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Soon-Yeow Phang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting at Monash University, affiliated with the Monash Business School. He holds fellowships with the Chartered Accountants Australia (CA) and CPA Australia. His research focuses on auditor judgment, sustainability assurance, and audit analytics, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals. Phang teaches auditing at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and supervises Honours and PhD students.
Phang earned his PhD from the Australian National University after working as an auditor in a Big 4 firm. His work bridges academic and industry practices, with projects on sustainability reporting standards, audit risk assessment, and investor perceptions of disclosures. He has secured grants including the AFAANZ Research Fund (2017), CPA Australia’s Global Research Program (2017), and the Monash Business School Seed Funding (2019).
Key research themes include climate change disclosures, audit firm instructions’ impact on evidence collection, and the interplay between regulatory focus and auditor skepticism. His articles analyze investor reactions to environmental disclosures and cybersecurity incidents, emphasizing audit transparency and ethical decision-making.
- Awards: Multiple grants and recognitions for research excellence in auditing and sustainability.
- Grants: 8 active or completed projects on topics ranging from sustainability reporting to audit committee dynamics.
- Lab/Teams: Collaborates with global researchers on projects like ‘Unlocking the Power of Large Language Models in Sustainability Reporting’ and ‘Audit Risk Assessment via Root Cause Analysis’.
