UK
Ireland
- Specialising in Forensic Accounting since 2010
- Over ten years’ experience as an auditor and accountant
Experience
As an Associate Director in Evelyn Partners’ Forensic Services department, Brendan is part of a specialist team comprising accountants, investigators and computer forensics professionals.
He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2009 and specialises in forensic accounting. His experience also includes dispute resolution services, asset tracing and criminal defence.
Brendan’s experience covers many industry sectors including technology, media, financial services and the not-for-profit sector. He has worked internationally, having conducted investigations in the UK, Middle East and Eastern Europe.
Brendan regularly speaks on forensic accounting, fraud and fraud prevention.
Prior to specialising as a forensic accountant, Brendan spent over ten years working in accounting and auditing practices both in the UK and South Africa. He has also worked as a financial reporting accountant for a UK based internet advertising company.
Professional qualifications and memberships
- Qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2009 (Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales)
- Certified Fraud Examiner since 2014
- Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist since 2009
- Trustee director of the Fraud Advisory Panel, a leading counter fraud charity in the UK. Brendan regularly contributes to the Panel’s activities, including the Fraud Prevention and Detection working group and the Future Fraud Professionals Network
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The Government continues to ramp up its efforts to tackle crime in the waste sector
The Government has announced new measures to tackle economic crime and money laundering in the waste sector. The Environment Agency has launched an Economic Crime Unit to investigate ‘waste crimes’ (such as fly-tipping and landfill tax evasion) and money laundering in the sector, and exercise powers to freeze and seize assets. The Unit will work with other law enforcement agencies such as the police and HMRC to gather intelligence and proactively pursue criminals.
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Why UK businesses should act now to prevent internal fraud
Internal fraud can be a big problem for all businesses and organisations, whatever their size. It can cause significant financial loss and reputational damage, sometimes culminating in the entity’s total collapse. This series of articles considers how internal fraud happens, what organisations can do to prevent it, and how to detect and respond to instances of fraud.
