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Teng Teng Lee

Teng Teng Lee

Hamburg,Germany

Summary

Dynamic and detail-oriented professional with a strong foundation in problem-solving and team building. Demonstrates exceptional ability to remain calm under pressure, ensuring efficient and accurate accounting practices. Committed to leveraging skills to drive organisational success and foster collaborative environments.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work history

Securitisation and Capital Planning

BAWAG Group
Hamburg
02.2025 - Current
  • Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.

Head of Stress Testing

Barclays Europe
Hamburg
04.2022 - 01.2025
  • Led delivery of Internal and EBA Stress Testing for Barclays Europe.
  • Designed insightful management information and sensitivity analysis to address business requirements.
  • Functioned as key SME in EBA Stress Testing Transformation programme, enhancing capabilities and remediating model development.
  • Sourced strategic data to support automated model execution and upgraded supporting processes.

Head of Costs

Barclays Consumer Bank Europe
Hamburg
11.2018 - 03.2022
  • Led cost discussions with C-level executives to implement viable optimisation strategies.
  • Achieved approximately €5 million savings through rigorous analysis of cross-charges and performance costs
  • Challenged unjustified cross-charge allocations, supported by detailed explanations and data analysis.

Head of OKR (Objective & Key Results)

Varengold Bank AG
Hamburg
01.2018 - 06.2018
  • Successfully rolled out OKR framework across Bank within one month.
  • Facilitated OKR process, enhancing performance across all teams.

Group Cost Performance

HSBC Group
London
09.2015 - 01.2017
  • Led Group's Cost-to-Achieve reporting as Subject Matter Expert for transformation teams and senior executives.
  • Provided analytical support and recommendations to enhance financial presentation for informed decision-making.
  • Guided tax specialist on transfer pricing issues raised by HMRC regarding Cost-to-Achieve.
  • Drove global rollout of Cost-to-Achieve reporting system to improve operational efficiency.

Deputy Chief Accounting Officer

HSBC Malta
Malta
02.2014 - 08.2015
  • Directed financial and regulatory reporting for HSBC Bank Malta plc.
  • Led impairment technical issues, collaborating with Group colleagues for resolution.
  • Coordinated IFRS 9 implementation, forming a local working group to ensure compliance.
  • Automated local FINREP reporting using XBRL, enhancing speed and reducing manual input.
  • Delivered Cost Centre streamlining project, resulting in sustainable savings on reporting.
  • Produced Malta Asset Quality Review papers with minimal queries from PwC.

Europe SOX & Balance Sheet Control Lead

HSBC
London
07.2011 - 02.2014
  • Revamped and formalised SOX Risk Assessment process across Europe to ensure standardisation and governance.
  • Led European team in SOX integration working group, ensuring compliance of migration onto ORION tool with regulations.
  • Served as SOX and Account Balance Control subject matter expert for Europe, addressing Internal Auditor and KPMG queries.

Finance Control - Insurance Europe

HSBC
London
05.2010 - 07.2011
  • Reviewed financial control processes across insurance sites in Europe and Middle East, documenting control weaknesses and action plans.
  • Led Finance in Operational Risk projects, monitoring litigation reports and key risks to identify potential impacts on insurance.

Audit Manager (Insurance & Investment Management)

Deloitte LLP
London
12.2006 - 11.2009
  • Executed risk-based audits which resulted in increased business performance visibility.
  • Established clear lines of communication between all levels of staff during auditing projects.


Examples of involvement in for the following audit/special engagement jobs:

  • Royal Bank of Scotland- Insurance Division, annual audit 2006, 2007 and 2008 (IFRS).
  • Roll Royce & Bentley Pension Fund - annual audit 2006 and 2007 (UK GAAP).
  • Barclays Pension Fund - review and redesign financial reporting method for all investment categories.

Audit Senior

KPMG
, Malaysia
11.2002 - 08.2006
  • Collaborated closely with colleagues, facilitating smooth completion of complex audits.
  • Special engagement - reviewed financial model on bond issuance for power plant.


Examples of involvement in for the following audit/special engagement jobs:

  • Kurnia Insurance - Annual audit 2003, 2004 and 2005
  • Allianz Insurance (General) - Annual audit 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Petronas - Annual audit 2003, 2004, 2005

Education

Certified Practising Accountant -

CPA Australia
02.2002 -

Bachelor of Business - Major in Accounting joint study in Finance

Charles Sturt University, Australia
02.1998 - 04.2001

Skills

  • Problem-solving
  • Strategic planning
  • Leadership
  • Calm under pressure

Timeline

Securitisation and Capital Planning

BAWAG Group
02.2025 - Current

Head of Stress Testing

Barclays Europe
04.2022 - 01.2025

Head of Costs

Barclays Consumer Bank Europe
11.2018 - 03.2022

Head of OKR (Objective & Key Results)

Varengold Bank AG
01.2018 - 06.2018

Group Cost Performance

HSBC Group
09.2015 - 01.2017

Deputy Chief Accounting Officer

HSBC Malta
02.2014 - 08.2015

Europe SOX & Balance Sheet Control Lead

HSBC
07.2011 - 02.2014

Finance Control - Insurance Europe

HSBC
05.2010 - 07.2011

Audit Manager (Insurance & Investment Management)

Deloitte LLP
12.2006 - 11.2009

Audit Senior

KPMG
11.2002 - 08.2006

Certified Practising Accountant -

CPA Australia
02.2002 -

Bachelor of Business - Major in Accounting joint study in Finance

Charles Sturt University, Australia
02.1998 - 04.2001
Teng Teng Lee