About Boon Wai
I help startups and growing companies set up efficient finance operations — covering accounting, tax compliance, ERP implementation, and process automation. With 10+ years of experience in fintech, startups, and international audits, I bring practical solutions that improve workflows and ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance.
English
Native or bilingual
German
Conversational
Malay
Conversational
Chinese
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Berlin (up to 30km), München (up to 30km)
Experience
- TiltaLead Accounting and FinanceMay 2022 - Today (4 years and 1 month)Berlin, Germany• Responsible for setting up the finance operation from scratch• Assess and implement different tools to integrate banks, expense management, bookkeeping and tax compliance• Set up a highly scalable, integrated and automated finance process• Take care of the statutory and tax compliance topics in the finance team• Establish company-wide policies and processes
- FiniataLead Accounting and FinanceOctober 2021 - April 2022 (6 months)Berlin, Germany• Led & developed all staff within the area of accounting, tax, liquidity, expense management and finance operation• Hired, formed and managed a high-performing team and set a clear mission and vision for the team• Key contact person for tax advisors, requests from the tax offices and other teams across the company• Managed statutory and legal compliance with regard to financial statements, bookkeeping, tax, expense and cash management• Ensured that financial information is provided in time and given quality to internal and external stakeholders to support key business decisions• Set up highly efficient and automated processes, tools and organisational structures• Project manager for various initiations including ERP implementation (Oracle Netsuite), product roll-out consultation, tax optimisation, transfer pricing, team restructuring, etc.
- EYSenior Consultant, Transaction Advisory ServicesJune 2019 - February 2020 (8 months)Berlin, Germany• Advised clients on transaction decisions by providing decisive analyses and assessments.• Consultant for national and international companies and financial investors in the acquisition and sale of companies• Carried out complex financial due diligence reviews and analysed the opportunities and risks of transactions• Data evaluation and preparation for the development of strategic decision making bases and recommendations for action• Responsible for project management as well as technical leadership and training of team members
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Education
- Master of Arts - MABerlin Professional School – HWR Berlin2019Master of Arts - MA
- Online Certificate in Leadership PrinciplesHarvard Business School2025Online Certificate in Leadership Principles