Why Choose Lee Chen?

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Finding leadership that excels in both complex financial frameworks and innovative problem-solving is a rare organisational challenge. Lee Chen, CPA, provides the solution. Backed by an award-winning academic background and diversified experience across the public and private sectors, Lee is a results-driven professional who consistently optimises processes, guides teams through high-pressure cycles, and ensures absolute financial accuracy. Explore the pillars of his professional profile below to understand the unique value he brings to the table. 

• Proven Team Leadership: Experience in leading teams through high-pressure year-end cycles, actively monitoring progress and adjusting to changing dynamics to ensure the on-time delivery of Public Accounts.

• Strategic Initiative and Crisis Management: Developed a business continuity plan for the Division during the COVID-19 pandemic, successfully maintaining critical government functions through electronic workflows.

• Standard-Setting and Advocacy: Demonstrated leadership in accounting policy by raising awareness of a complex, unaddressed accounting issue, establishing an internal process for future resolutions, and preparing research paper and presentation for the National Comptrollers’ Conference.

• Talent Acquisition and Development: Trusted to represent the Department at the government career fair, with hands-on experience in interviewing, assessing, and selecting new employees and service providers. A strong track record of training and supervising staff, providing internal training to ensure tasks are completed accurately and efficiently.

• Broad Framework Knowledge: Comprehensive knowledge of multiple accounting standards - including IFRS, IPSAS, Canadian ASPE, ASNPO, PSAS, US GAAP, and Bermudian Statutory - obtained through rigorous education, work, and research.

• Subject Matter Authority: Served as an Independent Technical Reviewer for the McGraw-Hill Intermediate Accounting 7th Edition textbook, exhaustively reviewing assignment material and solutions to ensure strict accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.

• Executive-Level Consulting: Adept at providing expert accounting advice and consulting services to senior management, including preparing accounting opinions and delivering targeted presentations.

• High-Level Financial Evaluation: Experienced in evaluating the financial impact, reasonableness, and prudence of complex proposals, and preparing detailed reports.

• Process Automation and Efficiency: Strong capability in redesigning and automating financial reporting processes, previously achieving over 50% time savings while actively minimising human errors.

• Complex Financial Analysis: Highly experienced in performing complex accounting and financial analyses involving advanced financial instruments such as derivatives.

• Systems Proficiency: Actively contributed to the Government’s complex SAP modernisation programme by rigorously testing system functionality and data accuracy.

• Professional Designation: A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), having successfully completed the rigorous CPA Professional Education Programme, including the highly demanding 3-day Common Final Examination (CFE).

• Top-Tier Performance: Graduated with Distinction from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Commerce Co-op and a highly competitive GPA of 3.94.

• Award-Winning Expertise: Recipient of the 2015 John R. E. Parker Prize in Accounting, awarded for achieving the highest overall score in accounting courses among all Dalhousie accounting students. A proud member of the Golden Key International Honour Society.

• Diversified Sector Experience: Brings a broad perspective with work experience spanning healthcare, marketing, telecommunications, logistics, insurance industries as well as the public sector.