Benjamin Fong

Experience

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  Grant Thornton LLP

  Feb 2007 - Oct 2018

  Performed business operation and internal audit and internal control evaluation and provided recommendation to top management, devised resolution strategies to solve M&A and financial client issues related to due diligence, credit and liquidity risk assessment, cashflow, assets administration, and financial reporting process. . Formulated financial statements, managed internal control and accounting standards advisory, and reviewed budgeting, forecasting, and financial management. Directed financial, tax, and accounting operations in line with corporate standards. Spearheaded financial assessment and reporting to improve internal control systems and corporate governance as well as executed and facilitated the successful advisory on significant contractual aspects. Show less Executed in-depth financial audit and investigation, performed financial analysis and examined data and records in order to draw conclusions and audit opinions. Prepared required reports for complex commercial situations, managed business and financial reports, and directed internal audit process. Regulated investigation process and settled various matters by conducting interview with senior management, executive staff, and government officers. Presented financial audit and investigation findings to top management, audit committee and business stakeholders based on relevant standards of auditing and financial reporting standards. Show less

  • Senior Manager, Corporate Advisory and Forensic Investigation

    Nov 2013 - Oct 2018

  • Audit Manager

    Feb 2007 - Nov 2013
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  Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX)

  Oct 2018 - Jul 2019

  Assistant Vice President

  Listing and Regulatory Affairs | IPO VettingContribute in executing IPO inspection process, manage listing of applicants, and resolve pre-IPO issues. Collaborate with the SFC and sponsors, formulate assessment reports on listing application portfolio growth, and submit to listing committee. Deliver presentation in meetings to provide suggestions and ideas regarding approval or rejection of listing.

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  Delta Bogart Group

  Jul 2019 - Sept 2020

  Senior Manager, FP&A

  Directly reported to the CFO, act as key partners and contact point to global and local business units, provided recommendations to support management in making strategic business decisions, analysed internal control and consolidated management and cost reports, monitored business and financial performance on key operating unit, involved in process improvement, reviewed commercial terms, led budgeting and forecast with various department head and top management, monitored costs against budgets, monitored and identified internal control issues, reviewed banking-related compliance matters, in-charged audit and tax matters with external professionals as well as presented business and financial performance of key business unit to management. Show less

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  Central Business Information Limited

  Sept 2020 - now

  Associate Director, Head of Technical and Compliance

  Perform technical and compliance consultancy specifically in the area of Pre-IPO and M&A advisory services, and due diligence development, in particular:- M&A Due Diligence including business model, assets, intellectual properties, business partners, human resources, compliance and people due diligence for M&A projects- Pre-IPO/ IPO Due Diligence for corporate and IPO Sponsors- Enhanced Due Diligence in respect of advanced and in-depth KYC and compliance in AML/CTF for banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial institutions- Credit rating assessment for corporate- Investigative due diligence in respect of fraudulent and factitious activities Show less

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  The Knob Advisory House Limited

  Jan 2024 - now

  Founder and CEO

  We specialise in offering the following services to businesses:- Tailor-made content marketing campaigns to enhance brand visibility and reputation in Google- Content writing services for sharing business insights and promoting products or services- Financial consultancy services