Hui-Wen Lai has over 7 years of experience in financial accounting and 1 year experience with SAP FI. She holds an MSc in Project and Programme Management from the University of Warwick and a BA in Japanese from National Chengchi University. She is currently a functional consultant for Soetek Consulting, where she performs SAP implementations including configuration, coding, testing and user training. Previously she worked as a client relationship manager for Mizuho Corporate Bank, managing a portfolio of corporate clients and generating profits.
Experienced SAP FI Consultant with Project Management Skills
1. Hui-Wen Lai
E-mail: huiwenlai0326@gmail.com 07421272480
7+ years of overall financial accounting experience in the areas of Accounts, Audit &
Finance in Japanese-based corporate banking fields.
1+ year of SAP FI experience in ECC 6.0 version including configuration, problem
shooting and resolution, custom code specifications, testing, training, go-live support
and post implementation maintenance.
A positive and result-driven polyglot (English, Chinese and Japanese) from Taiwan,
who finished MSc in the UK in 2015.
Possesses practical knowledge and experience in Project Management, customer
relationship management and extensive qualifications in all phases of the software
development life cycle.
EDUCATION
MSc Project and Programme Management, University of Warwick, UK• 2013 to 2015
BA Japanese, National Chengchi University, Taiwan • 2001 to 2005
(A top ranking university in Taiwan) Overall GPA: 3.7 (83%)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Functional consultant (FI), Soetek Consulting, Taiwan 2015-now
Designing and developing business processes and guiding businesses in utilizing SAP
functionality to the best extent possible.
Performing SAP data conversions, migrations and IMG configuration.
Coding, testing, debugging, implementing, and documenting programmes.
Organising user training sessions to enhance the SAP learning curve of users.
Performed extensive work with project proposals and oral presentations for foreign
customers.
Project Experience
LVMH Watch& Jewellery –Project Assistant for GUI implementation.
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. –Team member of post implementation assistance in
SD/MM/FI/CO modules.
Mayekawa Corp - Junior FI analyst for a Japanese-based international company full
suite full cycle implementation.
Azbil Corporation, Taiwan Branch- Interpreter of Taiwan Roll out Project for an
international Electrical Manufacturing Company.
Ferrero Asia Ltd., Taiwan Branch- Deputy Project Manager for GUI implementation
and SAP post-implementation maintenance in FI.
Client Relationship Manager, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., Taipei 2007 to 2013
Created and supported client retention strategies for existing and new customers.
Promoted bank products and services such as loans, fixed deposit, import and export
trade finance, RMB related business, international remittance service.
Managed customer relationships and generated sales leads.
Prepared financial presentations to senior management and the Credit Committee
along with evaluation and analysis of business trends for companies.
Achievements
Entrusted with nearly 15 key corporate clients in the automobile, trading, logistics,
food and franchise industries, including Toyota, Itochu Corp., Family Mart and a range
of Japan-based construction companies.
2. Generated approximately 2 million pounds in annual profits from the interests of bank
loans and foreign exchange transactions by developing customer portfolios and
nurtured existing customer relationships.
Assisted customers with strategic financial planning to help manage their working
capital for more than six different companies in the construction industry.
Assisted with a large-sized automobile group improve cash generating capability by
proposing and monitoring a tailor-made IT system, by which information retrieved can
be reduced from seven days to nearly real time.
Supported senior leadership with contracting an international case of syndicated
lending of JPY 45 billion. Being assigned to host the international closing ceremony for
this arrangement, involved with 11 commercial organizations from Japan, Hong Kong
and Taiwan.
Accounting Clerk, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Taipei Branch 2005 – 2006
Assisted Accounting Manager in daily financial processing.
Monitored payroll data, cash receipts, billing, disbursements, expense accounting, and
deposits for more than 30 corporate customers a day.
SKILLS&ACTIVITIES&INTERESTS
Computer skills: proficient user of Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Access/Visio/
SAP ERP system.
Other skills: Enterprise Resource Planning/Project Planning Management & Control/
Programme and Project Strategy/Credit Evaluation/Strategic Corporate Finance& Financial
Services
Interests: Cooking, travelling and hiking.
UNIVERSITY SUMMARY
September 2013 – August 2014 Final Year Individual Project
MSc, The University of Warwick, UK.
Research to the area of project sponsorship of ERP projects (Majorly of SAP ERP).
Well-written project dissertation as well as a successful presentation to pass the
University
Oral assessment.
September 2004– August 2005 Final Year Individual Project & others
BA, National Chengchi University, Taipei Taiwan.
Successfully finished the Government founded project and finalized my research in the
field of Japanese literature.
Voluntarily and enthusiastically participated in a national oratorical contest and won
fourth place with a scholarship of $1,500.
Selected as the departmental ambassador to Interchange Association in an Asia cross-
cultural event.
REFERENCES
Available on request.