Dan Chiam

Executive summary

Dan is a Risk Advisory Services Director with BDO in Perth. He specialises in providing both assurance and advisory services to global and local organisations across industries. He works closely with clients to strengthen governance, streamline risk management practices, and enhance internal control environments.

His experience spans corporate governance, risk management, and internal audit solutions, including co-sourcing, outsourcing, and resourcing. Dan is skilled in process re-engineering, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, listing compliance and due diligence of internal controls. He has led transformation programs to modernise internal audits functions, conducting external quality assessments, and advised on optimising the three lines model to improve organisational resilience and oversight.  

Expertise

• Corporate governance
• Risk management
• Controls assurance
• Internal audit

Experience

• Led internal audits, control reviews, risk management advisory engagements, and external quality assurance assessments for both global and local organisations.
• Led a regional payroll optimisation review across 11 markets in nine countries for a multinational fashion and retail company.
• Supported an internal audit transformation advisory project for a multinational technology company, focusing on modernising audit operations and methodologies.
• Led a 17-member team in executing a control assurance review for a wastewater treatment company with operations spanning Asia.
• Led an advisory engagement for a multinational public transport and property development corporation, assessing the effectiveness of its three lines model across its business units.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting and Accounting Technologies
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
• Certified Practising Accountant (CPA)
• Member, Institute of Internal Auditors
• Member, Information Systems Audit and Control Association
• Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
• Member, Risk Management Institute of Australia