Victoria Cao

Victoria Cao

Cost Accountant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Global Head of Compensation and Performance Management at Oerlikon

  • Education

    • Durham University Business School

      2013 - 2014
      Master of Science (MSc) Accounting and Finance Merit

      Activities and Societies: Member of University College/ Volunteered for Enactus UK 1) Achieved University College Travel Scholarship through competitive process.2) Represented Durham University traveled to Geneva to visit WTO, CERN, ICRC, Medicine for Malaria and Nestle on studying management strategy for international operations.3) Modules include derivative markets, financial planning and control, financial modelling, advanced financial theory and econometrics.

    • Kaplan International College London

      2012 - 2013
      ACCA Accounting

      ACCA Qualified AccountantTop mark on paper P2 in Kaplan Finance Leicester among all full time students.

    • De Montfort University

      2009 - 2011
      BA Accounting and Finance First Class- Top 3 Student

      1) First Class Degree, top 3 among all students in the course.2) Achieved business school scholarship.3) In Charge of the Sports and Entertainment Department of Chinese Scholars Association.4) Modules include Management and strategy, Accounting, Business Finance, Company Law, Taxation and others.

    • 北京师范大学

      2007 - 2009
      Bachelor's Degree International Finance A+

      1) First Class Scholarship, one of the top 10 students.2) Won best IFC Beijing Normal University student award, sponsored by Anglo-ChinaOpen Research Network.3) Modules include Management, Organisational Behaviour, Mathematics, Corporate Finance, Financial Market and Institutions, and others.

  • Experience

    • South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

      Jun 2014 - Sept 2014
      Cost Accountant

      1) Calculated the costs of more than 400 types of tests undertaken in the biochemistry pathology department using different accounting models, aims to accurately capture the true costs of the whole testing process.2) Developed a user-friendly model for cost evaluation and control purposes.3) Effectively communicated and cooperated with both clinical and non-clinical staff throughout the project.

    • 中国银行

      Oct 2014 - Jan 2015
      HRIS Assistant

      1) Facilitated the launching of new HR system in the UK, successfully achieved global consistency and connection between HR systems in different countries.2) Managed HR database and facilitated the usage of the new system.3) Supported employee communication and data audit.

    • Avery Dennison

      Apr 2015 - Sept 2018

      Merger and Acquisition Support- Partnered with business leaders to review pay practices and conducted detailed salary analysis and job mapping between 2 companies- Proposed potential policy changes and created action planGlobal Salary Review- Led 14 Subject Matter Experts to support people managers to provide the right salary increase suggestions based on global guideline- Global communication lead- Responsible for training all managers and communicate with all country HRs on salary review matters globallyVariable Pay Review, Policy Development and Implementation- Global Sales Incentive- Partnered with commercial, finance and HR leaders on plan design and implementation- Regional Operation Incentive- Partnered with operation leaders to conduct annual review on operation incentive plansRegional Benefit Renewal- Familiar with annual benefit renewal process, key member in vendor selection and evaluation. In depth knowledge on APAC Benefit MarketMaintain Market Competitiveness and Internal Fairness- Lead survey participation for 13 APAC countries. Ensure accurate benchmarking against the market for compensation, benefits and HR practices. - Conduct comp-ratio analysis to ensure internal fairness and pay for performance.Global Paymix Project- Commercial Department Focus- In depth analysis on roles and responsibilities for all commercial jobs globally and identify the current paymix gap for each job role in each country comparing with the market best practice- Partnering with commercial leaders and country HRs to close the gap and ensure we provide the right amount of incentive based on different job roles Show less

      • Senior Total Rewards Partner, Asia Pacific, Global Project Management, L&OD Experience

