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Flora Wai Laam Wong

Summary

An professional with CPA certified has 6 years of experience in accounting and auditing field, 5 years inhouse experience in an IT solution company on managing Finance & Administration Team. I believe my professional background as well as my experience would enable me to be either a team manager or a good team player with excellent collaboration skills and responsible person for my next career.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Accountant

Chow Sang Sang Group
09.2022 - 02.2024
  • Be responsible for timely and accurate month-end closing and monthly financial reporting for subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong and Macau
  • Handle inventory recording (Gold, Platinum and Karat Gold etc)
  • Review and approve journal entries recorded by junior staff
  • Review branch tenancy agreement and calculate monthly turnover rent
  • Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
  • Participant in group audit and interim and annual report process
  • Participant in tax audit and tax return for subsidiaries
  • Collaborate with external auditor, corporate service and tax advisor to ensure proper compliance with all requirements including Hong Kong listing rule under HKEX

Senior Accountant

Wisers Information Limited
04.2022 - 07.2022
  • Company Overview: Reason of leaving: Unstable situation of the Finance Department as most of the teammates resigned and lack of direction and guidelines for long term development
  • Be responsible for timely and accurate book keeping, month-end closing and monthly financial reporting for the group (Hong Kong, China and Taiwan)
  • Perform monthly license fee calculation for service provider according to usage data
  • Assist in regional or the group level financial analysis for budget control and forecast preparation
  • Participant in developing company’s internal approval matrix and workflow enhancement
  • Supervise accounting assistants responsible for account receivables and account payables
  • Communicate with Mainland and Taiwan counterparts on financial issues

Finance & Administration Manager

Radica Systems Limited
02.2017 - 03.2022
  • Oversee the whole finance and accounting team to manage full set finance, accounting and budget controlling functions for the Group (Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shanghai)
  • Enhance and improve the company’s performance and internal control system by efficient & effective financial analysis
  • Directly report to the Company Chairman, participate in the BOD meetings and present relevant financial analysis to support Company critical decisions making
  • Formulate Company strategies to support the achievement of business and operations objectives including Sales Team commission scheme revamp, company subsidiary’s shares allotment and investment research etc.
  • Risk Analysis and set up contingency plan to alert the Company’s
  • Collaborate with audit, legal services, regulatory and external auditors to ensure proper compliance with all regulations and requirements
  • Company Cost saving and efficiency monitoring in order to enhance Company Cash Reserve
  • Manage Sales Administration team responsible for account receivables, account payables and billing
  • Work closely with HR Department to enhance payroll efficiency, funding application and OPEX cost saving and control
  • Ensure all daily offices administration operation smooth
  • Achievement:
  • Increase Company Cash reserve more than 110% from 2017-2021 by controlling the AR procedure, internal cost saving across all departments and reject sales quotation on very low profit margin
  • Develop a billing system and approval matrix process to ensure no false billings and forbidden any fraud cases.
  • Successfully build up a systematic customer database and set up filing system for Sales Team to check customer records and planning for sales strategy
  • Implement strict financial control on vendor payment procedure (Including vendor background legal checking, vendor list selection and price comparison) and approval process to secure Company Cash Outflow
  • Implement the new Accounting System Quickbook to replace the old system in order in streamline the workflow / data entry and enhance the efficiency
  • Successfully ceased Company continuing investment in a lost subsidiary for 5 years with over HK$8M in order to cut lost

Auditor

CIG CPA Limited
04.2015 - 02.2017
  • Serving different clients in executed detailed audit procedures and travel to China for on-site work (Served clients’ industries: Food & Beverage, Garment, MNC Retail with more than 20 shops in Hong Kong; Property holdings, NGOs, Manufacturing, Education, Surveying, Trading, Financial, Motors etc), successfully helped 2 Enterprises (International luxury cosmetic brand and a F&B Group) for M&A
  • To provide professional advice to clients on the Taxation Compliance plan in order to optimise the tax claim
  • Conduct Risk Analysis by reviewing client’s financial statement and alert client to take internal control and make recommendation on improvement, carry out follow-up works from the audit findings
  • Draft and execute Resource Planning in order to determine budget, timeline and manpower needed to complete audit procedure
  • Develop and maintain good relationships with clients, staff, and management through audit assignments and meetings

Audit Senior Associate

Richard Poon & Co., Certified Public Accountants
05.2010 - 06.2013
  • Serving different clients in executed detailed audit procedures and travel to China for on-site work (Served clients’ industries: Food & Beverage, Garment, MNC Retail with more than 20 shops in Hong Kong; Property holdings, NGOs, Manufacturing, Education, Surveying, Trading, Financial, Motors etc), successfully helped 2 Enterprises (International luxury cosmetic brand and a F&B Group) for M&A
  • To provide professional advice to clients on the Taxation Compliance plan in order to optimise the tax claim
  • Conduct Risk Analysis by reviewing client’s financial statement and alert client to take internal control and make recommendation on improvement, carry out follow-up works from the audit findings
  • Draft and execute Resource Planning in order to determine budget, timeline and manpower needed to complete audit procedure
  • Develop and maintain good relationships with clients, staff, and management through audit assignments and meetings

Education

BA (Hons) Accounting Degree - Part-time Programme

Edinburgh Napier University
10.2012

Skills

  • Microsoft Office Word, Excel, accounting software; Peachtree, Multilable and QuickBooks
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Certification

  • Member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountant ( HKICPA)- obtained on 2019-05-06
  • Member of Hong Kong Institute of Accredited Accounting Technicians (AAT) – obtained on 2012-02-24
  • LCCI Level 2 Certificate in Book-Keeping and Accounts ( Pass with Credit)

Timeline

Senior Accountant

Chow Sang Sang Group
09.2022 - 02.2024

Senior Accountant

Wisers Information Limited
04.2022 - 07.2022

Finance & Administration Manager

Radica Systems Limited
02.2017 - 03.2022

Auditor

CIG CPA Limited
04.2015 - 02.2017

Audit Senior Associate

Richard Poon & Co., Certified Public Accountants
05.2010 - 06.2013

BA (Hons) Accounting Degree - Part-time Programme

Edinburgh Napier University
Flora Wai Laam Wong