Elizabeth Yap

Elizabeth Yap

C.A.(M), FCCA​
Director, China & ASEAN Desk
Kuala Lumpur

Professional Summary

  • Elizabeth was involved in statutory audits of public-listed companies, multi-national companies and medium and large privately-owned companies involved in a wide range of industries.
  • She was also involved in other audit and non-audit related services such as financial due diligence, agreed-upon procedures and limited reviews for various clients.
  • In addition, she assisted Crowe Global in conducting audit quality assurance reviews on:
    1. Audit firms for admission as new members to the Crowe network; and
    2. Member firms for their inspection of its quality.

Experience

  • Elizabeth started her accountancy career with Crowe Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur office in 2006 as an Audit Associate. She has also served as an Audit Principal in the Audit & Assurance Department until 2018.
  • She transferred to the Technical & Training Department (“T&T”) in 2019 to assist the Head of T&T in overseeing the Firm’s Quality Management and Regulatory Compliance Systems.
  • In July 2022, she was seconded to Crowe Global to act as the Asia Pacific (“APAC”) Support Desk Coordinator in assisting the Regional Executive of APAC with inbound and outbound cross-border engagement referrals and other related matters relating to the APAC region, especially China.
  • She has shifted back to Crowe Malaysia to assist the Firm’s M&A regional business development, especially within the APAC region since April 2024 till now.

Professional Affiliations

  • A fellow member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK (FCCA)
  • A member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)

Education

  • BSc (Hons) Accounting, The University of Hull, UK
  • Diploma in Accounting & Finance, Inti College Malaysia

Client & Industry Focus

  • Privately-held and public-listed companies
  • Manufacturing and Trading
  • Construction
  • Property development
  • Services - Healthcare, Telecommunication, Logistics, Hotel operation
  • Highway concessionaire and operator