Benjamin Cheng

Benjamin Cheng has a diverse work experience in finance and operations. Benjamin is currently serving as the Group Finance and Operations Director at Sandpiper, where they have been working since June 2022. Prior to this role, they held the position of Finance and Operations Manager at Sandpiper from September 2019 to June 2022.

In addition to their role at Sandpiper, Benjamin also served as the Honorary Treasurer and Member at the Malaysian Alliance Of Corporate Directors (MACD) since May 2019. MACD is a not-for-profit company focused on developing corporate directors in Malaysia.

Benjamin has also contributed to the Monash University Alumni Singapore as an Honorary Auditor from January 2022 to December 2022. Before this, they founded their own consulting firm called Procss Realtime Consulting in May 2019, which they operated until September 2019.

Prior to their entrepreneurial venture, Benjamin worked at Wirecard as the Senior Accounting Manager, Accounting APAC from June 2018 to May 2019. Benjamin also held the role of Accounting Manager, Accounting APAC at Wirecard from January 2018 to June 2018.

Before joining Wirecard, Benjamin worked at KPMG Singapore, where they held various positions including Audit Manager from July 2017 to January 2018, Assistant Manager from July 2016 to June 2017, and Senior Associate from July 2015 to June 2016.

Benjamin's career began at EY, where they worked as a Senior Audit Associate from September 2014 to February 2015. Benjamin also served as an Audit Associate at EY from January 2013 to August 2014. During their time at EY, Benjamin gained experience in reviewing financial statements, providing coaching to junior team members, and performing substantive analytical procedures.

Furthermore, Benjamin had a brief role as a Vacation Trainee at KPMG Malaysia from December 2011 to February 2012, and they also worked as a Data Entry employee at Winterose Corporation Sdn Bhd (Insurance Agency) in January 2010.

Overall, Benjamin Cheng has extensive experience in finance and operations, with a focus on leadership, audit, and consultancy roles in various organizations.

Benjamin Cheng's education history is as follows:

- In 2018, Benjamin attended the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, although no degree or field of study is specified.

- From 2013 to 2015, Benjamin studied at CPA Australia, but the degree and field of study are not mentioned.

- Benjamin pursued a Bachelor of Business and Commerce with a focus on Accounting and Economics at Monash University from 2010 to 2012.

- In 2009, Benjamin completed the Australian Matriculation program at Sunway College, where they studied Economics, Accounting, Calculus, Applicable Mathematics, and English for Additional Language or Dialect.

- In 2021, Benjamin obtained the Certified ScrumMaster designation from Agile Asia.

Additional Certifications:

- In November 2021, Benjamin obtained several certifications related to managing financial risks from climate change and environmental disclosures from the FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

- In October 2021, Benjamin obtained certifications in Power BI Essential Training and Sustainability Strategies from NASBA.

- Benjamin acquired various certifications related to climate-related financial disclosures, governance of climate-related risks and opportunities, embedding climate change into financial management, and introductory courses on climate-related disclosures from the FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in October 2021.

- In October 2021, Benjamin obtained certifications in Excel Spreadsheet Design: Extreme Makeover, Introduction to NFTs: Non-fungible Tokens, and Excel Expert - Microsoft Office Specialist for Office 2019 and Office 365 from LinkedIn.

- In April 2020, Benjamin completed the Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on Option B: Building Resilience course on LinkedIn.

- Benjamin obtained several certifications in 2019, including Beginners guide to RPA - Automation Anywhere, Certified Xero Adviser, Capstone: Retrieving, Processing, and Visualizing Data with Python, Using Databases with Python, Using Python to Access Web Data, and ASEAN CPA from respective institutions such as Automation Anywhere, Xero, and Coursera.

- In February 2019, Benjamin underwent the Python Data Structures by University of Michigan course on Coursera.