Audit and Assurance

We offer the entire range of audit and assurance services to meet clients’ business needs. We are registered auditors by the Office of the Federal Auditor General, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Addis Ababa City Administration Trade and Industrial Development Bureau to carry out audits services in line with the Commercial Code of Ethiopia and regulatory requirements in the country.

Our audit approach assimilates rigorous standards of professional independence and objectivity, with a methodology that emphases on crucial risk areas and co-ordinates together our technical skill with a detailed knowledge of clients’ organizations and the financial services industry.

Our audit and assurance services include: -

Audit services

• External audit
• Information systems audit and risk management 
• Internal audit and control system reviews 

Assurance services

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Due diligence
• Business restructuring
• Business valuations
• Forensic and other investigations
• Agreed upon procedures, reviews and compilations
• Liquidation/ de-registration services

Our service philosophy

Our audit approach is tailored to the specific needs of the client and executed according to the high professional standards in accordance with the International Standards on Quality Control, Auditing, Review, Other Assurance and Related Services issued by International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).  We focus on areas of importance to the client’s business and understand the challenges they face.

Partner leadership

Every client, regardless of size, can count on the personal involvement of a lead client-service partner. This strong partnership involvement is vital to our service philosophy.

Understanding the client’s business

We have teams who specialize in industries in which clients engage. Our client-service team works tirelessly to meet service demands of our existing and potential clients’ financial and operational managers to develop a detailed picture of their particular businesses and objectives. We interact with our clients to identify high-risk areas and develop constructive ways to control the existing and potential risks. We communicate regularly with clients’ managements and relevant staff and provide information in the form that is suitable to enable them make informed and effective business decisions.  

Clients service standards:

• Engaging trained and experienced team
• Knowing our client
• Understanding client’s expectations
• Prepare client service plan
• Execute client service plan
• Establish effective and creative communications
• Provide insights and meaningful suggestions
• Concurrence on critical issues and assessments
• Value for money