Faizah Mahfudz Newell

An experienced Finance professional with international and multi-industries exposure. My career progressed within retail, property shared services, banking and automotives. Areas of strength include Financial Analysis, Strategic Planning, Process Improvements and Transformation projects. My background includes consultancy experiences in strategic restructuring, finance process automation and included successful global cost optimisation projects.

Set-up and led APAC Shared Service Centre as regional centre of excellence for Finance

Led Employee Engagement task force, improving role competencies and staff retention

Delivered centralisation of Finance functions from Asia Pacific and Middle East countries to Malaysia

Delivered financial analysis of competitors' accounts to support Mergers & Acquisitions

Developed business case models for new product development and product conversion

Provided analysis to support strategic investment recommendations to Board level

Reviewed existing workflows and implemented best practice in Finance processes

Implemented process controls, led internal compliance audits to SOP and rolled out global approval matrix

Verified cost assumptions in budgeting and enforced standardised risk criteria across subsidiary brands,

Led Cost Transformation project, reduced annual General & Administrative expenses by RM4 million

Tightened global procurement control and achieved annual reduction of operational cost by GBP10m

Developed project plans and implementation targets for Basel regulatory rollout and acquisitions

Project managed centralisation of operational functions and automation (OCR) of Finance processes

Managed post project benefit realisation and ensured smooth transition of training & handover to BAU functions