MICPA Bytes

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Feb 2023

Rethinking Accounting with ChatGPT: An Accountant’s View

The accounting profession is undergoing significant transformation as new technologies enter the field. Imagine having a virtual assistant that can handle repetitive, time-consuming tasks efficiently and accurately. This is precisely what ChatGPT can provide accountants — a helping hand that would enable them to work more efficiently and productively. The ChatGPT chatbot was launched approximately […]

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13
Jul 2021

Get to know the Most Outstanding CPA Student Award 2020 Winner : Rachel Cheok Sue Lynn

Our school years are essentially a time when we discover ourselves and our identity. How were those years for you? My school years were laidback. I was a small-town girl with big hopes and dreams to make a mark in the world. I grew up in Seremban for the greater part of my life up […]

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13
Jul 2021

Get to know the Most Outstanding CPA Student Award 2019 Winner : Sohan Akaash Singh

Our school years are essentially a time when we discover ourselves and our identity. How were those years for you? When I think about my high school years, there are many good memories, some bad, lessons, but overall, it was definitely a good time in my life. I had great friends, opportunity to take part […]

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27
May 2021

Success is a journey. It is about achieving our purpose in life.

“Success is a journey. It is about achieving our purpose in life.” – Dr Nurmazilah Dato’ Mahzan, Chief Executive Officer of MIA Describe your university life – what was your experience like at IIUM & how was student life for you? I was very active in co-curricular activities since I was in school and this […]

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29
Mar 2021

Meet our Member (Academic Edition) : Prof Dr Susela Devi

PROF DR SUSELA DEVI K SUPPIAH Director, Centre for Accountability & Governance Research & Professor in Department of Accounting, Sunway University Business School, Sunway University Malaysia Your MICPA journey Prior to my joining the accounting firm in early 1980s, the practice was to recruit A-level students. I was one of the first to be recruited […]

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10
Mar 2021

The Right Choice

The Right Choice My name is Azleena, I started my career journey with PwC in 2013 and spent just over 3 years there before I decided to join Shell in 2017. To date, I’m working in Shell – specifically in the Shell Malaysia Exploration and Production (SMEP Upstream) as a Business Analyst. I play an […]

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23
Feb 2021

Senior Lecturer of Monash University & MICPA Council Member

Your career journey before becoming a lecturer I commenced my career in 1990 with Arthur Andersen-HRM (Management Services) Sdn Bhd as an Associate Consultant. I then served in the audit and business advisory division of Arthur Andersen & Co. between 1990 and 1994. I joined CWS Hygiene Sdn Bhd (“CWS”) as the Finance & Administration […]

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4
Feb 2021

Setbacks Don’t Stop You from Achieving Your Goals

Life throws different challenges at each one of us.  We will all have our different ways of handling them, hopefully coming out stronger and better, whilst learning lots of important lessons along the way.  We’d like to share an inspirational story of how one of our MICPA candidates has faced his set of personal challenges […]

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12
Nov 2020

Becoming a Trusted Advisor

By Roger Loh Kit Seng, Associate Director- Financial Advisory Service Department at Mazars 1. Description of your role – what are the important roles you play professionally? I am currently involved in advising businesses in connection with merger and acquisitions (M&A), Initial Public Offering (IPO), debt fundraising, business valuation. 2. When did you become a […]

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28
Oct 2014

10 Things I Wish I’d Done At University (Part 2)

Welcome back! I hope my list of points in Part Two will help you pave a better future for yourself. I wish I had made it a point to read more widely during my time at uni. Instead of just learning my course syllabus, I wish I had cultivated that thirst to know more – […]

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