculation, TER 91.45 -
Sri Lethia
Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM), Science