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MEMBER PROFILE
Lim Wei Ri CPA is the
co-founder and principal
consultant at ECLAYS
Consulting in Singapore.
Lim believes a financial crime
prevention or anti-money
laundering strategy is essential
in all industries.
He plans to launch a new
consultancy and, one day,
a cafe to win over clients with
perfect coffee and pastries.
CAREER PATH
Essential
ingredient
Lim Wei Ri CPA has forged his career in preventing financial crime,
but he is also an aspiring pastry chef who believes that sharing
a meal with clients can strengthen relationships.
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As a teenager, Lim Wei Ri CPA
spent his holidays helping his mother
in her accounting practice in Singapore,
photocopying, filing and generally learning
the ropes.
“It was about gaining some experience
and to see if I wanted to pursue accounting,”
he says.
The experience paid off. After high
school, Lim enrolled in RMIT University’s
bachelor of business (accountancy) through
SIM Global Education, which gave him
a thoroughly well-rounded education and
set him up for a successful career.
“I think it is very meaningful work.
By analysing financial data, accountants
can identify opportunities to reduce costs,
increase efficiency and improve process
quality, which are all essential elements
in creating value for businesses,” he says.
AUDITING FOCUS
Having interned with his mother, Lim
was well-placed to step into interning
opportunities with the Big Four during
his studies, which led to a graduate role
at EY Singapore as a financial auditor.
Auditing opened Lim’s eyes to
a whole new world. It ultimately led
him to join the Association of Certified
Anti-Money Laundering Specialists
(ACAMS), one of the world’s largest
international anti-money laundering and
financial crime prevention communities.
“I began to appreciate the focus
of regulators worldwide on combating
money laundering and implementing
measures to promote integrity and
stability in the financial systems.
“Unlike financial auditing, which
usually happens once a year, the financial
