Philip Braun

Philip qualified as a chartered accountant in London in 1996 before moving to join PwC in Jersey in 1997. He spent nine years within PwC’s audit practice including two years in PwC’s Sydney office with a focus on investment management clients. After this he spent two years with an international fiduciary group, helping with the establishment of their funds business in Jersey as part of a wider corporate services group.

Following this he joined BDO in Jersey to establish a financial services audit practice, leading to him becoming an audit partner and the head of audit in the Jersey firm, where he has worked for sixteen years until 2023. Alongside this he was the firm’s International Liaison Partner and so was responsible for coordinating BDO Jersey’s response to international audit engagements and firmwide initiatives, and was also the firms Ethics & Independence Partner, and was responsible for the firms ongoing compliance with relevant ethical and independence standards.

Aside from the audit role, he was also responsible for the firm’s business advisory team, which included the provision of corporate restructuring, liquidations, and transactional due diligence engagements within the wider advisory team. Philip is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales, and is a member of the IOD.

In 2023 Philip switched his focus to become a full time non-executive director, and currently serves as a NED to a number of London listed funds, where he is also the audit chair, as well as serving on the board of several other private offshore structures, including regulated entities, and provides ad hoc consultancy services to local businesses.