Forensic Accounting Services Kenya
- July 26, 2021
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Forensic Accounting Services
What is Forensic Accounting?
Forensic accounting services utilize accounting, auditing, and investigative skills to examine the finances of an individual or business. Forensic accounting provides an accounting analysis suitable to be used in legal proceedings. Forensic accountants are trained to look beyond the numbers and deal with the business reality of a situation. Forensic accounting is frequently used in fraud and embezzlement cases to explain the nature of a financial crime in court.
2Max Group’s reviews provide expertise to recreate, reconstruct or analyze complex financial and electronic information. Accounting and other internal controls are often the first line of defense in preventing and detecting fraud or other misconduct, and 2Max Group’s team is also an expert in assessing internal controls and remediation.
2Max Group can quickly assemble investigative forensic accounting services in the Kenya team to secure, collate and analyze corporate books, records, and other financial information to provide clear and concise, evidence-based reports to boards, management, and regulators by court standards. Where necessary, we assist counsel and clients throughout the litigation cycle, from discovery and loss quantification to asset recovery following a successful claim.
Our forensic accounting services in Kenya include certified public accountants, chartered accountants, traditional investigators, former Big Four auditors, compliance specialists, electronic discovery and computer forensics experts, and cyber security specialists. 2Max Group’s senior investigative managers collaborate to provide insight, direction, and hands-on guidance in matters related to financial misconduct, tampering with books, regulatory compliance, anti-corruption, investment schemes, and fraud.
Our areas of expertise in forensic accounting services include:
anti-corruption investigations
Cash flow analysis
Court-appointed accounting assignments
Damages quantification
Economic analysis
Expert and fact witness testimony
Financial reporting and disclosures assessment
Financial investigations
Forensic due diligence
Insurance claims
Internal controls assessment and remediation
Internal investigations
Lost profits
Money laundering analysis and remediation
Purchase price dispute analysis
Reconstruction of financial transactions
Regulatory investigations
Royalty and profit participation audits
Whistleblower allegation assessment and investigations
Forensic Accounting services
Benefits and Importance of Forensic Accounting services in Kenya
Forensic accounting is a vital part of the justice system. Forensic accountants help ensure justice is served by providing accurate and reliable information. Forensic accounting can be used in civil and criminal cases and provide critical information in various legal proceedings. There are many benefits to using forensic accounting, including the following:
Enhanced Efficiency
Forensic accountants play a crucial role in examining and investigating current financial processes and standards, which can help identify more effective and efficient solutions. The whole process is one of detecting problems and areas of improvement for the benefit of the business.
Aids Businesses in Managing Finances
Businesses can use forensic accounting to detect anomalies among their staff and the third parties they work with. For instance, a company can ask a forensic accountant to check an employee’s purchasing records to see if all of his purchases were for business use or if he diverted some for his personal use.
Minimal Loses
The primary benefit of solid forensic accounting is how it can minimize and prevent unnecessary loss. Fraudulent activity and general financial discrepancies cost the business community extraordinary sums of money every hour of every day. The forensic accountant ensures this isn’t allowed to happen.
Reduces Risk of Exploitation
By proactively patching any obvious ‘gaps’ in current financial, and operational standards, the forensic accountant can ensure that the risk of future exploitation is significantly reduced. It’s a case of protecting the business’s best interests before fraudulent activity can occur.
Enhanced Authority and Better Brand Reputation
A brand that leaves itself wide open to manipulation and fraud is a brand that is very difficult to respect, trust, and work with. Fraud can do the kind of reputational damage that is borderline impossible to repair. Therefore, the importance of thorough and ongoing forensic accounting cannot be denied.
It helps in avoiding legal issues.
Forensic accounting is required for companies involved in litigation and companies that suspect fraud and do not have the time, personnel, or funding to hire a forensic accountant. In a small company, if you suspect fraud, it is advisable to hire a forensic accountant to investigate the potential for fraud.
Dealing with fraud (internal or external) can be spectacularly disruptive and costly for the business. Forensic accountancy can prevent such scenarios from occurring in an ideal situation by preventing fraudulent activity and nipping any problems detected in the bud.
Forensic accounting Can be Used to Monitor Professionals.
Forensic accounting services can be used to assess the work of professionals, including accountants themselves. The findings from this assessment, in turn, can be used to file professional negligence claims against those who have been proven to have made critical errors (intentionally or not).
As seen above, forensic accounting can undoubtedly prove to be beneficial for any business. If you haven’t thought about it yet or were uncertain about it, now you can be sure that it would certainly give you great results.
