Public Administration and Government
Relationships with government bodies involve contracts, cooperation agreements, concessions and partnerships that are subject to oversight and to specific rules governing performance and the rendering of accounts.
Industry context
Contracted companies, partner entities and public officials may be called on to demonstrate the propriety of costs, prices and the use of funds before oversight bodies, regulatory agencies and the courts. Technical questions arise both during contract performance and in later reviews.
SGEx acts in this environment as a technical firm, engaged when the industry produces disputes, inquiries, reviews, losses, buyout claims, fraud, rendering-of-accounts matters or valuations that call for an independent examination.
Questions that arise in this industry
- Rendering of accounts for cooperation agreements, grant instruments and partnerships.
- Findings of price inflation and overbilling.
- Rebalancing of administrative contracts and concessions.
- Calculation of amounts owed in special accountability proceedings.
- Review of tax calculations and contingencies.
How SGEx Approaches This
SGEx may examine: sGEx typically reviews tender documents, contracts and amendments, cost spreadsheets, measurement records, accountability filings, audit reports issued by oversight bodies, and the accounting and banking records of the entities involved.
Every engagement begins by framing the technical question, continues with the organization of these sources, and ends with conclusions presented in the format the proceeding requires, with assumptions and limitations disclosed.
Possible Work and Deliverables
The format is defined according to the case, the proceeding and the purpose of the work.
- Forensic report
- Accounting reconstruction
- Financial flow map
- Expert opinion
- Support during fact-finding proceedings
- Claim quantification report
Related Experience
Other SGEx Solutions
Services, specialties, contexts and industries connected to this topic under SGEx's relationship matrix.
Related Services
- Forensic AccountingReconstruction and examination of accounting records and financial flows for evidentiary purposes, in contexts of suspected wrongdoing, conflict or inquiry.
- Fraud InvestigationTechnical investigation of financial and accounting irregularities, including fund tracing and the documentation of findings.
- Financial and Operational AuditExamination of financial statements, processes and controls, focused on the reliability of information and adherence to defined criteria.
- Economic and Financial Expert AnalysisAnalysis of values, cash flows, economic assumptions and financial models in disputes and decisions that turn on quantification.
- Disputes, Litigation and ControversiesEconomic, financial and accounting expert support in judicial, arbitral, administrative and pre-litigation controversies.
- Criminal Forensic AccountingAccounting and financial examination of facts under investigation in criminal and administrative sanctioning proceedings, for those who accuse and those who defend.
Related Specialties
- Forensic Accounting and AuditAccounting reconstruction, tracing of financial flows, analysis of financial statements, contingencies and fraud investigation.
- Construction, Infrastructure and Public ContractsConstruction claims, project costs, cost overruns, delays, rebalancing and concession agreements.
- Tax MattersLoss of tax immunities and benefits, enforcement and challenge of tax assessments, contingencies and review of calculations.
- Rendering of Accounts and Financial ReconciliationExamination and reconstruction of accounts, reconciliations, and receivables, payables and balances among partners, officers and other parties.
- Administrative ProceedingsAccounting and financial expert evidence in administrative tax, sanctioning, regulatory and oversight proceedings, from the defence to the appeal stage.
- Financial Crime and Money LaunderingAccounting and financial examination of fraud, diversion and misappropriation, and of the path funds took to conceal their origin.
Related Areas of Practice
- Corporate Criminal MattersCriminal proceedings involving companies and their officers in which the evidence turns on accounting and financial analysis.
- Corporate and Shareholder DisputesDisputes among shareholders, partners and officers, corporate dissolutions, buyout claims and disagreements over financial results.
- Courts of Audit and Oversight BodiesProceedings before Courts of Audit, internal-control bodies and other oversight bodies that examine the use of public funds.
- Administrative and Regulatory MattersAdministrative proceedings and regulatory disputes with an economic and financial impact on companies and concession holders.
- Civil and Contract DisputesNonperformance, termination, contract revision and civil liability claims in which the controversy turns on monetary values and calculations.
Related Industries
- Insurance and ReinsuranceClaims, loss adjustment, reinsurance treaties and disputes among insurers, policyholders and reinsurers.
- Construction, Engineering and InfrastructureConstruction works, engineering projects and infrastructure assets subject to cost, schedule and rebalancing claims.
- Cryptocurrency and Digital AssetsCustody, movement and recordkeeping of crypto-assets in investigations, disputes and asset-tracing engagements.
- Municipalities and Local GovernmentCity governments, municipal councils and local agencies facing accountability requirements, public works and oversight by courts of audit.
- Political Parties and OrganizationsParties, party branches, party foundations and campaigns in accounts submitted to the Electoral Courts, use of public funds and disputes over financial management.
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