Benjamin Chung, CPA

Mr. Chung has more than 22 years of experience in public accounting, along with invaluable industry exposure. He has extensive experience in audits for both private and public companies, Sarbanes-Oxley 404 planning and testing, purchase accounting under mergers and acquisitions, SEC reporting and due diligence transactions including post-merger integration services. Mr. Chung offers specialized expertise in the consumer, retail, manufacturing and distribution, technology, and non-profit industries.

Mr. Chung founded Benjamin & Young (a PCAOB registered firm) in July 2012 and Benjamin & Ko (a PCAOB registered firm) in July 2018 (spun off) with revenue of more than $5 million dollar through its own growth including purchases of 4 practices in the course of 7 years and successfully sold the practice in 2018 and 2021. Prior to founding of the firms, Mr. Chung served as an Audit Partner for BDO Korea and previously represented the Korea Desk with BDO USA. He completed a two-year international rotation in South Korea and China, overseeing quality control for US GAAP, other foreign reporting filers, and the capital market practice. 

Mr. Chung also served as Audit Manager for medium to large public companies in the consumer industries practice at both Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers. While at BDO, Mr. Chung served as one of the retail industry leaders, managing quarterly technical accounting and auditing webinars, and providing guidance to clients and other Partners in the firm. Mr. Chung was a Chief Financial Officer for a NASDAQ listed company, Greenbox POS, and International Controller for American Apparel, Inc. Prior to this, Mr. Chung was Director of Internal Audit and Interim Director of Financial Reporting for Big 5 Sporting Goods.

Education and Professional Credentials:

Certified Public Accountant, California

Director of Internal Audit Roundtables, retail industry (Founder and Host) Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona