Kenny Choi

Built strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring exceptional client service. Assembled high-performing teams leveraging internal EY resources and subject matter experts. Successfully implemented and delivered modernized, future-proof EPM solutions for various clients, aligning with the organization's strategic requirements and optimizing the financial function.

Analyzed the Chart of Accounts and data model, addressing pain points, recommending enhancements, and sharing best practices to support standardized technology across Business Units. Gathered and documented core business requirements, aligning them with strategic reporting objectives and value-add activities. Analyzed data integration, migration, and quality within the Financial Workspace to ensure minimal touch and automated financial reporting.

Reengineered and streamlined reporting processes and operating models, resulting in increased synergies, cost savings, and the ability to allocate workforce capacity to value-added tasks.

Reviewed and enhanced existing reporting packages, leveraging process reengineering and optimizing the operating model, yielding significant synergies. Communicated, supported, and aligned local business units, group functional teams, and various stakeholders during LBU and Group implementations. Collaborated with stakeholders to define BU Reporting KPI requirements, focusing on delivering hard close results for all external reporting metrics within optimized timelines.

Led global operational effectiveness, analyzing people, cost, and performance levels across verticals and providing transparent and timely updates to C-suite executives, managing change initiatives.

Played a key role as part of the EY GDS EMEIA Insurance and financial services offering. Acted as a liaison between multiple teams, ensuring effective coordination and collaboration. Developed a comprehensive Insurance contracts playbook, encompassing primary substantive procedures (PSP) for Opening Balance Sheet (OBS) and Business as usual (BAU) processes.

Led the development and review of the accounting policy manual, covering various accounting standards. Built the Chart of Accounts, implemented posting logics, and conducted rigorous testing of disclosures. Provided valuable accounting consulting for system migration and configuration of the new environment.

Facilitated internal IFRS technical training at EY, upskilling the team. Conducted virtual workshops for clients across the EMEIA region, delivering insights and best practices. Assisted in managing, coordinating, and tracking global IFRS sales and opportunities, promoting increased integration on global initiatives. Demonstrated leadership by successfully managing a portfolio with over 15,000 client service hours.