Princess (“Cess”) graduated in 2002 with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from University of Perpetual Help, and qualified as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the Philippines in 2004. She has been a member of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) since 2004.
Cess has more than 20 years of providing assurance and advisory services to listed, multinational and local companies belonging to various industries including insurance, manufacturing, property development and construction, shipping, agriculture, oil/petroleum and derivatives trading, holding companies, trading companies, information technology, software development and professional services.
Her previous experience include numerous public listed companies and multinational corporations in various industries. She was involved in IFRS reporting, financial audits conducted under International Standards in Auditing and has also played a key role on special engagements including Review engagement, IPO and MAS Reporting.
Prior to joining us at the end of 2025, Cess worked with EY from 2004 to 2011, Moore between 2011 and 2016, and Heng Lee Seng LLP for 9 years from 2016 onwards.
In 2025, Cess transitioned to HLSPartnership LLP together with the majority of the senior management team of Heng Lee Seng LLP as part of the reorganisation of the HLS Group of companies.