Benjamin Lee

Executive summary

Benjamin is a Partner in BDO’s Audit & Assurance team in Melbourne. He has over 20 years’ experience providing audit services to listed, private, and public sector entities, ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards and adherence to international group audit and reporting requirements. He has worked at global organisations and with top clients across Australia, the US, Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Solomon Islands, and South-East Asia.

Benjamin believes in taking the time to understand his clients, their people, and their business to support their needs in a changing market.

Expertise

• External audit
• Financial statement audits
• Financial accounting and reporting
• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Agreed-upon procedures
• Compliance and regulatory services

Experience

Agribusiness

• External audit of a vertically integrated olive oil producer
• External audits of forestry, coffee, palm oil, and rubber plantations.

Financial services

• External audit signing partner for a dual-listed bank
• External audit of a large PNG private sector superannuation fund.

Government and public sector

• Lead service partner providing financial remediation, accounting support, and assistance creating a market reform strategic plan for a government-owned utility
• Lead service partner for a corporate strategy review, capability-led operating model design, and transformation office work for a state-owned enterprise in the Pacific.

Natural resources

• External audit signing partner for a dual-listed oil and gas entity
• External audits of mineral exploration companies.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
• Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting
• Registered Company Auditor
• Chartered Accountant and Member, CA ANZ
• CPA and Member, CPA PNG