1. NANCY YEUNG
Finance Executive | Chartered Accountant
au.linkedin.com/in/nancy-yeung-b0a21585
0418 764 143
nancy_yeung@ymail.com
PROFILE
AnExecutive Finance Leader(CA) with15+years’AustralianandUK‘Big4’experience,Ihave forged
a successful careerresolvingcomplex financialreportingandbusinessprocess issuesforarange of
business sectors globally. With specialist experience in business consulting, M&A transaction
delivery and completion of Interim CFO, Financial Controller and Executive Management
secondments,Iofferastrongtrack recordof leadinglarge teamsof upto25 professionals through
significantbusiness transformation,processchange, andgrowth.
With proven experience championing large-scale change management projects, I utilise deep
technical and commercial expertise, and well-developed influencing skills to support C-Level
stakeholders to navigate through complex and sensitive finance and operating issues with
multimillion-dollar impact. Highly analytical and pragmatic in my approach, I leverage a practical
understanding of business fundamentals to diagnose and resolve issues affecting commercial
success.
A successful people leader, I build high performing teams by providing clear strategic directions;
create a culture of mutual respectandtrust;and celebratinghighperformance and innovation.
EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY
Ernst & YoungSydney,Australia
Director, Financial Accounting Advisory Services Aug2011 –May 2016
Ernst & YoungLondon,UK
Senior Manager, Financial Accounting Advisory Services Aug2004 – Aug 2011
Audit Training Manager, Learning and Development Team
Senior Auditor, Retail and Consumer Products Group
Ernst & YoungSydney,Australia
Graduate to Senior Auditor, Retail and Consumer Products Group Jan 2001 – Aug 2004
KEY ASSETS
Financial Management Change & Transformation C-Level Partnerships
International Financial Reporting Audit Readiness Relationship Management
Project Management Stakeholder Engagement FinanceBusiness Partnering
Business Process Improvement Financial Analysis & Insight Executive Advisory
US GAAP / IFRS Conversion Financial Turnaround Internal & Financial Controls

2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director, EY Aug 2011 – May 2016
Sydney,Australia
 Completed a number of client-side secondment placements as interim CFO or Financial
Controller,frequentlytaskedwithenablingchange throughpeople andprocessimprovement;
 Provide executive business advisory to large multinational companies, ahead of complex
acquisitions,mergersandrestructuringtransactions;
 Strategic management role, accountable for leading multiple engagements, delivering high
standard of clientservice anddriving revenue targets andgrowthacross a portfolioof public,
private and listedcompanies;
 Provide management and direction as ‘Counsellor’ and ‘Mentor’ to team members, with
responsibility for individuals’ career development and focused on creating a culture of
excellence;
 Forge relationships with EY leaders across Asia Pacific and Europe to align team growth
strategyand share initiatives, representingOceaniaonAPACgrowthstrategycommittees;
 EstablishedPanel PresenterandHost for industryfocusedforumsand numerousclientfocus
eventssuchas EY Webcasts,an online live audiodiscussionof the latest accountingtopics.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
 Appointed A/Chief FinancialOfficerfor TAFE NSW (March – May 2016)
 During a time of significant change, uncertainty, high work demand and conflicting
priorities, I provided clear structure, objectives and guidance to the finance team,
focusing on results orientated team performance,improving processand challenging
the statusquo whererequired
 Responsible for all aspect of financial matters at Corporate Head Office, including
regular briefings to the MD, Board of Directors, Minister’s Office and Executive
Leadership Team on financialmatters
 Through successful stakeholder engagement and negotiation, I played a pivotal part
in setting thefinancial elementof TAFE’smodernisation plan.
 Appointed A/GroupFinancialControllerforTransGrid(Aug 2015to Jan 2016) to lead necessary
processchangeacross financeteam,ahead of a $10.3BN privatisation transaction;
 Directly reporting to theCFO,managedsystemprocesschangesand implemented best
practice frameworks across a complex accounting environment;
 Successfully led the Finance teamand managed complex stakeholderrelationshipsto
supportsuccessfulprivatisation;
 Appointed Accounting and Business Advisor to the CFO and Finance Management team at
SydneyWaterCorporation,to provideassistanceon financialreporting mattersandresolution
of complex accounting issues and businessprocesses;
 Working across the entire business operation, reviewed Sydney Water’s end-to-end
water recording process, securing executive team buy-in to implement a new water
usagemodel;
 Responsibleforthedevelopmentof a complex financialmodelutilising advanced data
analytics tools which negated significant errors impacting the business’ ability to
estimatecertain material provisions;
 Appointed A/Group Financial Controller for Sydney Ports Corporation (Aug 12 to Aug 13) to

