Fraud and financial investigations
Fraud and financial investigations
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Proactive and reactive measures to minimise the impact of fraud
If your organisation is affected by an incident involving fraud or corruption, or if you have any suspicions of financial misconduct that need explaining, a forensic investigation can help to identify the issue and limit the damage.
We offer deep expertise in managing the most sensitive of issues. We will help you to protect your business.
Fortify your business against fraud
Fraud occurs when someone takes money or other assets from you through deception or other means. It can take many forms, including theft, financial misstatement, investment fraud, making false insurance claims, false invoicing, and unauthorised purchases.
Fraud and integrity-related risks that are faced by organisations need to be identified and analysed in order for mitigation strategies to be implemented.
Our experienced fraud and financial investigations team can conduct both fraud and corruption risk assessments, and proactive investigations of complex, sensitive matters, nationally and internationally. Our forensic accountants are expert at interrogating accounting systems to identify fraudulent transactions and to trace stolen funds to their ultimate disposition. We can with you to help you minimise and/or recover losses.
An experienced expert team
Our team offers deep experience in conducting complex national and international fraud and financial investigations by harnessing deep forensic accounting skills.
We investigate:
- Collusion and kickbacks in procurement and supply chain relationships
- Accounts payable, theft and/or payroll fraud
- Intellectual property theft and misappropriation of other confidential information
- Financial misstatement fraud
- Review of government funding arrangements and grants
- Regulatory focused investigations
- Integrity due diligence investigations, in relation to organisations and individuals.
Investigation and forensic accounting skills honed over years of dedicated service
The discipline of investigation is often referred to as an art. Becoming a real expert in the art of investigation takes many years of experience and dedication to honing the relevant skills. The PKF Integrity team possess the skills, experience, and understanding to deliver expert services that comply with the various, state-based investigator licensing requirements.
Our investigations are conducted in compliance with legislative requirements and follow the principles of procedural fairness and natural justice. You can be confident that on completion of an investigation the results will be defensible in any disciplinary or judicial hearing.
Why choose PKF?
The PKF Integrity investigations team has more than 100 years of forensic investigation experience gained from a range of backgrounds, including law enforcement and regulatory environments, industry, and professional services. This experience ensures that investigations are conducted with procedural fairness and compliance with organisational and legislative requirements. Each of our investigators hold private investigator licenses in their respective states.
For complex issues that your business must investigate, we ensure that one of our experienced investigators provides hands-on delivery and leadership of the process, adopting a multi-disciplinary approach and a collaborative mindset in pursuing an excellent outcome in the circumstances.
Our team
Insights
Fraud in Australia is a persistent fact of life, affecting businesses of all sizes and across all industries. While there is no foolproof method of preventing fraud, the risk can be minimised by taking a systematic and considered approach to its management. It is generally accepted that there are three...
Geoff Peck
Partner - PKF Integrity
Melbourne
Insights
PKF was recently invited by Clubs NSW to present at the Club Education Institute (CEI) Seminars, which were held across 14 locations in NSW over the past two months, with more than 600 attendees from over 160 clubs. We chose to present on Financial Resilience, as this has been a...
David Hutchison
Partner
Newcastle, Sydney
Insights
When misconduct is identified, a key consideration is whether the investigation should be undertaken by internal resources or an independent, specialist investigator. Key factors in making this determination are: The type of misconduct; i.e., is it something that can be appropriately handled internally, e.g., a breach of policy or procedure...
