Vincent Choo

Vincent Choo

Finance Manager, Macroworks Sdn. Bhd.

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  • About me

    Strategic Finance Executive Positioning Companies for Growth Corporate Strategist | Project & Business Partnering

  • Education

    • Singapore Management University

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      Master of Science in Accounting Data and Analytics 4.0/4.0; Dean's Honour List
    • University of Melbourne

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      Bachelor's of Commerce Accounting and Finance

      Activities and Societies: Member of winning team for inter-University Business Plan competition (1998); Participated in CRA Limited Intercultural Communication Seminar (1996) and Excellence in Cultural Experiential Learning and Leadership (1997) programs Dean's Honor List; Book Prizes in Business Finance, Quantitative Methods, Introductory and Intermediate Microeconomics; Renong Group Scholarship Trust Fund Recipient;

  • Experience

    • Renong Group of Companies

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2004
      Finance Manager, Macroworks Sdn. Bhd.

      Senior Executive, Renong Group Expressways Division Office (Jan 2000 to Mar 2002)Executive, Group Internal Audit, HBN Management Sdn Bhd (Jan 1999 to Dec 1999)Developed finance, accounting and internal audit experiences and assisted companies to grow shareholder value, meeting statutory and management reporting requirements. Headhunted by the CEO of United Engineers (M) Berhad to setup and manage the corporate services department (with 2 direct reports) of Macroworks.

    • Boston Consulting Group

      Feb 2004 - Jun 2009
      Project Leader

      Coverage - Southeast Asia PracticePromoted within shortest possible time frame, from associate to consultant in training in ~1.5 years, to consultant in ~9 months and to project leader in ~2.2 years.Responsible to deliver on projects and manage diverse BCG and senior level client project teams across industries and functions. Head of charity and training committee in the Kuala Lumpur office.Delivered on diverse projects (from strategy, due diligences, and implementation) across several countries, including SEA, China, Europe, South Africa and Middle East. Show less

    • Mastercard

      Jul 2009 - Jan 2019

      Coverage - SEA DivisionResponsible for managing and performing the budgeting, accounting and forecasting for SEA, the largest and fastest growing region within AP in terms of net revenueImplemented the company’s corporate and financial strategies and objectives through managing the deal process, involving discussions with account teams, development of comprehensive business cases and comprehensive due diligence of customer agreements. Such initiatives which focused on issuing the best travel and airline co brand cards, diversifying into debit and prepaid products and penetrating competitor anchor banks and merchants Show less Coverage - APMEA RegionPartnered business units in developing business cases to defend existing business, win new business and engaged new areas of businesses (e.g. financial inclusion, processing). Managed the customer business agreement process for over 400 incentive deals each year in APMEA, which comprises 7 divisions and 18 countries, providing due diligence support to ensure customer deals are economically sound. Introduced innovative incentive structures such as contingent performance conditions, revenue sharing and value-in-kind incentives Show less

      • Director, Finance Business Partner

        Oct 2016 - Jan 2019
      • Business Leader, Business Development Finance

        Jan 2013 - Sept 2016
      • Business Leader, Business Development

        Jul 2009 - Dec 2012
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

      Association for Investment Management and Research
      Sept 2003
    • Data Scientist with R

      DataCamp
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    • Registered Scrum Master and Product Owner

      Nanyang Technological University Singapore
      Sept 2024
    • Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst

      Trainocate Singapore
      Mar 2024
    • Advanced Certificate in Organization Development: Modules 1, 2, 5

      SMU Academy
      Jan 2023
    • Certified Financial Modeling

      International Academy of Business and Financial Management
      Jun 2018
    • Registered Product Owner

      Scrum Inc.
      Sept 2024
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    • Certified Practising Accountant

      CPA Australia
      Jan 2003
    • Project Management Professional (PMP)

      Project Management Institute
      Aug 2011
    • Registered Scrum Master

      Scrum Inc.
      Sept 2024
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