Undetected financial fraud is one of the greatest risks to an organisation’s viability and corporate reputation, and it has the capacity to draw into its sphere all associated people, not only the guilty.

Business operations and relationships have become increasingly complex, requiring specialised skills for investigating and presenting financial and accounting information.

We utilise our specialised skills to perform procedures to obtain evidence that will form the basis for discussion, debate and ultimately, dispute resolution. 　　We are trained to look beyond the numbers and deal with the substance of any given situation.

We believe that forensic accounting is not about number crunching but about solving complex financial riddles, investigating suspected fraud, determining damages and resolving other financial disputes using an intuitive approach.

Through the expertise of a multidisciplinary team, Phandahanu brings independence and rapid response capabilities to all our engagements. Our experience is hands-on; our approach is cost-effective and phased. Our processes ensure that issues are resolved quickly and efficiently. We understand the importance of reacting rapidly and confidentially to a crisis and appreciate the need to stop illegal activity, safeguard a company's assets and reputation, arrive at a resolution with minimum disruption to business, and prevent recurrences through the design and implementation of robust controls.

Fraud not only compromises internal integrity of a company’s operations, but also, and many times more importantly, will affect a company’s outward appearance and reputation to consumers and shareholders, thus negatively impacting confidence and revenue. Companies are realising that instances of corporate fraud and misconduct remain a constant threat and that they need to be more proactive about how to respond to such incidents, and finding greater need for forensic investigations/audits.

To adequately address this threat Phandahanu Forensics assist our clients in protecting their businesses from fraud, corruption, misconduct and the accompanying financial losses through the adoption of a business-driven fraud and misconduct risk management approach which focuses on three objectives:

It is our vision to become South Africa’s most admired forensic auditing company, renowned for our expertise in forensic accounting, forensic investigation, litigation support and fraud prevention and valued for our expert advice, integrity, objectivity, professionalism, innovative ideas and attention to detail.

In achieving this we focus on:

We, however, recognise that "best practices" are not always appropriate and encourage our staff to think outside the box to solve problems.