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Chong Kok How

Assistant Account Manager
Kuala Lumpur

Summary

Accounting professional with over 9 years of experience spanning accounting firms, audit, and in-house finance. Skilled in preparing management accounts for diverse industry clients, handling full set accounts, and performing group consolidation for audit purposes. Currently leveraging expertise in a property development environment, with proven ability to deliver accurate financial statements and support management decision-making.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Language

Work History

Assistant Accounting Manager

MEDAN DAMAI SDN BHD
11.2021 - Current

Financial Reporting & Analysis

  • To manage daily accounts operational function, i.e., review payment voucher, journal voucher, debit note, credit note, intercompany confirmation and bank reconciliation.
  • To handle and review full set of monthly management accounts and ensure its timely submission for monthly.
  • To review daily cash flows position.
  • Managed, prepared, and reviewed accounts for a portfolio of 18 companies, including both active and dormant entities.

Budgeting & Forecasting

  • Collaborated with department heads to prepare and analyze monthly budget reports

Group Consolidation & Reporting

  • Prepared group consolidation and managed the annual submission of consolidated accounts to auditors, ensuring accuracy and compliance with financial reporting standards.

Taxation & Statutory Compliance

  • Tax computations, submissions, and liaise with tax agents to ensure compliance with local tax regulations. Ensure timely filing of statutory financial reports to avoid penalties

Team Leadership & Development

  • Supervised and mentored junior accounting staff, ensuring accurate task completion in compliance with internal policies while fostering a collaborative, high-performance work environment.

Ad-Hoc Assignments

  • Managed ad-hoc assignments such as liaising with LHDN for tax refunds, coordinating with KPKT officers on developer licensing, AP Permit applications, and handling compliance matters related to HDA accounts.


Assistant Accounts Manager

Enews Media Sdn Bhd
03.2019 - 10.2021
  • -Responsible in preparation of full set of accounts and monthly closing.
  • -Prepare annual financial reports.
  • -Review Intercompany transaction (Transaction between Taiwan , Hong Kong and Malaysia)
  • -Quarterly review Taiwan's management account
  • -Consolidate Taiwan, Malaysia and Hong Kong financial statement and report to Director.
  • -Liaise with external auditors and tax agents
  • Managed and prepared accounts for a portfolio of 5 companies, including including Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Senior Audit Associate

YTS & Associates
05.2013 - 12.2018
  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Audit client’s annual management reports through verification of data/documentation.
  • Review company’s statement of internal control.
  • Understand and evaluate business performance and operations
  • Identify audit issues in relation to the objectives of the audit (E.g. deficiencies of control, errors in accounting records, non-compliance with accounting standards etc).
  • Perform fixed asset sighting and year-end stocktake.
  • Prepare capital allowance schedule, calculate deferred tax and tax provision.
  • Drafting and finalizing accounts, executing audit test base on audit methodology.
  • Provide tax planing to company's client
  • Assist Audit Manager to review SME Company financial report

Audit Assistant

Yuen Tang & Co
12.2012 - 04.2013
  • -Audit client’s annual management reports through verification of data/documentation.
  • -Review company’s statement of internal control.
  • -Understand and evaluate business performance and operations
  • -Identify audit issues in relation to the objectives of the audit (E.g. deficiencies of control, errors in accounting records, non-compliance with accounting standards etc).
  • -Perform fixed asset sighting and year-end stocktake.
  • -Drafting and finalizing accounts, executing audit test base on audit methodology.
  • Computer literate : Audit Express Software.

Account Executive

GastroGlobal Sdn Bhd
12.2011 - 11.2012
  • I am currently attached to GastroGlobal Sdn Bhd as a Account Executive. My relevant job experience generally covers Full set account.Which include
  • -Monthly accounting report;
  • -Budgeting and Analysis;
  • -Costing report for F&B
  • -Bookkeeping
  • -Preparation of Audit Schedules and Tax Schedules
  • -Liaison with Auditors

Account Executive

Paul Chuah & Co
01.2008 - 11.2011
  • Responsibilities
  • -Full set of Account;
  • -Monthly accounting report;
  • -Budgeting and Analysis;
  • -Good in accounting system
  • Computer literate + knowledge on MYOB,SQL,Quickbook,UBS,DOS accounting software.

Education

Advanced/Higher/Graduate Diploma - Business Studies/Administration/Finance

IFA Bolton Universiti
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
03-2011

Diploma - Finance/Accountancy/Banking (Accounting)

Kolej Metro Prima
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
07-2008

Skills

    Financial reporting

    Audit coordination

    ERP system

    Accounting software ( MHW , Autocount, SQL ,Quickbook , UBS)

    Cash flow management

    Microsoft Excel

    Power Point

Timeline

Assistant Accounting Manager

MEDAN DAMAI SDN BHD
11.2021 - Current

Assistant Accounts Manager

Enews Media Sdn Bhd
03.2019 - 10.2021

Senior Audit Associate

YTS & Associates
05.2013 - 12.2018

Audit Assistant

Yuen Tang & Co
12.2012 - 04.2013

Account Executive

GastroGlobal Sdn Bhd
12.2011 - 11.2012

Account Executive

Paul Chuah & Co
01.2008 - 11.2011

Advanced/Higher/Graduate Diploma - Business Studies/Administration/Finance

IFA Bolton Universiti

Diploma - Finance/Accountancy/Banking (Accounting)

Kolej Metro Prima
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