3. managefinancialreporting and process mattersahead of a $5BN privatisation transaction;
 Directly reporting to the CFO, led a finance team of 25 through a time of significant
change,to deliver the successfulprivatisation of NSW’smajorinfrastructureasset;
 Led significantpre/postprivatisationprocessimplementation,duediligencereview,IT
transformation, human capital related matters, Audit Committee and Board
management,and issuesresolution;
 Appointed A/Financial Controller for a subsidiary of the University of New South Wales (Oct
2011 to Jun 2012), leading the financeteamto deliver a successfulyear-end audit;
 Established a leadership presence, leading a finance team of 7 and overseeing the
delivery of financialstatementsand supporting documentationsto NSWauditoffice;
 Implemented system changes, simplifying consolidation process to improve financial
statementclose process;
 Upskilled teamand managed complex stakeholderexpectationsto successfully deliver
year-end closeprocesswith no auditissues forthe 1st
time in many years;
 Subsequent to comprehensive business review, initiated and delivered a detailed
strategicplan and process improvementreportto the UNSWexecutiveteam.
Senior Manager, Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) Aug2004 – Aug 2011
Audit Training Manager, Learning and Development Team
Senior Auditor, Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS)
Ernst & YoungLondon,UK
 UK appointmenttaskedtoassistcompanieswithfinancial reporting andprocess matterssuch
as financial statementclose process,statutoryand internal managementreportingandaudit
readiness;
 Managed and resolved significant and complex accounting issues in the public and private
sectoras part of a regulatorychange or as a resultof a transaction;
 Led multinational teams of accounting, business modelling,tax and systems professionals as
firmexecutiveinfinancialreportingadvisory engagementsacrossUKand Europe;
 Full time execution of accounting and audit training programs to audit professionals
throughoutthe UK practice for a periodof 6 months.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
 Appointed TransactionAdvisory Managerfor Royal DutchShell (Sept10–Feb 11) to assistwith
the US$1BN divestment of 26 businessesacross17 countrieswithin their African operations;
 Led EY team of 10 to deliver 26 individual IFRS financial statements from scratch for
the de-mergertransaction;
 Managed demanding stakeholder expectations across different countries and
practices to solve complex financialreporting problemsundertighttime pressures;
 Appointed IFRS Conversion Manager for ABB Ltd, Zurich, Switzerland (Nov 10 to Jun 11), to
assistwith their globalconversion fromUSGAAPto IFRS;
 Advised financial leaders within the business on conversion impact and options,
translating highly technicallanguageinto actionableplansand businesslanguage;
 Diagnosed and identified accounting and process changesneeded foreach division to
lead a step program across subsidiaries, supporting client through full conversion
process;

4.  Designed practical implementation tools to assistwith a smooth adoption of IFRSfor
the ABB Group globally;
 Appointed Financial Reporting Consultant for Legal Services Commission, a UK public sector
department, (Feb to Nov 10) to assist with the improvement of an improved financial close
process;
 Coordinated team of highly skilled statisticians to estimate accounting provisions,
linking to accounting processesfornumberverification;
 Projectmanaged auditprocess,directing a teamof 10 in the preparation of financial
statementsand accompanying documentation to ensureoutcomewasaccountable;
 Delivered on-time reporting to the Department of Justice, translating technical
mathematicallanguageinto comprehensiblebusinessterms;
 Successfully project managed year end processand obtained a clean audit report for
the1st
time in many yearsastheprimary pointof contactfortheNationalAuditOffice;
 Other UK clients included: Whirlpool Inc, Hilton International Plc, Lastminute.complc, Talktalk plc
and Mitsui Group;
ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE
Owner 2013 - Present
Chilli JamCatering
 Foundedacateringbusinessin 2013,boutique cateringcompanyspecialisinginevents,private
dinnerpartiesandpersonal chef services acrossSydney;
 Drive business performance, marketing, building social media presence, overseeing P&L
management,budgeting tomaintainhighquality indeliveryof services;
 Business is currentlyin scale-up phase. Keyachievements to date include catering events for
up to 100 people andsuccessfullyhostingpopupstalls inWestfieldand farmersmarkets.
EARLIER CAREER HISTORY
Graduate to Senior Auditor, Retail and Consumer Products Group Jan 2001 – Aug 2004
Intern – Credit card business analysis | Citibank Hong Kong Dec 2000 – Feb2001
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Chartered Accountant (Member) CharteredAccountants AustraliaandNZ
Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting and Finance Universityof Sydney
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Languages| CantoneseandMandarin,bilingual proficiency
References available on request