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"Trust the experts at our firm to guide your financial journey with precision and integrity. Your success is our commitment, and with years of experience, we deliver the assurance and confidence you need to thrive in today's dynamic business environment."

  • Internal Audit Services

    Welcome to our Internal Audit and Risk Advisory department, where our primary mission is to safeguard and amplify the value of your business. We provide risk-based internal audits that reassure your Board and Management by identifying and managing key risks effectively. In today's dynamic environment, our internal audit role is pivotal in helping organizations reach their strategic goals.

    Leveraging our extensive expertise, we offer a comprehensive suite of services tailored to your needs. Whether you're looking to establish an internal audit function, enhance your current team's capabilities through training and coaching, or outsource your internal audit entirely, we've got you covered.

    Our approach includes thorough identification and evaluation of your risk appetite, alongside developing robust risk management practices to mitigate identified risks effectively.

  • services we offer under internal audit include:

  • We offer periodic internal audits services. We offer independent, objective assurance which adds value and improves an organization’s operations in compliance with IPPF (2017) Framework. In so doing, we help organizations accomplish their objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.

  • We review internal controls frameworks for effectiveness and efficiency and benchmark them against industry and emerging issues. We offer plausible recommendations on the possible remediation measures to address deficiencies or gaps noted. We also offer internal controls advisory to new organisations before and during commencement of operations.

  • Our IT audits are performed to assess information systems to ensure that they are operating securely and that sensitive data is secure and accurate.

  • We perform an in-depth comprehensive review of your organization's adherence to the regulatory standards within the industry you operate in.

  • Data continues to be an important currency in today’s organisations. Safeguarding of data across all mediums is of critical importance and the risks around data cannot be overlooked. Cases of data breach and the resulting reputation damage alongside financial losses in penalties and ransom demands have been rising. To help you manage this risk, we offer data protection reviews on periodical or one off basis tailored to your organisation's needs and also to address the local and global data protection requirements

  • We perform an objective review of the governance structure and ascertain whether there are adequate checks and balances to ensure effective corporate governance

  • External Audit Services

    At our firm, we view audits as more than just legal obligations. They are vital opportunities to boost your business’s financial well-being and strategic direction.Our comprehensive audit services go beyond financial reporting to provide valuable insights and strategic support. We leverage industry knowledge and rigorous quality control procedures to ensure the highest standards of accuracy and compliance.

    Our tailored audit approach involves early planning to understand the unique aspects of your business. This enables us to deliver effective, cost-efficient, and timely audits that instill confidence in investors, financiers, and other stakeholders. By utilizing advanced audit tools and adhering to international standards, we provide assurance that your financial information is reliable and transparent.

  • Our seasoned professionals provide a wide array of external audit services to cater to your specific requirements, including:

  • Statutory Audits: Ensuring compliance with local and international standards.
  • Due Diligence Audits: Assessing the financial health and operational risks of a business.
  • Project Audits: Evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of specific projects.
  • Forensic Audits: Investigating financial irregularities and fraud.
  • Special Purpose Audits: Customized audits to meet specific needs, such as tax audits or regulatory compliance audits.
  • Tax Services

    In today's environment, managing tax risks is vital for safeguarding the financial gains of organizations. Ensuring compliance with applicable tax regulations and leveraging available tax benefits is essential.

    The tax landscape can significantly impact organizations without the right professional guidance to navigate requirements and stay updated on changes. We provide support to ensure our clients meet their tax obligations and maximize applicable tax benefits through our comprehensive tax advisory services.

  • Our tax services includes:

  • This service involves analyzing a client's financial situation to identify tax-saving opportunities and recommend strategies to minimize tax liabilities legally and efficiently

  • This service ensures timely and accurate compliance with tax regulations by preparing and submitting tax returns, making timely tax payments, and adhering to periodic tax filing requirements.

  • involves representing clients during tax audits and reviews conducted by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), preparing for audits, responding to queries, and providing necessary documentation to minimize tax liabilities and penalties.

  • We assesses a client's tax compliance and identifies potential tax risks by reviewing tax records, processes, and procedures to ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations

  • We provides tax advice to businesses during the setup and incorporation process by assisting with business structure decisions, tax registration, and compliance requirements

  • We assist in determining appropriate transfer prices between related entities to optimize tax liabilities by developing and implementing transfer pricing policies, conducting transfer pricing studies, and preparing documentation to support transfer pricing arrangements

  • Business Advisory Services

    Our business advisory services provide strategic guidance and financial expertise to help your business thrive

    Financial Consulting

    In today’s dynamic global and regional business environment, proactive planning has become essential for companies. To help organizations stay adaptable, strategic, and prepared for necessary changes, regular assessments and evaluations of plans are crucial.

