Investigations & Monitorships

Organizations in every sector face complex accounting and reporting issues that can significantly impact the business. For expert support in all accounting and financial reporting areas, many of the world’s top organizations and institutions seek our advice. Our experienced China team of technical accountants assists clients with the most complex accounting, financial reporting and regulatory matters. Our goal is to react quickly, efficiently and confidently to restore and maintain the credibility of the organization’s financial reporting.

We assist our clients to resolve matters with minimum disruption to their businesses and help them avoid recurrences by recommending appropriate remediation. When potential restatements or irregularities arise, our proven methodologies enable us to efficiently gather facts, interview all parties, reconstruct corporate books, analyze issues and assess claims. We also prepare reports and presentations that stand up to regulatory and judicial scrutiny.

The growing complexity and effectiveness of globally coordinated anticorruption regulatory enforcement requires organizations to develop effective investigative protocols. Such protocols enable organizations to gauge the scope and severity of potential non-compliance when concerns arise. Organizations that deftly understand and responsibly remediate instances of misconduct have more productive outcomes, both internally and with regulators. Such remedial measures can include the creation, installation and monitoring of corporate compliance and governance programs. We help organizations avoid violations and, when non-compliance events are suspected, assist them and their counsel in conducting fact-finding investigations (including FCPA investigations) utilizing investigative protocols, tools and techniques.

If corporate risks materialize, they can significantly impact on an organization’s operations and lead to costly business disruption. Corporate risks involving allegations of improper business conduct often result in the need to conduct an internal investigation. Leading companies, law firms and enforcement agencies around the globe rely on FTI Consulting as a trusted, independent partner to assist in responding to allegations, conducting investigations, managing collateral consequences to corporate reputation and mitigating the financial impact. For example, we assist corporate clients in investigating allegations of employee misconduct involving conflict of interest allegations. Our senior expert team designs and executes practical investigative strategies, utilizing advanced technologies to gather and analyze facts in order to bring a corporate investigation to a successful conclusion.

Global organizations face vast regulatory, economic and legal challenges. Major disruptive events lead to organizational uncertainty and instability. Changing business models, restructurings and downsizings and other corporate events often result in pressures on employees that may lead to fraud or misconduct. Organizations engage us to address allegations regarding accounting improprieties, conflicts of interest, misappropriation of assets and circumvention of regulations. Our team of forensic accountants, financial experts, data analysts, statisticians and technology and security professionals sifts through complex data and applies proven investigative and forensic accounting methods to support clients or to act as an independent investigator. Our experts in China have extensive experience assisting boards of directors in conducting independent investigations into allegations of accounting fraud.

Organizations of every size in every industry are subject to regulatory settlements that may require an independent monitor. Government regulatory agencies frequently need to appoint an integrity monitor to verify an organization’s compliance with the terms of a settlement. For decades, our firm’s integrated global team of senior compliance experts and industry specialists has assisted monitors or served as an independent monitor in these matters. We also proactively evaluate, enhance and monitor the effectiveness of compliance programs for global organizations across all industries and sectors.

Our global team’s wealth of monitoring experience combines seamlessly with our international resources and extensive knowledge of regulatory compliance and investigations, without the restriction of auditor independence, member firm obstacles or conflicts of interest. A proven approach, backed by a track record of successful execution, enables the team to cost-effectively satisfy each client’s compliance and monitoring needs. We help clients fulfill their legal and compliance remediation obligations under the monitoring agreement, all with the highest degree of professionalism. Our team of experts in China is often appointed to assist in conducting monitorships, assessing companies' anti-corruption compliance programs and helping them meet regulatory requirements.