Professional Summary
- James graduated with the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants professional qualification in November 2003. He has more than 20 years of experience in the Audit and Assurance services. James heads the Technical & Training Department of Crowe and is responsible in overseeing the firm’s Quality Control System. He is also a member on the Managing Board of Partners at Crowe Malaysia.
Experience
- His experience encompasses areas such as statutory audits of companies including public interest entities, review of forecasts and projections, financial due diligence and preparation of accountants’ report in connection with corporate restructuring, initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions. In addition, he was involved in the reverse takeover of a few public listed companies in the education and IT industry. He has also extensive experience in investigative audit which entails reporting to the Securities Commission and for court proceedings.
- James has conducted many public speaking assignments for professionals in the areas of risk-based audit methodology, forensic accounting, initial public offerings and advanced level of accounting on business combination involving complex restructuring, mergers and acquisitions.
Professional Affiliations and Qualifications
- A registered partner with the Audit Oversight Board
- A member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE)
- A member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) & (MICPA)
- A member of MFRS Application and Implementation Committee (MAIC) & A Project Manager for WG 50 Business Combinations & Goodwill for Malaysia Accounting Standard Board (MASB)
- A former member of MIA, Practice Review Committee (PRC), Audit Interview for Licensing, Disciplinary Committee (DC), Financial Statement Review Committee (FSRC) and Capital Market Advisory Committee (CMAC)
Service Focus
- Statutory Audits
- Reporting Accountants
- Offshore Audits
- Investigations
- Forensic Accounting
- Independent Management Reporting
- Government and Cooperative Audits
- Reporting by Key Performance Indicators
Client & Industry Focus
- Privately-held and listed companies
- Venture Capital
- Construction
- Property Development
- Hotel
- IT
- Education
- Retail & Distribution
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