Global Audit and Assurance Services Brochure

Global Audit & Assurance Services

Audit / Tax / Advisory

Smart decisions. Lasting value.

Crowe Horwath International is ranked among the top 10 global accounting networks with over 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 130 countries around the world. Each member firm is recognized as a market leader in their home country and committed to impeccable quality and standards.

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Is your assurance provider delivering the assurance value you deserve?

Assurance services are essential to establish credibility and build reputation, critically important assets in the global economy. Assurance provides credibility to financial reports and business information, thereby giving confidence to users and stakeholders that rely on this information.

Given the importance of assurance services, many senior executives and audit committees look to Crowe Horwath International member firms for efficient global procedures, the quality of their work, and personal service. Your organization stands to gain in multiple areas - reputation, insight, service, and cost - by finding experienced audit and assurance professionals who truly understand your business.

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Seasoned professionals with local expertise and a global network.

Your business needs local expertise in the global markets in which you operate. You also need auditors and assurance providers with a strong international network. Crowe Horwath offers both. Our network of leading independent member firms includes more than 200 firms located in major economic centers throughout the world.

The professionals employed by Crowe Horwath member firms are all highly experienced, and senior personnel are significantly involved in all engagements. Understanding your business is important to us, and our reports reflect this understanding. Our professionals are widely respected with many holding professional and specialist sector leadership positions.

Audit & Assurance services provided by member firms: • Reporting on financial statements and other financial information • Reporting on Non-Financial Information • Reporting on other business information and processes • Regulatory compliance reporting

• Reporting to providers of finance • Reporting on frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Integrated Reporting (IR) • Advising on the implementation and application of IFRS

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Audit and Assurance services designed to meet your high expectations.

Crowe Horwath is one of the world’s top audit and assurance service providers for the following reasons:

Quality

Insight

Service

The global methodology and quality assurance programs of Crowe Horwath member firms help executives and audit committees manage their responsibilities in an era of heightened concern for financial reporting and corporate governance. Efficient, coordinated global audit processes result in informative reports, and timely financial reporting and disclosure, which is an expectation of regulators, as well as creditors, lenders, investors, and other stakeholders.

The audit professionals of Crowe Horwath member firms apply their knowledge of the business.

In doing so they have the ability to understand complex financial transactions and audit the effectiveness of internal controls.

Our professionals are experts on the application of International Financial Reporting Standards, US GAAP and the reporting requirements of specialist industry sectors.

Crowe Horwath member firms apply risk-based processes that reflect their detailed knowledge and understanding of the business. Prompt identification and communication of issues and timely delivery of results eliminates surprises, which promotes more respectful business relationships and improvements in financial reporting. We deliver informative and robust reports.

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Crowe Horwath International’s member firms are committed to impeccable quality service, highly integrated service delivery processes and a common set of core values that guide decisions daily

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Commitment to deliver services worthy of your trust.

Crowe Horwath member firms meet the highest requirements for international audit and assurance engagements. To maintain an elevated level of quality and consistency, the Crowe Horwath network regularly conducts quality reviews of the audit practices of member firms throughout the world.

Crowe Horwath is a full member of the Forum of Firms, which is an association of networks of international accounting firms that perform transnational audits.

The objective of the Forum is to promote consistent and high quality standards of financial reporting and auditing practices worldwide. As a member, Crowe Horwath has committed to the Forum’s membership obligations and can provide input to the Forum, which has regular contact with international standard setters and regulators.

To learn more about why executives are turning to the member firms of Crowe Horwath, contact one of the experts listed on the last page of this brochure. In addition to providing a full range of audit services, Crowe Horwath member firms offer consulting services for tax, risk management, and global corporate advisory matters.

Your management team, board of directors and audit committee will appreciate the credibility, insights and responsive service that Crowe Horwath member firms provide.

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Learn more For more information, please contact: International A&A Director: David Chitty London, United Kingdom david.chitty@crowehorwath.net Tel: +44 20 7842 7292

North America: Rob DeGroot Grand Rapids, MI, United States rob.degroot@crowehorwath.com Tel: +1 616 752 4271

Europe: Michael Jetter Stuttgart, Germany michael.jetter@crowehorwath-rwt.de Tel: +49 711 319 400 189

Central & South America: Juan Carlos Lara San José, Costa Rica juan.lara@crowehorwath.cr Tel: +506-2221-4657

Africa: Cephas Osoro Nairobi, Kenya cephas.osoro@crowehorwath.co.ke Tel: +254 020 386 0521

China: Kevin Wang Beijing, China kevin.wang@crowehorwath.cn Tel: +86 189 1018 0117

Middle East: James Mathew Dubai, United Arab Emirates james.mathew@crowehorwath.ae Tel: +971 4 881 0902

Asia/Pacific: Brendan Worrall Brisbane, Australia brendan.worrall@crowehorwath.com.au Tel: +617 3233 3410

About Crowe Horwath International Crowe Horwath International is ranked among the top 10 global accounting networks with more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in over 130 countries around the world. Crowe Horwath International’s member firms are committed to impeccable quality service, highly integrated service delivery processes and a common set of core values that guide decisions daily. Each firm is well established as a leader in its national business community and is staffed by nationals, thereby providing a knowledge of local laws and customs which is important to clients undertaking new ventures or expanding into other countries. Crowe Horwath International member firms are known for their personal service to privately and publicly held businesses in all sectors and have built an international reputation in the areas of audit, tax and advisory services.

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Crowe Horwath International is a leading international network of separate and independent accounting and consulting firms that may be licensed to use “Crowe,” “Crowe Horwath” or “Horwath” in connection with the provision of accounting, auditing, tax, consulting or other professional services to their clients. Crowe Horwath International itself is a non-practicing entity and does not provide professional services in its own right. Neither Crowe Horwath International nor any member is liable or responsible for the professional services performed by any other member. © 2017 Crowe Horwath International.

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