Industry
Accountability, procurement integrity and independent review.
Public bodies and government-linked entities are accountable for how funds are used and how decisions are documented. Independence and evidence are the point of the work.
5 practices most relevant to government & public sector
Discuss your positionWhat we get asked
The questions we get from government & public sector.
Recognisable problems rather than a capability list. Each one has a route through it.
Independent and agreed-upon procedures reviews
Procurement and grant compliance
Fraud risk assessment and investigation
Governance frameworks and internal audit
Market context
Public bodies and government-linked entities are accountable for how funds are used and for how decisions were documented at the time. Independence and evidence are the substance of the work, not a formality around it.
How we help
What we are actually engaged to do.
- Independent and agreed-upon procedures
- Defined procedures performed independently and reported factually.
- Procurement and grant compliance
- Testing whether the process followed was the process required.
- Fraud risk and investigation
- Assessment before the event, and investigation after it.
Relevant services
Ranked for this sector, not alphabetically.
The order reflects where the work usually starts.
Audit & Assurance
Independent assurance that stakeholders and regulators accept.
Risk & Compliance
Controls and governance proportionate to the risk you carry.
Forensic
Investigation and evidence when the numbers are disputed.
Business Advisory
Decisions on growth, cost and structure, backed by numbers.
Digital & Technology
Finance automation, ERP and analytics that shorten the close.
Where we get the call
Situations we are brought into.
These describe work we are engaged to do. Named engagement notes publish only where a client has approved them.
A funding programme requires independent verification that conditions were met.
A procurement decision is being questioned and the contemporaneous record has to be reconstructed.
Related
Government & Public Sector, in context
Next step
Talk to someone who knows government & public sector.
Bring the specific problem. The first conversation is about establishing whether there is one, and what it would take to resolve.
Not ready for a meeting? Ask one specific question instead.
What follows
- A person in the relevant practice reads it, not a routing queue.
- One reply that already contains a view, not a request to book a call.
- A written scope and fee basis, or a straight answer that there is no work to do.
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