Taw Okkgar

Experience

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  MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES-HOLLAND (Yangon Project, Myanmar)

  Jan 2007 - Jun 2008

  HBTS Programme Coordinator

  MSF (Holland)- Yangon Project: a medical humanitarian INGO, providing health care services to HIV high-risk groups and HIV infected people in Myanmar. Key Responsibilities:❧ Leading outreach staffs (42 team-members in 5 locations) to ensure quality performance and timely accomplishment of assigned tasks❧ Coordinating with various stakeholders (operational departments, other NGOs, local and regional government authorities for smooth project implementation and better services to community❧ (Temporary Ad-hoc Assignment) Leading a multi-disciplinary team to distribute food, shelter and hygiene products to infected areas in Ayeyarwaddy Delta Region in the immediate response to Cyclone Nargis in May 2008 Show less

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  Capacity Building Initiative

  Jul 2008 - Nov 2009

  Trainer / Consultant (Financial Management)

  Capacity Building Initiative: A consortium project to provide training and consultancy services to NGO sector in Myanmar. Trainer/ Consultant Team is composed of diverse professionals in HR, project management and finance.❧ Assess training needs of client organizations and deliver facilitative trainings❧ Advise client organizations on sound internal control, effective risk management and comprehensive financial reporting❧ Participate in networking and coordination activities for the development of financial best practices in Myanmar NGO sector Show less

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  Blue Diamond Manufacturing and Distribution C0. Ltd.

  Nov 2009 - Mar 2013

  Internal Audit Manager

  Blue Diamond Company: Manufacturer and distributor of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) with 12 branches (depots) in Myanmar. The Internal audit department was newly established in April 2010.❧ Report directly to BoD (Key Shareholders) on financial and operational performance of business ❧ Establish the Internal Audit Department: introduce the concept, role and function of internal audit function to other counterparts, prepare operation manual (in line with IIA guideline) and employ qualify and well-experienced audit professionals❧ Facilitate in preparing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of all departments❧ Plan and perform (financial and operational) audit programs and communicate with concerned management on audit finding and recommendation for remedial action❧ Coordinate with external auditors and financial consultants on financial reporting and risk management Show less

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  Kaung Htet Myanmar Group of Companies (Kah Hock Pte Ltd)

  Mar 2013 - Sept 2014

  Corporate Finance Manager

  Kah Hock Group of Companies (Kaung Htet Myanmar Group): A well-known conglomerate in Myanmar: consists of Blue Diamond (FMCG), KH Consumer (FMCG), Cyber City (mobile and electronics), KH Trading (LPG gas) and KHG Construction.❧ Lead a corporate audit department and finance departments (of business units) and report to CFO ❧ Advise finance managers on uniform internal control procedures and accounting policies❧ Assist heads of business units by providing insight financial information for their management decisions ❧ Review the financial statements of business units, prepare the consolidated financial statement and report to Board of Directors (BoD) with detailed analysis on financial position and operational performance of the business units against their respective KPIs ❧ Act as an Investment Analyst in dealing with investors for business mergers: prepare project financial modelling (Financial Planning and Budgets) and advise BoD on possible risks and returns on investments Show less

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  World Bank Group

  Sept 2014 - Dec 2016

  Chief Coordinator – Myanmar Business Forum

  Myanmar Business Forum: IFC (World Bank Group) and UMFCCI Joint Project. MBF is a pioneer dialogue platform to identify operating obstacles of business community in Myanmar and promote policy and regulatory reform to government to develop a favorable business environment. ❧ Act as a focal person to deal with various stakeholders (key persons of trade associations, international/ regional – chambers of commerce, development partners, entrepreneurs and government authorities)❧ Prepare “Position Papers” by identifying business obstacles, learning current local regulations and international best practices and recommending policy reform ❧ Arrange, facilitate and follow-up on action plans of dialogue meetings (working group meetings and government Bi-Lateral dialogues) and follow-up on meeting results❧ Manage public relation, as a spoke-person of MBF, on printed and social media ❧ Arrange ad-hoc meetings for government authorities with all private sector counter-parts as and when required Show less

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  Yoma Strategic Holdings

  Nov 2018 - Jan 2019

  Manager: Risk Management and Assurance

  Yoma Strategic Holding: Listed on the Singapore Securities Exchange (SGX-ST), a leading business corporation with a diversified portfolio of businesses in Real Estate, Financial Services and Investments in Myanmar. ❧ Prepare own desk research to keep abreast of industry threats, trends and issues, ensuring that YSH’s risk management frameworks are in line with industry and international best practice❧ Lead an audit team to plan audit program, perform audit assignment and communicate the audit finding and recommendations to the concerned management Show less

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  Myanmar Development Institute

  Feb 2019 - Feb 2020

  Executive Officer

  Myanmar Development Institute MDI: an economic think-tank to strengthen the analytical capacity of the government of Myanmar in the formulation and implementation of long-term national development agenda and specific policy actions.❧ Coordinate administrative support for the Executive Director of MDI (then the Deputy Minister of MoPFI)❧ Participate in donor relation, budget management and scrutinizing of administrative activities on behalf of the Executive Director❧ Assist National Economic Coordination Committee (NECC) of the Government of Myanmar in the financial analysis of SOEs and drafting policy papers and standard procedures (such as: SOP for the public procurement of construction tenders) Show less

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  The Central Transformation Unit for State-Owned Enterprises (MoPFI, GoM)

  Feb 2020 - Feb 2021

  Financial Specialist

  (Secondment by MDI to) Central Transformation Unit (CTU) for State-Owned Enterprises It is established in August 2019, by Government of Myanmar (GoM), under the leadership of Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry, to undertake concrete and systematic steps towards effective utilization and management of state-owned assets while further promoting the role of private sector. ❧ Lead a technical team (of economic and financial analysts) to provide support to CTU by analyzing economic and financial viability of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and prioritizing the reform sectors❧ Facilitate and provide cross-support in the privatization or corporatization procedure of SOEs in collaboration with Project Bank and PPP Center❧ Participate in analysis of government PPP mechanism and drafting national-level policies Show less