Jung C Lau

Experience

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  Maybank

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Management Associate

  - Assisted in bank merger project by performing system analysis and coding.- Coding for banking system routine operation and maintenance.- Provided ad hoc system support for banking back-end system.

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  Tan Peng Sam & Co.

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Audit Assistant

  - Assisted in performing internal control assessment and financial audit field work.- Assisted in drafting of financial audit report.- Assisted in administrative tasks including billing to clients.

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  KPMG Advisory

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Senior

  - Conducted operational audit for high profile clients including United Nations agencies such as United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA) and Khazanah Nasional Berhad (the investment holding arm of Malaysia).- Led audit team to carry out field work.- Assisted team leaders in attending clients’ exit meeting and audit committee meeting.

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  Protiviti

  Nov 2005 - Jul 2012

  Senior Manager

  • Managed key account clients and conducted presentations to C-suite level personnel including attending Audit Committee meetings to present highlight of audit results and details of significant findings.• Led project field teams and supervised execution of field tasks for projects relating to Internal Audit, Risk Management, SOX Compliance, Hong Kong Listing due diligence Internal Control Review (PN21). • Key achievements:o Led and managed first of its kind Business Process Improvement project to re-engineered 8 core business processes within 3 months for client. The field team consisted of 13 members.o Conducted numerous trainings for clients and company’s staff. This included trainings for clients with more than 100 attendants. Show less

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  Pharmaron Beijing

  Aug 2012 - May 2013

  Senior Director of Internal Audit

  • Partnered with senior level management to address regulatory mandates by modifying processes with internal controls for improvement.• Appointed as Social Compliance committee to govern proper compliance procedures.• Key achievements:o Developed revised policies and procedures for process improvements in core business processes including sales, procurement and fixed assets management.o Coordinated special audit projects conducted by client, including workplace condition assessment and intellectual property rights protection audit. Show less

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  Pall Corporation

  Jun 2013 - Nov 2015

  Internal Audit Director

  • Developed risk-based annual Internal Audit Plan for Asia Pacific region business units.• Led and managed internal audit projects in accordance to annual audit plan, ad hoc reviews requested by senior level management and fraud investigations. The field team consisted of 2-4 members.• Key achievements:o Completed approximately 6-8 operational audits for China business units within a year. Highlights of audit results: Assisted company to prevent once-off payment of RMB 8 million to business partner by implementing timely progress payments. Assisted company to reduce overstatement of revenue recognition from US$ 2.5 million to US$ 50k. Increased the efficiency of the annual stock count by reducing the duration from 3 days to 1 day with new counting procedures.o Completed approximately 6 fraud investigations within 12 months.o Managed special audits utilizing Data Analysis approach and facilitated management with data driven results for decision making. Show less

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  Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX)

  Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

  Assistant Vice President

  • Assisted in pre-implementation review of commodity trading centre in Mainland China, Qianhai Mercantile Exchange.• Led and conducted risk-based operational audits in accordance to annual audit plan, leading field team of 2-3 members.• Key achievements:o Developed tailor-made audit programmes and workpapers for operational audits covering Corporate Communication Division and Legal & Regulatory Compliance Division.o Assisted Head of Internal Audit in reviewing and revising IT audits reports to customize into layman tone for presentation to HKEX Audit Committee. Show less

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  BDO

  Apr 2018 - Jun 2019

  Senior Manager of Risk Advisory Services

  • Managed key account clients and led approximately 10 risk-based internal audits annually, managing field team of 2-3 members for each audit.• Led presentation of key audit findings to Audit Committee.• Key achievements:o Developed new line of business including Data Analytical audit and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for the department as new service or solution.o Conducted trainings for clients and in-house personnel including audits using Data Analysis approach.

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  Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering

  Mar 2021 - now

  Head, Group Internal Audit

  - Reporting to CEO and Board of Directors Audit Committee.- Directing a team of 16 staff to oversee MHB’s internal audit function and forensic investigation activities.- Managing 3 teams of 12 internal auditors carrying out 12 audit projects annually, including Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation & Commissioning (EPCIC) Project Audit.- Managing 1 team of 4 forensic investigators carrying out Whistle Blow investigations.- Serving as one of the Chief Audit Executive (CAE) within Petronas Internal Audit Fraternity (IAF) . Show less