    We support you in preparing and regularly reviewing tailored business plans, projections, forecasts, cost structure evaluations, asset utilization reviews, working capital assessments, budgeting, and financial planning. We also assist in preparing the financial aspects of your business strategy.

    Business Valuation

    An entity's true value may differ significantly from its book value. It’s important for business owners and stakeholders to regularly assess their company’s worth and monitor changes over time.

    We provide business valuation services to support mergers, acquisitions, disposals, and other needs.

    Business Performance Review

    We assess how well your organization or specific business unit is performing relative to set objectives and strategic goals. This involves analyzing financial and non-financial data against performance indicators. The results offer valuable insights to management and stakeholders for identifying areas of improvement or changes in direction.

  • Payroll Services

    Partnering with a trusted provider for your payroll can yield numerous advantages for your business.By outsourcing, you can save valuable time and resources, lower costs, and avoid penalties associated with non-compliance with tax and statutory regulations.

    Our payroll services are designed to deliver accuracy, reliability, confidentiality, and timeliness. We customize our solutions to meet your organization’s specific needs, ensuring your payroll process is efficient,stress-free, and fully compliant with all relevant laws.

    We provide comprehensive outsourced payroll administration and processing services, including salary calculations, electronic payments, and payroll back-office support. We ensure timely generation and distribution of pay slips and handle statutory deductions like PAYE, SHIF, NSSF and Housing levy. Our services also include annual year-end reporting, employee self-service portals, and support during tax audits and reviews. We offer expert advice on East African labor and tax laws and assist in resolving payroll tax disputes. Additionally, we provide payroll software as a service for efficient payroll processing, leave management, and HR records maintenance.

  • Outsourced Accounting Solutions

    We provide an extensive range of accounting and bookkeeping services designed to help business owners focus on their primary concern – their customers. Our expertise enables you to allocate more time and energy to growing your business, while we handle the back-office tasks.

    Recognizing that every business is unique, we offer flexible and adaptable services tailored to your specific needs. Our options include:

    Monthly or quarterly bookkeeping and accounting reviews, Ongoing outsourced accounting services for part or all of your department and On-site or off-site support, depending on what suits you best

    Whether you need help managing risk, overcoming capacity constraints, or simply streamlining your operations, we are here to assist. Our dedicated team will work closely with you to understand your objectives and develop a customized solution that fits your needs.

    Our Outsourced Accounting Services Include:

    • Our bookkeeping services ensure your financial records are up-to-date, accurate, and compliant.

      Are you facing challenges maintaining precise financial statements due to limited resources or expertise? Keeping your financial records current is crucial for informed business decisions and staying ahead of competitors. Outsourcing your accounting tasks can significantly benefit your organization.

      By partnering with us, you can:
      1. Save costs: Avoid expenses associated with hiring and training an in-house accounting team.
      2. Gain efficiencies: Let us handle routine tasks, freeing your time for strategic growth.
      3. Receive expert advice:Our experienced accountants provide guidance on financial planning, budgeting, and compliance.

      Don’t let financial management hinder your business. Contact us today to learn how our outsourced accounting services can help you achieve your goals.

    • Bank reconciliations are crucial for mitigating fraud and errors in the accounting process. Neglecting them can lead to undetected fraud, errors, and misstated financial statements.

      Is your accounting team struggling to complete timely reconciliations due to a high volume of transactions?

      Outsource your bank reconciliations to us and benefit from:
      Accurate and reliable financial statements, ensuring peace of mind.
      Enhanced fraud detection and prevention, protecting your financial integrity.
      Increased operational efficiencies, allowing you to focus on growth initiatives.

      Contact us to learn more about how we can streamline your bank reconciliation process.

    • Struggling to ensure timely payments and track incoming cash flow? Our accounts receivable services streamline these functions, enabling efficient payment management.

      Our services include: Raising sales invoices with applicable receipts, Dispatching invoices to customers, Following up on payments, Updating customer payments, Sending invoices and customer statements, Handling disputes and reconciliations

    • Looking to streamline accounts payable and enhance cash flow management without additional capital expenditures? Our services help you achieve this while maintaining control over the process.

