Forensics
Forensics
Our Approach
Our seasoned professionals of qualified accountants, computer forensic specialists, certified fraud examiners, business intelligence and asset recovery specialists, and investigators provide both proactive and reactive forensic services, allowing our clients to receive a suite of end-to-end support.
Our Services
Proactive and Preventive services
- Fraud Risk Detection
- Disclosure and Funds Flow Analysis
- Third Party Due Diligence
- Anti-Bribery Compliance Programs
- Financial Due Diligence
- Whistle-Blower program development & support
- Internal Audit Services
- Business Intelligence and Corporate Due Diligence.
- Cyber Risk Management
Reactive Investigative Services
- White Collar Fraud
- UKBA and FCPA Investigations
- AML and CFT
- Sanctions
- Asset Tracing and Recovery
- Financial Investigations
- Litigation & Dispute Advisory services
- Forensic Technology services
- Cyber Security & Investigations
Forensic Investigations – Need of the Hour
Evidence obtained through forensic methodology has an immense value in aiding investigators, authorities, and prosecutors, in bringing criminals to justice.
With advancements in technology and increased cross-border operations, business accounting is becoming extraordinarily complex, making it difficult (even impossible) for problems to be detected through conventional audits.
Going Beyond the Audit
Allegations of financial fraud, corruption, or accounting irregularities can lead to economic loss, regulatory censure, and reputational damage.
At GS Advisory, we do not just track funds but also question why the money was spent in the first place. Our forensic investigators help clients answer the who, what, where, why, and how of a fraud throughout the life cycle of investigations.
Our forensic accountants and investigators assist our clients with frauds ranging from small employee misappropriations to large, complex, multi-jurisdictional schemes. In EMEA specifically, GS Advisory helps our clients:
- Ensure financial integrity and provide peace of mind to shareholders, investors, and management by strengthening corporate governance and risk management practices;
- Help uncover irregularities, financial misconduct and hold individuals accountable for financial wrongdoing;
- Uncover financial fraud and deception in businesses, bringing perpetrators to justice and recovering lost assets;
- Help businesses implement better accounting practices, risk management procedures and internal controls; and by providing expert testimony in litigation to support legal fact-finding and decision-making.
Our Services throughout the Investigation life cycle
- Data collection and preservation: Our forensic technology specialists are well versed in collecting, preserving, processing, and hosting electronic and hard copy data for our clients. We ensure chain of custody and provide sworn testimony and/or written reports regarding our collection methodologies.
- eDiscovery: GS Advisory’s forensic data technologists have been involved in some of the most demanding, complex, and time sensitive assignments requiring the highest level of technical expertise and discretion.
- Data Review & Analytics: GS Advisory has review specialists working in teams around the globe that allow for a 24/7 large volume and multi-language review of documents. Using algorithms, machine learning and artificial intelligence, our data scientists are adept at making sense of vast volumes of data and turning it into actionable insights.
- Forensic Accounting: Be it fact finding interviews of witnesses, interrogating suspects, reviewing structured or unstructured data, interrogating accounting data and underlying financial evidence, or submitting evidence and findings to courts and regulators, our forensic accountants have deep rooted expertise in helping our clients maneuver the investigations lifecycle.
- Intelligence gathering and Asset Tracing: We at GS Advisory believe that identifying the mechanism of fraud and the perpetrators is half the battle; Our goal is to help our clients recover monies lost. Our team of intelligence experts work hand in hand with our discreet global network to locate assets of fraudsters and assist in recovery.