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Senior Lecturer

Lay Huay Yeap

Master of Accountancy (By research), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Cluster:
Business, Communication and Design
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Biography

Lay Huay is a Senior Lecturer in the Accountancy Program at the Singapore Institute of Technology. With over 15 years of industry experience in financial institutions and public accounting firms, she brings a wealth of practical knowledge to her academic role. Her last corporate position was Vice President of Finance at Barclays Bank, where she led teams across Singapore, Hong Kong and India to provide decision support to APAC Senior Management through performance reporting, budgeting, and strategic planning. Currently, she is pursuing part-time PhD studies at an Australian university, focusing on auditors’ reporting. Her research interests also include corporate governance, risk management, and sustainability reporting. She currently serves in Singapore Accountancy Commission Learning & Assessment Committee for Foundation Programme for the Singapore Chartered Accountant (CA) Qualification, as well as SIT’s Sustainability Education Committee and Applied Learning and Innovation Grant Evaluation Panel.

SIT Appointments

  • Cluster Teaching & Learning Lead (BCD)
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Education

  • Master of Accountancy (By research)
    Nanyang Technological University , Singapore
  • Bachelor of Accountancy 2nd Upper Class Honors with minor in Applied Economics
    Nanyang Technological University , Singapore

Achievements

  • BCD Teaching Award 2024
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  • BCD Cluster Awards 2022: For Commendable Teaching in a Large Class Setting
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  • SIT Teaching Excellence Award AY 2019/20
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  • SIT Teaching Excellence Award AY2018/19
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  • A winner of Global Barclays Values Award (team achievement) for the significant contribution in the sale of the Asia Wealth Platforms in Hong Kong and Singapore
  • A winner of Global Barclays Values Award (individual category) in the Value of Excellence for stepping up as interim Asia Wealth CFO
  • A winner of Global Barclays Values Award (team achievement) in the Value of Excellence for delivering a complex structural reform project for Asia Pacific
  • NTU Research Scholarship
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  • Stock Exchange of Singapore Undergraduate Scholarship

Professional Certification

  • Chartered Accountant (Singapore)
    Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountant
  • ACMA, CGMA
    The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

Corporate Experience

  • Vice President, Finance Business Partner for Barclays Wealth Asia, Middle East and Africa Offshore
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  • Assistant Vice President, Finance Business Partner for Barclays Wealth Asia
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  • Assistant Vice President, DBS Group Finance
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  • Senior Associate, Assurance & Business Advisory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Research Interests

  • Financial and Sustainability Reporting
  • Corporate Governance / Risk Management
  • Auditors' Reporting

Current Projects

  • Sustainability Reporting Practices in Singapore
    – Present
  • Coexistence of algorithmic systems with the auditors' professional judgement and decision making, skills and knowledge.
    – Present

    Co-PI. This project is funded by the MOE Academic Research Fund Tier 1 grant of $9,876.65. 

  • Studies on Key Audit Matter (KAM) Reporting
    – Present

Past Projects

  • Be Ready, Be Prepared. Enterprise Risk Management Toolkit for Charities and Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs) 2024.
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    This project was a collaboration with KPMG and the Charity Council. Launched at the “Navigating Uncertainty: Introducing the Risk Management Survey and Enterprise Management Toolkit” Conference on 26 April 2024.

  • The 2024 Risk Management Survey Report for Charities
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    This project was a collaboration with KPMG and the Charity Council. Launched at the “Navigating Uncertainty: Introducing the Risk Management Survey and Enterprise Management Toolkit” Conference on 26 April 2024.

  • The Singapore Directorship Report 2023
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    This project was a collaboration between SIT, Singapore Institute of Directors (SID), Handshakes and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), supported by Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX). The report was launched at the SID Conference in October 2023.

  • The Future of Talent Development Report
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  • The Singapore Directorship Report 2021
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    This project was a collaboration between SIT, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Deloitte and Handshakes, supported by Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX). The report was launched at the SID Conference in November 2021.

  • Audit Committee Study Report 2020
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    The 2020 Study on “The Profile of Audit Committees of Listed Companies in Singapore” is the fourth study of audit committees (ACs) of listed companies in Singapore. This report provides a comprehensive and holistic view of the ACs of listed companies in Singapore as at the end of 2019. It serves as a baseline benchmark on what regulators and listed companies can further consider in improving the effectiveness of ACs. The report link can be found in https://www.acra.gov.sg/docs/default-source/news-events-documents/2021/a-study-on-the-profile-of-audit-committees-of-listed-companies-in-singapore-2020.pdf

     

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Journal Papers

  • Jutasompakorn, Pearpilai; Perdana, Arif; and Yeap, Lay Huay, "Discerning the Key Drivers behind Cryptocurrency Transactions: Identifying the Configurational Factors" (2024). PAJAIS Preprints (Forthcoming). 30.

  • Don's Column: Accounting Education for Sustainability, IS Chartered Accountant Journal 2022 (With Ow Yong Keng Kevin)

  • Audit Committee Landscape in Singapore (Part 1), IS Chartered Accountant Journal February 2021 

  • Chu, M.K., Ho, Y.K. and Yeap, L.H. (2021), "Tracking the development of audit committees in Singapore listed companies", Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 36 No. 5, pp. 770-784. https://doi.org/10.1108/MAJ-03-2021-3075

  • Audit Committee Landscape in Singapore (Part 2), IS Chartered Accountant Journal March 2021 

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Teaching Modules

Accountancy, B (Hons)

  • ACC2001 - Financial Accounting
  • ACC2007 - Company Accounting
  • ACC3301 - Advanced Company Accounting

Past

  • ACC1001 - Introduction to Financial Accounting (16)
  • ACC2901 - Value-Added Programme 1 (Essentials of An Auditor) (116)
  • ACC3901 - Value-Added Programme 3 (Spreadsheet Application Tools) (246)
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