Stephanie Liu | Managing Partner China
Stephanie Liu is the Managing Partner, Azure Group China, based in Shanghai. Stephanie also sits on the board of AustCham Shanghai.
Stephanie has more than 15 years of professional working experiences. Before she transferred to China in 2012, she has supported numerous multinational clients to set up businesses in Australia and managed their Australian accounting and tax affairs at Azure Groups head office in Sydney.
In her current role with Azure Group China, she helps foreign businesses to understand the China markets and supports foreign businesses’ finance, Tax, HR and internal control functions in China.
On the outbound side, Stephanie also supports businesses in China to expand their footprint offshore via Azure Group’s international alliance.
Stephanie has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business law from UNSW and also a master degree in international business management from AGSM. She is a qualified accountant and has membership with Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, CPA Australia. She also studied Advance Diploma of International Taxation with Chartered Institute of Taxation UK and was a research fellow with UNSW and UWA law school on China’s international tax laws.
Stephanie is also a frequent guest lecturer with Tongji University to teach accounting, tax and MBA subjects.
Stephanie has more than 15 years of professional working experiences. Before she transferred to China in 2012, she has supported numerous multinational clients to set up businesses in Australia and managed their Australian accounting and tax affairs at Azure Groups head office in Sydney.
In her current role with Azure Group China, she helps foreign businesses to understand the China markets and supports foreign businesses’ finance, Tax, HR and internal control functions in China.
On the outbound side, Stephanie also supports businesses in China to expand their footprint offshore via Azure Group’s international alliance.
Stephanie has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business law from UNSW and also a master degree in international business management from AGSM. She is a qualified accountant and has membership with Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, CPA Australia. She also studied Advance Diploma of International Taxation with Chartered Institute of Taxation UK and was a research fellow with UNSW and UWA law school on China’s international tax laws.
Stephanie is also a frequent guest lecturer with Tongji University to teach accounting, tax and MBA subjects.
Email
sliu@azuregroup.com.cn
Phone
+ 86 (21) 6231 6025
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