LUQMAN ZAINAL ABIDIN

Chartered Accountant (ACCA, MIA) with experience spanning financial services audit, regulated internal audit, and group-wide CFO leadership. Currently serving as CFO with responsibility for Group Finance across three entities , leading governance uplift, liquidity stabilisation, and finance transformation.

Chief Financial Officer, TTL Sales & Rental Sdn Bhd

Appointed with a mandate to prepare the Group for IPO readiness, leading governance uplift and finance transformation across three entities.

Optimised cash collections through strengthened credit control and stabilised liquidity during financial stress, enabling operational continuity.

Assistant Manager, Great Eastern Life (Malaysia)

Executed and led internal audit assignments across life insurance, general insurance and takaful operations, including end-to-end planning, fieldwork, reporting and follow-up.

Conducted reviews aligned to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) expectations and internal governance standards, strengthening control environment and regulatory readiness.

Senior Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Audited major Malaysian financial institutions, including top-tier domestic banking group, across conventional, Islamic and Labuan operations.

Gained deep technical exposure to investment banking (Private Equity, DCM, ECM), asset management structures, and treasury products including derivatives and structured instruments.

Professional Qualifications

  • Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
  • BSc (Hons) Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University

Interests

  • Technology and web development—building small coding projects for reporting automation and web data extraction
  • Keeping abreast of macro and sector trends (AI, health, consumer tech)
  • Reading business strategy and leadership books
  • Business podcasts: Acquired, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Modern Wisdom