      Our team maintains strong vendor relationships, ensuring compliance and reducing processing costs. We also provide detailed expense analysis for informed decision-making.

      By outsourcing to us, you’ll benefit from automated document and transaction management, eliminating duplication and streamlining processes.

      Our services include:Matching invoices with purchase orders,Seeking payment approvals,Recalculating net payable of taxes where applicable,Uploading and processing payments and Account reconciliations

    • We assist organizations in reconstructing accounts from incomplete records for compliance, fraud resolution, and addressing account irregularities.

      Our team provides: Reconstruction services from available records
      Third-party confirmations and clarifications

    • Reduce costs and labor expenses by utilizing our in-house dedicated accountant for all your administrative and accounting tasks, including:
      i). Invoicing and payment processing
      ii). Debtor reconciliations
      iii).Bank reconciliations
      iv). Payroll processing
      v). Tax compliance

      Our accountant will manage your daily accounting tasks, freeing your time for core business activities.

    • Struggling to create effective budgets and cash flow projections? These tools are essential for achieving business goals and making strategic decisions.

      We understand the importance of accurate budgeting and projections. Our team will work closely with you to understand your business, identify trends, and prepare comprehensive budgets and projections.

      With our expertise, you can: Set realistic financial goals,Make data-driven decisions,Identify potential cash flow gaps and opportunities and Develop a roadmap for growth

      Contact us to learn how we can support your budgeting and forecasting needs.

    • We provide expert support in preparing financial statements that adhere to financial reporting standards. Our team works closely with you to meet your unique needs and ensure compliance.

      Our team will help you need to Understand your financial performance,Comply with international accounting standards,Prepare statements for regulatory purposes and Meet stakeholder requirements

    • Unlock data-driven decision-making with our comprehensive management reporting services. We help businesses gain deeper insights into financial performance through expert preparation and analysis of reports, KPIs, budgets, and forecasts.

      Our services promote growth and success by: Providing clear insights into financial performance, Identifying areas for improvement and growth, Enhancing decision-making with data intelligence and Increasing accountability and transparency

      Contact us to learn more about our management reporting services and how we can help you streamline financial reporting, improve decision-making, and drive business growth.

  • Secretarial Services

    we provide a range of secretarial services. Our primary mission is to promote exemplary governance within our clients' organizations while ensuring adherence to legal and regulatory standards. Our secretarial services are managed by CPA Edwin Wambugu, a Certified Public Secretary of Kenya and a member of the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS). Our Secretarial Services include:

    Company Secretary

    Both public and private companies with a paid-up capital of five million shillings or more, as well as certain regulated companies, are legally required to appoint a company secretary. Other companies can also benefit from the expertise of a company secretary in corporate governance and compliance matters.The services includes:

    i) Annual Statutory Compliance Services

    We meticulously monitor and ensure adherence to the Companies Act, Articles of Association, and other relevant regulations. This includes timely filing of annual returns, maintaining accurate statutory records, and advising the board on best practices to mitigate risks and enhance corporate governance.

    ii) Meeting Services

    Our experienced professionals efficiently manage the entire meeting process, from preparation to execution. We draft and circulate notices and agendas, record and maintain accurate minutes, and provide expert advice on governance matters during board meetings and general meetings.

    iii) Non-Routine Secretarial Services

    We handle a wide range of ad-hoc tasks, including processing changes in directorships, share transfers, and company name changes. Our goal is to streamline these processes and minimize disruptions to your business operations.

    Advisory Services

    Our team of seasoned professionals provides expert advice on a diverse range of corporate governance matters. We leverage our in-depth knowledge of the Companies Act, 2015, and its regulations to offer practical solutions tailored to your specific needs. Our services include:Interpreting and applying complex legal provisions,Conducting comprehensive corporate governance audits to identify potential risks and areas for improvement and Providing strategic guidance on best practices and compliance standards.

    Business Registration

    We are committed to supporting businesses throughout their lifecycle. Our services include:

    We assist in the seamless registration of various business entities, including limited liability companies, foreign branches, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Our expertise extends to tax registration hence enabling you to focus on your core business activities

    Company De-registration or Dissolution

    If you decide to cease operations and dissolve your company, We guide you through the complex process of dissolving your company. Our team ensures compliance with all legal requirements and efficiently handles the necessary documentation and filings, ultimately removing your company from the company register.