Taharuddin Abdul Rahim

Experience

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  KAZ Group of Companies

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  Chief Financial Officer
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  Lawrence Wong & Co (Audit Firm)

  Sept 1991 - Dec 1991

  External Auditor

  Practical Training - External Auditor (Field & Office Work)

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  Kumpulan Naga (Audit Firm)

  Sept 1992 - Dec 1992

  External Auditor

  Practical Training - External Auditor (Field & Office Work)

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  Multi Purpose Finance Berhad (member of Multi Purpose Holdings Berhad)

  May 1993 - May 1997

  Operations Officer

  Job Description/Experience/Contribution- Manage Branch Cashflow - Chief Cashier- Head of Loans Department - functions include loans processing, loan documentation & conveyancing, credit control & legal matters.- Second Officer of the Branch - authorized to approve loans and authorized cheque signatory.- Handle Full Set Accounts - Handle Saving Accounts Operations.

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  Scott & English Electronics Sdn Bhd (member of DRB-HICOM)

  May 1997 - Mar 2005

  Accounts Manager

  Scott & English Electronics Sdn Bhd (SEE) is the sole distributors of LG Products in Malaysia. SEE involves in importing, manage the assembly of the products (if imported in SKD and CKD), marketing and distribution of the products in Malaysia (Nationwide).Job Description/Experience/ContributionAccounts & Finance- Managing Billing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Invemtory Control and Debtors Control.- Prepare Management Reports & Full Sets of Accounts - Company & DRB-HICOM level.- Authorised signatory for cheques, financing & banking documents, invoices, delivery orders etc.- Monitor debtors performance and distribute to CEO and the Client Manager involved to settle the issue.Financial Management & Loan Administration- Dealing with banks on Letter of Credits, Bankers Acceptance, Bank & Shipping Guarantee. - Negotiator of the forex rate for payment on imported items.- Prepare credit papers for loan facility applications and liaise with bankers on the facility arrangement.Success Story- Detected a wrongdoing of a salesman whose issued a temporary receipt without making any payment to company's bank account. Managed to trace the wrongdoing using a bank reconciliation and recover back the full amount in less than a month after detecting it. The amount is RM1.7 million. Show less

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  Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd

  Apr 2005 - Sept 2006

  Assistant Manager - Accounts & Finance

  Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd (PjH) is the Master Developer of Putrajaya and it is a member of KLCC Group & PETRONAS Group.Job Description/Experience/ContributionTreasury & Cashflow- Managing Treasury Function of PjH which involves bank balance monitoring and investment activities (liaison with bankers etc) in order to minimise idle fund in banks on daily basis.- Prepare Company level Cashflow budget (1+4 years) for Operational & Capital Expenditure.- Manage accounting entries for the Treasury,Loan Administration- Managing borrowing schedule for new borrowing and repayment including interest computation.- Managing disbursement of loan (revolving credit/term loan/bond/etc) once required by operations.- Ensure covenants of the loans are adhered to.- Managing in submission of reports with regards to borrowings such as Loan Report to Petronas, Bond Covenant to Trustee and MARC Annual Questionnaire.Commercial Building Monitoring- Monitor Commercial Buildings belong to PjH (except Alamanda) in terms of debtors control, impairment of assets and Performance Review Reporting.- Coordinator of Debtors Meeting for the Commercial Buildings.Insurance Administration - Manage Insurance matters such as Operational & Project Insurance for PjH.- Liaise with PETRONAS Group Insurance on Operational Insurance and direct to Insurance Brokers & Insurance Companies for Project and other type of insurance.Others but may not limited to this role only- Accounts Payable - verifier and authorised cheque signatory- Financial Evaluation personnel for Tenderers- Prepare ad-hoc reports such as Economic Reports for MoF, Perbelanjaan Modal Report and Banci Pertubuhan for Jabatan Perangkaan Negara- ISO Committee Member- Role as Quality Coordinator. Show less

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  Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd (a member of KLCC Group & PETRONAS Group)

  Sept 2006 - Oct 2009

  Finance Manager

  Head of Department - Accounts & Finance cum Support Services for Putrajaya Holdings's Business Division i.e. Alamanda Putrajaya Shopping Centre & its subsidiary ie. Indah Putrajaya Sdn Bhd (IPSB)Job Description/Experience/ContributionAccounts & Finance- Manage Full Spectrum of Accounts & Finance function for Alamanda's operations.- Liaise with Internal & External Auditors & Tax Consultant for Alamanda & IPSB.- Managing the Finance & Support Services issues in conjunction with requirement of Suria KLCC's Technical Services Agreement - to develop Alamanda to become World Class shopping centre in terms of Finance, Safety & Credit Control.- Manage the preparation of Annual Budget, Business Plan & Cashflow Projection.- Prepare Monthly Management Report for Alamanda which circulate to PjH's CEO.- Prepare Board Paper in relations to Accounts & Finance matters.Assets Management- Managing Assets belongs to Alamanda Shopping Centre.- Prepare proposal paper for Assets disposal/write off for Fixed Assets Committee & CEO approval.Occupational Safety & Health- Managing OSH activities done by Safety Officer & Operation Team- Conduct periodical Safety Training to tenants &contractors.- Chairman of the Safety Committee.Insurance Administration- Handling insurance coverage and claim of Alamanda PutrajayaDebtors Control- Managing of collections to ensure the outstanding payment over total billing is less than 10%. Show less

