The Services We Provide
BDO Consulting understands that each organization is unique with varying structures, operations and risks. To achieve an effective anti-corruption compliance program to meet our client's needs, our professionals work with clients to gain a comprehensive understanding of their businesses and provide a customized approach to anti-corruption compliance based on the organization's risks and goals. We deliver oral and written reports that respond precisely to what our clients need to know.
Policies and Procedures Design and Review
BDO Consulting assists clients with the development of best practices in anti-corruption compliance programs. Our approach includes:
- Drafting and implementing a corporate anti-corruption policy and/or reviewing an existing policy
- Training appropriate employees on FCPA requirements and other anti-corruption laws and regulations
- Establishing appropriate disciplinary procedures for violations of the anti-corruption policy and procedures
- Designing and implementing procedures to address anti-corruption issues when retaining employees, agents, consultants or other business partners representing the organization
- Initiating a non-retaliatory reporting system for employees to report suspected violations of anti-corruption laws and regulations
Investigative Due Diligence & Risk Assessment
Today, substantial civil and criminal penalties may be levied against an organization for FCPA and other anti-corruption regulation violations. Conducting thorough due diligence of an organization's transactions and relationships may reveal hidden risks and anti-corruption violation exposure to an organization. BDO Consulting provides clients with investigative due diligence and risk assessment services to identify potential issues surrounding an organization's relationships with prospective merger and acquisition targets, subsidiaries, business partners, employees, agents and strategic alliances.
Our professionals apply a leading-edge investigative methodology to generate information from a broad range of sources. We refine this information into intelligence through sophisticated analysis guided by extensive experience and training. The intelligence is then reported to principals and to legal and financial advisors, alerting them to hidden risks, disclosure issues or potential negotiation points.
Investigation of Allegations of Corruption
An effective anti-corruption program must be responsive to allegations of anti-corruption violations, and include a method for conducting prompt and thorough investigations followed by a swift remediation of the issues. BDO Consulting's ACCI professionals are skilled in conducting comprehensive investigations into allegations of corruption based on their diverse backgrounds and skill sets. These skills enable them to bring our clients sophisticated insight into the various ways in which corrupt practices are likely to be carried out. Our professionals have extensive experience in the following:
- Interviewing witnesses and alleged wrongdoers
- Analyzing complex financial transactions and records
- Accessing and analyzing relevant electronic evidence in our dedicated, state-of-the-art,
computer forensics lab - Communicating effectively with law enforcement and regulatory agencies
Compliance with Accounting & Internal Controls
The FCPA also requires companies that have securities registered with the SEC to implement financial and accounting procedures. This requirement is designed to help ensure both the creation of internal control systems and the maintenance of accurate books, records and accounts. As a division of a national accounting firm with access to technical accounting resources, BDO Consulting assists clients in complying with the “Books and Records” provisions of the FCPA by conducting a comprehensive assessment of their accounting procedures.
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