Jeong specializes in investigations involving fraud, misconduct and compliance-related matters. He is highly skilled in analyzing accounting and audit procedures, control processes, and general ledger data in the evaluation of exposure to potential fraud in financial reporting. He has extensive experience providing forensic accounting services across numerous industries including manufacturing, construction, IT and retail.

Prior to FRA, Jeong was part of the assurance team at EY Korea and was responsible for audits for major domestic and foreign-invested companies. Subsequently, he worked in the Accounting Analysis team of the Anti-Corruption Coordination & External Affairs Division of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office (“SPO”) and KPMG Korea. He also worked as internal auditor for UAMCO, a Seoul-based asset management firm.

At SPO and KPMG Korea, he specialized in forensic accounting analysis, asset tracing and digital forensic investigations. This included work related to Special Act on the Aggravated Punishment, of Specific Economic Crimes by major Korean companies, as well as corruption and embezzlement involving members of the National Assembly. He also conducted training on accounting analysis to investigators and prosecutors at the Institute of Justice.

Since joining FRA Korea, he has conducted numerous accounting fraud investigations for listed companies in Korea, with matters related to inventory overstatement, off-balance sheet liabilities, embezzlement of financial staff, push sales through distributors, sales cut-offs, embezzlement through overseas investments, and no-capital M&A.

Jeong has a bachelor’s degree in Economics (major) and Business Administration (minor) from Soongsil University. He is a member of the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CPA).

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