        Nov 2016 - Sept 2018
      • Total Rewards Partner, Asia Pacific

        Apr 2015 - Oct 2016
    • Oerlikon

      Sept 2018 - now

      Build job infrastructure- from segmented local job structure to harmonized global structure- Graded 400+ positions in 10+ countries, impacted 3000+ employees- Partnered with country General Managers, Department Heads and local HR team- In-depth knowledge on different job evaluation methodologyHarmonize local bonus systems with global incentive plan-Strong change management & stakeholder influence capability enabled a big change of incentive setup in Asia-Created consistency and transparency on incentive systems with significate reduction on complexity and admin effortsDigitalize Salary Review Process - From excel-based salary review to online salary review, trained 50+ managers and guided HR operation team from 10 countries throughout the process- In-depth knowledge on process management and dealing with complex cultural differencesBuild Compensation & Benefits Structure from Zero- New Business in Vietnam and Taiwan- Built fresh new compensation & benefits system based on business plan and legal requirements- Heavily involved in all HR related topics for new set upGlobal Mobility- Liaise between home HR, Host HR and external vendor for seamless transfers- Manage the transfer process and act as the go-to person for mobility related questions Long Term Incentive- Restricted Stock Units/Performance Shares Award- Experienced in dealing with State Administration of Foreign Exchange in China- Familiar with LTI related tax calculation and Chinese regulation Show less

      • Global Head of Compensation and Performance Management

        Aug 2018 - now
      • Senior Rewards Manager, Asia Pacific

        Sept 2018 - now
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ACCA

      ACCA
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Victoria Cao
      Comp Training- Avery Dennison Ovation Award Andy Sun, Senior HR Manager China, Avery Dennison Jul 2017 Victoria always works proactively and show us her commitment to the job. The two training sessions have been conducted in a professional way with lots of positive feedback from participants. Great ability to drive action and execution.
    • Awarded to Victoria Cao
      Annual Comp Process- Drive Action and Execution Award Christine Fostor, Senior Director, Global Total Rewards Mar 2017 Dear Victoria, On behalf of Shelley Zhi and the Avery Dennison Total Rewards Team, we would like to Thank You for your tremendous support and superb program execution during the 2016/2017 Annual Compensation Process. We greatly appreciate and value your many dedicated hours working as our Asia Pacific Subject Matter Expert during all phases that included testing, auditing, problem identification and resolution, communication, training, processing accurate merit and bonus files, and providing… Show more Dear Victoria, On behalf of Shelley Zhi and the Avery Dennison Total Rewards Team, we would like to Thank You for your tremendous support and superb program execution during the 2016/2017 Annual Compensation Process. We greatly appreciate and value your many dedicated hours working as our Asia Pacific Subject Matter Expert during all phases that included testing, auditing, problem identification and resolution, communication, training, processing accurate merit and bonus files, and providing valued-added consultation and guidance to our business leaders and human resources. Additionally, I want to personally thank you for your outstanding work as a project team member of the Communications and Training Team. The materials that were developed and implemented were very creative, professional and effective. Well done on this! Your subject matter expertise, support and excellence in all phases during this season are greatly appreciated! Show less
    • Awarded to Victoria Cao
      Global Communication- Collaborate Across Boundaries Award Darrel Dupuis, Global Manager, Total Rewards Mar 2017 Victoria - Thank you for going above and beyond as a contributor to our Communications & Training team. You voluntarily worked ahead of our schedule and communicated across the TR team to help ensure that we met or exceeded our deliverable. Great work!
    • Awarded to Victoria Cao
      eComp Project- Drive Action and Execution Award Lisa Talbert, Senior Manager, Global Benefits Mar 2016 On behalf of the Global Total Rewards Team I wanted to thank you for your involvement in the eComp Communication and Training team for the 2016 cycle. Your dedication, attention to detail and exceptional leadership helped us to not only stay on schedule for all of our communication deliverables, but also improve upon them. Thank You! From Lisa Talbert
    • Awarded to Victoria Cao
      Customer Dinner- Collaborate Across Boundaries Award Yi Tang, Communication Director, Materials Group North Asia Dec 2015 Thank you for your dedication and the great job being the volunteer MC for our Customer Dinner Event on Dec. 01. - Very positive feedback received from customers and the internal team. Well done! From Yi Tang
    • Awarded to Victoria Cao
      Socially Responsible Award- Scholarship Event Connie Chu, Senior Manager, Training and Development, China Sep 2015 Thank you for taking extra time being the scholarship award ceremony MC! From Connie Chu
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer - Business Management Support

      Issued by Enactus UK on Nov 2013
      Enactus UKAssociated with Victoria Cao