Practice Responsibilities and Experience
Jern-yang started his career with an audit SMP* before joining the Financial Services audit unit of
KPMG. He has deep experience in auditing financial institutions, including audits of financial
statements, key processes and controls, and compliance with local banking and capital markets
services licenses’ regulations. His client portfolio included banks, fund managers, funds and unit
trusts, capital markets service license holders, and Sovereign Wealth Funds. In addition, Jern-yang has
also been involved in various non-assurance services, including the issuance of comfort letter attestation for a client’s listed debt issuance program.
With the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore (ACRA), Jern-yang’s key
responsibilities included the practice reviews of audits carried out by public accountants (specialising
in financial services) and performing regulatory and controls reviews of the system of quality controls
of public accounting entities. He was also involved in the development of the inspection framework of
controls of public accountancy firms in compliance with the Singapore Standard on Quality Management 1
(SSQM 1), and also led and supported international outreach with foreign regulators in forums and key
international initiatives.
Education, Professional Qualifications and Affiliations
- Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants
- Member of CPA, Australia
- Bachelor of Commerce, University of New South Wales
*Small-and-Medium-sized Practices