Hazel Aimee Hao

Experience

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  Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund)

  Apr 2017 - May 2017

  Intern
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  SGV & Co.

  Nov 2018 - Dec 2020

  Sycip Gorres Velayo & Co., is a Philippine affiliate firm of Ernst & Young (EY). As part of the Global Compliance & Reporting line of service, my work experience includes the following:• Reviewing/preparing our clients’ tax returns such as withholding taxes, value-added taxes, income taxes, documentary stamp taxes, final withholding taxes, etc. • Assisting the audit engagement teams in reviewing the income tax computation and income tax returns at year-end. • Performing research work for the tax queries and drafting formal replies to retainer clients• Assisting in tax due diligence engagements, among others. Show less Prior to transferring to the tax department, I was an audit associate in Sycip Gorres Velayo & Co. After a brief exposure in local (Philippines) audit, I was assigned to Asia-Pacific Talent Hub which is a pool of resources assisting other EY network firms in other countries in their audit engagements. I was assigned to the Australian market and have worked with colleagues from EY Australia and New Zealand. My work experience includes the following: • Performing and documenting walkthroughs of specific business processes • Performing and documenting controls testing, and substantive testing of the FS items assigned to me. • Performing detailed FS reviews• Attending inventory counts and cash counts• Other ad-hoc tasks, among others. Show less

  • Tax Associate

    Oct 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Audit Associate

    Nov 2018 - Oct 2019
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  Dole Philippines, Inc.

  Mar 2021 - Dec 2021

  Financial Planning Analyst

  Dole Philippines, Inc., is a Company that is part of the multinational group of companies that sells fresh and canned produce. For over 8 months, I was one of the financial planning analysts of their Stanfilco Division. My work experience includes the following:• Co-leading the month-end closing process• Preparing month-end final finance reports for submission to top management• Preparing monthly and annual budgets• Preparing monthly and annual variance analysis• Ad-hoc costing for new and existing SKUs and computation of cost of damages, among others. Show less

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  PwC Philippines

  Dec 2021 - now

  As part of the Assurance Offshore Services (AOS) line of service, I am involved in the audits of various Philippine (local) and overseas engagements from planning to completion. Below are some of my experiences:Local engagements:• Co-leading the project management of the engagement• Preparing the task allocation and monitoring the progress of the audit from planning to completion• Initiating the status update meetings of the team with the engagement manager.• Performing detailed review of working papers and one-on-one coaching with the associates. • Raising potential audit issues noted during review to the manager for further discussion. Overseas engagements:• Taking part in various types of engagements like full-scope standalone or group audits, referred reporting audits and specified procedures. • Obtaining understanding of the company and the significant business processes, performing fraud and other risk assessments and taking part in discussions of the audit plan/strategies, among others.• Into the details of the substantive testing work both as preparer and reviewer depending on the structure of the team and the type of audit. • Assigned complex FS items and tasks such as FS review process, pensions, taxes, and impairment with the assistance of audit experts/specialists.• For group and referred reporting audits, assigned to review the work of component auditors, or supporting firm engagement teams. • Experienced audits with no engagement manager and hence, was directly reporting and working with the engagement leader and attended meetings with client’s top management. • Have consistently maintained good relationship with colleagues and clients from diverse cultural backgrounds and able to manage the varying time differences. Show less

  • Assistant Manager

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Senior Associate

    Dec 2021 - Jun 2024
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  PwC Nederland

  Apr 2023 - Jul 2023

  Senior Associate

  On secondment