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  Rapid Penang Sdn Bhd

  Oct 2009 - Sept 2011

  Senior Manager - Corporate Services

  Rapid Penang Sdn Bhd (member of Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad) is a Public Transportation Operator in PenangDesignation: Head of Department/Chief Financial Officer which reporting direct to Chief Executive OfficerJob Description/Experience/ContributionManaging the following portfolios:-Accounts & Finance- Manage all spectrum of Accounts & Finance including liaison with external auditors (KPMG), internal auditors (Prasarana & Audit General of Malaysia),& Tax Consultant (KPMG).- Prepare Board Paper on Accounts & Finance matter for presentation to Prasarana's BOD.Budget/Corporate Planning/Business Monitoring- Plan & Manage Corporate Budget- Coordinate Key Performance Indicators/Balance Score Card setting of the Company together with CEO & top management and communicate it to Prasarana Management. Management Information System (MIS)- Managing the daily MIS requirement of the company. - Involves in projects/activities for improving Information System of Public Transportation in Penang. Health & Safety- Very crucial especially for Public Transportation Operator to have a good Safety & Health controls & monitoring.Inventory Management- Managing inventory requirement to ensure cost optimization without sacrificing operations efficiency.Fuel Management- Monitoring the usage of fuel to ensure cost optimization without sacrificing operations efficiency. - Control Procedures were sets to ensure tight control of fuel usage to save cost. . Show less

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  PETRONAS ICT Sdn Bhd

  Oct 2011 - Sept 2013

  Senior Manager - Assets, Budget & Costing Section

  Head of Assets, Budget & Costing Section which reporting direct to CFO of PETRONAS ICT Sdn Bhd (member of PETRONAS Group).The Section role is to support PETRONAS Group in managing its Common ICT (Operations & Capital Expenditure) in relations to Assets Management, Budget Preparation and Submission, Financial Performance Reporting (Actual vs Budget) and Costing & Pricing of the ICT Product & Services use by PETRONAS and its subsidiaries.Job Description/Experience/ContributionAssets Management- Managing of records of all ICT assets of PETRONAS Group Nationwide - work together with PETRONAS Group Accounts & Subsidiaries & PET-ICT operations & project team to ensure timeliness of assets refresh/disposal/write-off.- Monitoring of project completion by PET-ICT project team for the purpose of registering new assets. Budgetary, Planning & Forecasting- Plan and manage Corporate & PETRONAS Group's ICT Budget.- The Section coordinates the Budgeting Process which includes meetings & data collections within PET-ICT team members and PETRONAS Group personal (including CIDU) in relations to utilisation of ICT Products & Services, Operating & Capital Expenditure for 1 + 4 years.- Preparation of Budget Presentation Material which to be presented either by CFO or COO of PET-ICT to EVP, Finance of PETRONAS.Management Reporting- Perform periodic financial performance (including variance analysis) on Actual vs Budget and present it to CEO, COO, CFO of PET-ICT. - The Section provides periodic performance reports/billing statistic to customers (PETRONAS Group).Operations of VPM- Perform costing and pricing of ICT Products and Services.- Consult and optimize pricing & costing model and works towards positive variance for all ICT products and services under VPM.- Strategize, plan and manage the reduction in cost of new contracts and existing contracts.Others- Financial Evaluation Personnel in Tenderer- Any other task requested by CEO/COO/CFO of PET-ICT. Show less

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  KAZ Group of Companies

  Nov 2013 - now

  Chief Financial Officer

  Managing Financial & Corporate Services matter for 3 companies under KAZ Group of Companies. The Group involves in Automotives & Engineering industries (KAZ Engineering Sdn Bhd & KAZ Automotives Sdn Bhd) and Sport Accessories & Nutrition (KAZ Prosport Sdn Bhd).Job Description/Experience/ContributionFinancial Reporting & Analysis- Converting accounting system from manual to automated accounting system including creation of chart of account, accounting manual and training.- Prepare full sets of accounts- Perform financial analysis to identify performance trend.- Liaison with auditors & tax consultant.Budgetary, Planning & Forecasting- Leads, coordinates and collaborates the preparation and review of financial and management information in budgeting process.Corporate Strategy- Part of management team in setting up Overall Corporate Strategy to ensure the survival of companies in the future.- Lead the process in establish the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for the companies of yearly basis and KPI review on quarterly basis.Financial Operations & Management- Plan & Coordinates in ensuring that the operations of finance role in the companies are consistent with Company Wide finance governance, finance and accounting policies and procedures such as FRS and company manual.- Loan Administration role i.e. managing the loan disbursement and repayment including the documentation and records.- Guide and ensure of GST implementation and operation were execute accordingly to government rules & regulation.Other Portfolio- Safety & Health (projects administration)- Legal & secretarial - Office administration - Insurance monitoring- Cost controller - Assets Management Show less