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Cases · Tax, finance & assurance · Audit, assurance & financial integrity
A lender wants assurance over financial information
Usually led by Audit, with Accounting and annual filings and Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance. WONE Global brings the areas of expertise and countries together, with a named professional in each market where one is published.
The situation
What is happening
Statutory audits, assurance for lenders and investors, and reviews of controls.
The first questions
- Which audit or assurance is required, and by whom?
- Which auditing standards and licences apply?
- Is the auditor independent of other work you receive?
- What is the deadline?
Who faces this
- Boards
- Audit committees
- Investors
Cross-border complications to check
- Audit licensing & independenceAudit work requires jurisdiction-specific licensing and independence checks · Audit & Assurance
- Ultimate beneficial ownershipLayered ownership complicates identifying the persons behind a counterparty · Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity
- Sanctions conflictsParties are subject to differing sanctions and licensing regimes · Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
Usually led by Audit, with Accounting and annual filings and Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance.
How WONE Global usually approaches audit, assurance & financial integrity
- 01Confirm the requirement and the licensed auditor needed in each country.
- 02Check independence before anything is agreed.
- 03Coordinate audit or assurance work across entities.
- 04Address findings and control gaps.
General guidance for this subject. The route for your case depends on the countries, the deadlines and what you already hold.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Audit, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- Canada WONE Global Partner Chris T.H. Heo · Partner Brief this Partner →
- Colombia WONE Global Partner James Tamayo Puerta · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- Ecuador WONE Global Partner Pablo Andres Guerra · Country Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- Hong Kong WONE Global Partner Yvonne Chow · Partner Brief this Partner →
- Kenya WONE Global Partner Abdul Bagha · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- Mexico WONE Global Partner Miguel Angel Asencio Asencio · Founder, Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- Saudi Arabia WONE Global Partner Abdullah Yousef Alhussaini · Founding Partner Brief this Partner →
- United Arab Emirates WONE Global Partner Priju Dominic · CEO & Founding Partner Brief this Partner →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →
Edmonton · Canada
Medellín · ColombiaWONE Global Capability Partner · Colombia
James Tamayo Puerta
Quito · EcuadorWONE Global Capability Partner · Ecuador
Pablo Andres Guerra
Experienced Partner with a demonstrated history of working in the accounting industry. Skilled in International Tax, External Audit, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Income Tax, and Tax. Strong entrepren…
Kowloon · Hong KongWONE Global Capability Partner · Hong Kong
Yvonne Chow
Ms. Chow, our director, graduated from Smith College (US), and obtained her master's degree in Religion from Yale University. She is an associate member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Institu…
Nairobi · Kenya
Mexico City · MexicoWONE Global Capability Partner · Mexico
Miguel Angel Asencio Asencio
Miguel has more than 30 years of experience with national and international exposure, 19 years with Deloitte Mexico from February 1998 through November 2016, serving multinational clients on different industries such as…
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