Josephine Tam

Practice Responsibilities and Experience

Josephine is a highly accomplished management consultant who has been with BDO for over 16 years. Josephine brings a wealth of experience and expertise in business transformation and sustainability advisory. She has an extensive track record of guiding small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through intricate transformation journeys, integrating sustainability into their core business strategies to foster long-term resilience and value creation.

Josephine has successfully led numerous high-impact projects for Trade Associations and Chambers (TACs) and is well-known for her capacity-building efforts. She regularly conducts workshops and training sessions on sustainability reporting, covering frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS S1/S2), and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB 2). Her thought leadership is evident through her active participation in industry events, including the REDAS-BDO course on carbon emissions and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards for the real estate sector.

Professional Affiliations

• Fellow of the Institute of Public Accountants, Australia
• Fellow of the Institute of Financial Accountants, UK
• Certified Management Accountant, ICMA Australia
• Practicing Management Consultant, SBACC Singapore
• ISCA Sustainability Assurance Professional Certification

Education

• Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours), Multimedia University Malaysia
• Chartered Valuer and Appraiser Programme, NTU