Shing Ting (Grace) Chong
About Shing Ting (Grace) Chong
Shing Ting (Grace) Chong is a Compliance Associate with experience in the financial services and beauty industries. She has worked at various organizations, including Afterpay, HSBC, and Citibank, and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baruch College.
Work at Afterpay
Shing Ting (Grace) Chong has been employed as a Compliance Associate at Afterpay since 2020. In this role, she is responsible for ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Her work involves securing, analyzing, and evaluating information for KYC profiles remediation and AML gap assessments. She has also conducted monthly compliance regulatory trainings for groups of 10-15 individuals, contributing to the overall compliance culture within the organization.
Previous Experience in Banking
Before joining Afterpay, Chong gained experience in the banking sector. She worked at HSBC Retail Banking and Wealth Management as a Branch Trainee from 2015 to 2016 for 8 months in Hong Kong. Additionally, she completed a Summer Internship at Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited in 2014 for 1 month. These roles provided her with foundational knowledge in banking operations and compliance.
Education and Expertise
Chong studied at Baruch College, where she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing from 2013 to 2014. Prior to that, she attended LaGuardia Community College, achieving an Associate of Science (AS) in Business Administration and Management from 2011 to 2012. Her educational background supports her expertise in compliance and risk management.
Experience in the Beauty Industry
Chong has extensive experience in the beauty industry, having worked as a Freelance Makeup Artist for Chanel from 2012 to 2015 in New York. She also served as a Beauty Advisor at Lancome for 7 months in 2011 and as a Freelance Beauty Consultant for SK-II from 2012 to 2017. These roles allowed her to develop strong customer service skills and an understanding of beauty products.
Compliance and Reporting Skills
In her compliance role, Chong has demonstrated proficiency in streamlining reporting processes. She utilized SQL, Pivot Tables, and VLOOKUP to improve the efficiency of internal data reporting, achieving a 2-hour daily reduction in reporting time. Additionally, she performed quality control on an average of 20 cases per day to ensure proper investigation and documentation.