Audit & Financial Due Diligence
From statutory audits and internal-control reviews to financial and tax due diligence, we give investors, regulators and management independent assurance on what the numbers really mean.
What Audit & Financial Due Diligence covers
- Independent statutory audit opinions
- Internal audit and control evaluation
- Financial due diligence that surfaces risk
- Tax due diligence that feeds deal value
Independent verification of truth and fairness.
Defect findings and remediation advice on key processes.
Books-to-reality checks and earnings-quality rebuild.
Contingencies, compliance and tax exposure flagged.
Pillars of Audit & Financial Due Diligence
A full-spectrum delivery under Audit & Financial Due Diligence, covering everything from everyday operations to specialised engagements.
01. Statutory Audit
Statutory audit support carries the entity smoothly through its annual audit, preparing schedules, providing evidence and resolving queries alongside the auditors.
- Audit engagement plan understood
- Audit schedules prepared
- Supporting evidence provided
- PBC requests managed and tracked
- Lead schedules tied to the general ledger
- Auditor queries resolved promptly
- Adjusting entries reviewed and agreed
- Management representation letter supported
- Engagement completed on time
- Clean, well-supported statements
02. Internal Audit Services & Compliance Consulting
Internal audit and compliance advisory tests controls against real operational risk, mapping processes, identifying gaps and agreeing practical remediation with owners.
- Processes mapped and documented
- Key controls identified
- Controls tested against real risk
- Design and operating effectiveness assessed
- Gaps and weaknesses identified
- Risk ratings applied to findings
- Remediation agreed with owners
- Action tracking and follow-up provided
- Stronger control environment
03. Financial Due Diligence
Financial due diligence scrutinises a target before a transaction completes, verifying earnings, assets, liabilities and cash flows and quantifying hidden risks.
- Quality of earnings reviewed
- Working capital analysed
- Assets and liabilities verified
- Cash flows and net debt analysed
- Customer and supplier concentrations assessed
- Hidden liabilities quantified
- Pro-forma adjustments identified and sized
- Data-room evidence cross-checked
- Evidence-based view of value
04. Tax Due Diligence for M&A Transactions
Tax due diligence in M&A uncovers exposures inside the target company, reviewing returns, positions and unresolved matters and sizing potential liabilities.
- Tax returns and positions reviewed
- Unresolved matters and disputes identified
- Potential liabilities sized
- Interactions with authorities assessed
- Incentive clawback risk considered
- Transfer pricing exposure reviewed
- Findings reported clearly
- Indemnities and deal terms informed
- Deal pricing and protection informed
05. Compliance Audit & Compliance Risk Profiling
Compliance audits and risk profiling assess how well the business meets its obligations, mapping regulatory requirements to actual practice and ranking weaknesses by impact.
- Regulatory requirements mapped
- Actual practice assessed
- Control design reviewed
- Weaknesses identified
- Risks ranked by impact and likelihood
- Evidence sampled and evaluated
- Prioritised remediation plan
- Progress monitored after reporting
- Clearer compliance position
06. Tax Investigation & Regulatory Enquiry Support
Formal tax-investigation response handles inquiries into past positions, assessing scope, compiling records and coordinating submissions directly with the authorities.
- Investigation scope and periods assessed
- Relevant records compiled
- Facts and positions reconstructed
- Submissions prepared and lodged
- Direct coordination with authorities
- Meetings and negotiations attended
- Settlement options evaluated
- Orderly defence of positions
- Additional tax and penalties contained
How We Deliver Value
Typical Deliverables
- Audit report & opinion
- Adjustments & management representation
- Internal control deficiency register
- FDD databook & issue list
- Tax exposure summary
- Deal advisory memo
Service Assurance
Delivery commitment
Dedicated team
Always available
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my company need a statutory audit?
If you trigger the legal threshold or a loan/investor covenant, yes; we assess the trigger points and arrange the engagement.
Which items does due diligence focus on?
Revenue quality, gross-margin trends, receivables and inventory quality are usually the priority areas.
Will audit findings affect my financing?
What matters is the remediation plan; we provide an actionable path to address each finding. Presenting an agreed remediation timeline alongside the findings turns a potential weakness into evidence of disciplined management, which lenders weigh heavily in their decision.
Can the same firm provide audit and bookkeeping?
To protect independence we normally keep them separate, delivered by distinct teams under strict firewalls.
How can we shorten the due-diligence cycle?
Provide the databook early; we then run workstreams in parallel rather than sequentially. Providing the databook before the kick-off and giving everyone read access early removes the single biggest source of delay, so the workstreams end on time and under budget.
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