Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn

Changes in the workplace, organizational structure, industrialization, and legislation increase the chances of enterprises being exposed to various frauds. Consequently, it is critical for financial and operational data to be closely monitored and protected from internal and external threats. This is where forensic accounting and auditing can help.

Providing superior forensic accounting and consulting services that safeguard organizations is Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn, a full-service certified public accounting firm.

“We help organizations aware of fraud being committed against their company work towards a resolution and ensure all activities are conducted ethically,” says Alan Stein, CPA, Director of Audit and Accounting Services at Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn.

Through its team of experts, Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn develops financial strategies and offers solutions that help organizations to efficiently mitigate fraud losses. Its Forensic Accounting team comprises audit, tax, accounting, consulting, Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE), and business valuation experts credentialed and trained in the current industry laws, regulations, and techniques. The team identifies potential symptoms of fraud that can leave an organization vulnerable. In addition, it provides fraud detection training to clients’ employees for future protection.

“We offer strategies and solutions through our tools and data extraction software, and approach the problem from a different vantage point to assess fraudulent issues,” adds Mike Schiller, CPA, and CFE at Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn.

To effectively focus on the fraudulent issues clients face, it leverages the latest research techniques and technology in every consulting engagement. Upon onboarding a client, its team makes an initial data-gathering request to conduct the forensic examination by understanding their internal and external data processing methods.

Once the information is gathered, the team organizes and analyzes it, eventually leading to a second request. The second request for information gathering consists of a more targeted dataset or any underlying documentation related to the issue. Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn then verifies every transaction while conducting forensic examinations to ensure client demands are met.

A case study that highlights the competence of Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn’s effective forensic accounting and auditing services is its interaction with a client who was a victim of payroll fraud. Upon collaboration, the team at Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn discovered that a former employee had ineffectively managed bookkeeping. Hence, the company’s experts contacted the IRS for the appropriate documents (form 941 and W-2). As a result, the public accounting firm identified the liabilities and is making payment arrangements with the IRS. This is one of many examples of how Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn meets client demands through its efficient forensic accounting and consulting services.

For over 80 years, Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn has consistently met client needs by offering innovative financial solutions through its unmatched services and trustworthy advice. Housing a dedicated workforce of over 100 professionals, it focuses on the construction, employee benefit plans, food processing, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, labor organizations, manufacturing, not-for-profit, and real estate industries. A differentiating factor of Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn is its team of experts that, as problem solvers, is committed to the success of a client’s business.