Deloitte opens its Southeast Asia Regional Capability Centre in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, 7 June 2023 – Deloitte today announced the opening of their Southeast Asia Regional Capability Centre (RCC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The RCC is designed to deliver a comprehensive, end-to-end suite of professional services to clients in the region across Deloitte’s five businesses – Audit & Assurance, Consulting, Financial Advisory, Risk Advisory and Tax – in a way that is seamless and cost efficient.

Strategically located in Kuala Lumpur, the RCC leverages Malaysia’s central geographic location within Southeast Asia and its reputation as a competitive destination for high-value investments. This move will allow Deloitte to enhance its regional presence and position the organisation to meet the increasing demand for professional services in Southeast Asia.

One key highlight of the RCC is that it requires talent with a wide array of skills and expertise to deliver its services that span the five businesses. Deloitte anticipates scaling up the RCC to over 1,000 employees within the year, with a plan to develop capabilities in data science and analytics, forensic investigation, supply chain management, digital transformation, cyber security, and cloud computing. This creates opportunities for the local talent and will help uplift the professional services sector in Malaysia.

Nurturing talent at every stage

Deloitte’s comprehensive talent development program aims to cultivate talent at every stage, starting from the foundational school years through tertiary education and continuing the journey as Deloitte professionals.

Part of Deloitte’s global WorldClass initiative, KidsEdu is the Malaysian flagship CSR program with the aim of improving academic performance of primary school children in the B40 community, aged between 7 and 12. Established in June 2019, weekly physical classes for English, Mathematics and Science were held in selected PPRs within the Klang Valley.

With the pandemic, classes pivoted online, which enabled the program to expand its outreach. Virtual classes are now held once every fortnight with more than 1,100 students tuning in from 7 locations, across 6 states nationwide. Collectively, the program has impacted more than 2,100 students out of which 1,000 have graduated, on completion of their primary school. Classes are facilitated by more than 190 Deloitte professionals, who have served 1,300 volunteer hours and counting!

With online classes, it also meant that students needed technology to attend. From June 2020, the firm has distributed a total of 572 laptops, with a commitment of providing 200 refurbished laptops to the community annually. In conjunction with the launch and the 55th anniversary of Deloitte in Malaysia, the firm made a pledge to provide 550 refurbished laptops from 1 January 2023 to 1 January 2025.

The KidsEdu initiative would not have been possible without the relentless support of organisations such as Hewlett Packard Malaysia, who provided laptops at a heavily discounted rate; the YTL Foundation, who furnished students with YES 4G data plan; as well as student volunteers from Monash University Malaysia and TAR UMT, who were instrumental in refreshing laptops for use.

YB Tuan Mohd Rafizi Ramli
Minister of Economy

“The pace of skills evolution with shorter lifecycles will continue to widen the gap between the supply and demand of skills if we do not upskill and reskill at scale. As tasks evolve with advancing technology, human resource planning needs to be more agile and flexible. Regional Capability Centres are an acknowledgement of this new world, and a stake in the exciting possibilities.”

Datuk Wira Arham Abdul Rahman
Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)

“This strategic move aligns closely with the goals outlined in the Twelfth Malaysia Plan, aiming to expedite the generation of high-value job opportunities and cultivate knowledgeable and skilled workforce. Deloitte's RCC and Malaysia are forging a parallel path to transform the nation into a Global Services Hub by 2025.”

Mahadhir Aziz
Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

"The Southeast Asia Regional Capability Centre is a resounding affirmation of Malaysia's position as a competitive powerhouse for high-value investments and propels us closer towards our goal of firmly establishing Malaysia as the digital hub of ASEAN. Our Malaysia Digital (MD) national strategic initiative aims to revolutionise our digital capabilities, bolstering our value proposition to attract transformative digital investments and ignite unprecedented growth in the digital economy. We are committed to supporting Deloitte’s presence and growth via various PEMANGKIN initiatives. Deloitte's RCC not only represents a monumental leap in enhancing Malaysia's service capabilities but also signifies confidence in Malaysia's robust and enabling ecosystem, our pool of digitally skilled talent, world-class infrastructure, and establishing Malaysia as the destination for unparalleled digital excellence."

Yee Wing Peng
Deloitte Malaysia Country Managing Partner

“The RCC reinforces our commitment to develop a highly-skilled workforce capable of exporting world-class professional services globally. By building emerging capabilities to meet future demands, we also aim to strengthen Malaysia's business ecosystem and enhance its competitiveness on the global stage.”

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