Simon Padgett Independent Forensic Accountant And Trainer Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Worldwide

Presentations and Training:Simon has carried out Fraud Presentations and Training events throughout his career and has noticed a huge demand for this mechanism of transferring huge amounts of knowledge, experience and benchmarking. Simon has performed training events and conference presentations in over 40 countries and has been involved in training trainers and Accountants in Accountancy and Forensic Accounting issues through the Accountancy bodies who have accredited this training in terms of Continued Professional Development credits.Let us tailor a one day, three day or one week Fraud and Corruption Risk/Audit, Governance, Money Laundering or “Business Incubator” training event for your organization. You will find the “real life” fraud examples unbelievable and the knowledge gained invaluable.

Worldwide

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Vancouver, Canada Area

Fraud and Corruption Investigations, Fraud Risk Management, Internal Audit, Corporate Governance and Business Turnaround

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Forensic Accounting and Fraud and Corruption Investigations, Fraud Risk Management, Anti-Money Laundering and Business Recovery from these intrusive events.

Vancouver, Canada And Internationally

Heading the Forensic Services function of the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Publicly Quoted (on the Toronto TSX) company. Also a Board Director.

Bahrain

Head of Audit, Risk and Compliance functions for this Bahrain headquartered International Bank and Foreign Exchange Company. Managing Audit and Compliance Departments, consisting of 30 employees, with branches across the Middle East, The UK, India and Malaysia. Ensuring a risk based Internal Audit function and full banking Compliance activities to the requirements of international banking regulators covering capital and liquidity adequacy requirements and anti-money laundering compliance. Reporting to Banks Audit Committee and Chairman.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Regional Head of Forensic Services in British Columbia, Canada, providing value and solutions in terms of Fraud Investigations, Anti-Fraud Prevention Programs, Litigations Support and Computer Forensic data analytics.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Regional Head of Forensic Services in the Gulf region, providing Fraud Investigations, Anti-Fraud Programs and Prevention along with Litigation Support and Computer Forensic data analytics. Simon has significant experience in fraud governance and fraud risk management, conducting fraud risk assessments, fraud audits, investigations, anti-corruption matters and training in both the public and private sectors,

Board member of The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) in Canada in 2015 and 2016 and the United Arab Emirates from 2008 to 2013. Promoting Fraud Awareness and Good Governance and establishing a supporting regulatory body for members. Board member of the ACCA in Canada in 2015 and 2016, promoting the ACCA in Canada, increasing membership and carrying out training.

Head of Forensics, Fraud and Corruption Investigations, anti-Money laundering and Corporate Governance.

Group Head of Internal Audit and RiskMay 2007 to dateResponsible for the risk based audit function of this large Group whose main businesses are Projects, Hospitality, Property, Real estate, Automotive, Retail and Oil and Gas based divisions. Reporting directly to the Chairman of The Group.Setup and establish Risk Management and Audit Committee.Managing department staff.Automating the Risk and Audit function.Set up the control environment to ensure optimum operability and financial resource use and compliance.Design, implementation and execution of an audit and risk assessment plan to include coverage of business systems and processes and procedures, financial and accounting systems, IT and Investment appraisal and contract assessment.Recruited and built a quality Risk and Audit team, consisting of Risk, Audit and Information Systems Audit and representation in all business units.Liaise with external auditors.Provide high level strategic direction. Sit on Strategy Committee.Provide advice on Investments. Due diligence performance.Risk mitigation, outsourcing, insuring and elimination.Project Management Risk and Auditing (including Partnerships and Joint Ventures)Establish Governance Committees and Charters and sit thereon.Corporatisation of the Group.Group Strategy.Global recession protection.I have introduced Arabic learning to all Expat executives and am currently learning Arabic at Al Fahim.

2005 to 2007Simon was head of their Internal Audit and Risk Management Division, Forensic Services, Group Security and Insurance portfolio. He was also a Trustee of the group Pension fund and Provident Fund.Reporting directly to the Chairman of The Group.Attending the Risk Management and Audit Committee meetings.Automating the Risk and Audit function.Set up the control environment to ensure optimum operability and financial resource use and compliance.Design, implementation and execution of an audit and risk assessment plan to include coverage of business systems and processes and procedures, financial and accounting systems, IT and Investment appraisal and contract assessment.Recruited and built a quality Risk and Audit team.Liaise with external auditors.Provide high level strategic direction.Risk mitigation, outsourcing, insuring and elimination.Project Management Risk and Auditing (including Partnerships and Joint Ventures)Group Strategy.

He was experienced, at a Senior level in all aspects of business risk management, internal audit management, assessment and internal control development and compliance as well as in a wide variety of Fraud and Corruption investigations both in the private and public sector along with drafting and implementing Fraud Policies and Response plans both from a reactive and proactive perspective. Simon is a renowned specialist in anti-Money Laundering Policies, procedures and strategies as well as anti-money laundering legislation. His clients have included major banking groups, Public Companies, major Government Departments along with International clients. Simon was the manager on an assignment which turned out to be South Africa's largest fraud at R5billion. Simon is equipped to handle any Forensic role. Simon has acted as expert witness in many cases and has managed teams of investigators on assignments. He has also played a major role in selling, through networking and carrying out presentations to clients and potential clients. Simon's professionalism has extended to acting as Curator for several Asset Forfeiture Unit/International Police Investigations. This involved seizing, safeguarding and acting as custodian for the assets in question.Simon is experienced in advising clients on Sarbanes Oxley compliance, his focus being liaising with both internal and external auditors of US owned companies from am Audit, Business risk and Fraud risk perspective and formulating compliance with the act.Simon also took on the role of Risk Manager for both his department and the firm, with particular emphasis on the monitoring and evaluation of quality and risk issues within the firm. Simon spent much time developing the required quality control manual and procedures, in compliance with ISO 9001.Simon has been on the Board and Finance Committee of Hospice in South Africa for three years, voluntarily.

Simon was involved in investigating Fraud and Corruption in the Legal profession. This Senior role involved liaison with Police Fraud Squads, informants and Criminal Intelligence units. He acted as an expert witness in many cases.

Simon was with KPMG Chartered Accountants as an Accountant and Auditor in The British Virgin Islands and The Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. This work included external and internal audit work, acting for offshore companies, asset protection and investigating money laundering.

Simon headed up an Internal Audit department for a publicly quoted company in The UK, covering the audits of 65 locations and supervising a team of Auditors, reporting directly to the board of directors. The role was to create the department and establish an audit cycle and design programs.Reporting directly to the Chairman. Set up the control environment.Design, implementation and execution of an audit plan to include coverage of business systems and processes and procedures, financial and accounting systems.Liase with external auditors

PWC Predecessor Accountants in The UK where he worked for seven years in Audit and Accountancy.