Do You Need a Forensic Review?
Determine if Your Balance Sheet is Hiding "Invisible Debt"
Most firms assume their lease data is accurate because their software says so. But without forensic oversight, "Profit Erosion" accumulates—hidden liabilities, outdated discount rates, and unverified data that bleed capital. We use this 15-Point Self-Assessment to determine your immediate risk exposure.
Self-Diagnostic Instructions
Perform the review below. Be precise—unidentified 'NO' answers represent active capital leakage.
- ● 0-3 Warnings: Your controls are strong.
- ● 4-7 Warnings: Moderate Risk. Forensic review recommended.
- ● 8+ Warnings: Critical Risk. Likely material weaknesses present.
15-POINT FORENSIC HEALTH CHECK
I. Implementation & Governance
II. Controls & Communication
III. Data Integrity & Verification
THE RISK SCORECARD
Count your "NO" answers from the checklist.
0-3 "NO" ANSWERS
Strong Controls (Low Risk). Your data integrity appears solid. Maintain quarterly monitoring.
4-7 "NO" ANSWERS
Moderate Risk. Forensic Review Recommended within 6 months. Process gaps are allowing Profit Erosion to accumulate.
8+ "NO" ANSWERS
Critical Risk. Immediate action required. Portfolio failures are likely causing significant capital leakage and audit exposure.
Our Services
Tier 1: Implementation & Governance
Building the Foundation of Your Financial Strategy
The Overview: We transform dense contractual language into structured, actionable financial intelligence. This is your first line of defense against missing critical deadlines or miscalculating long-term liabilities.
Forensic Tasks:
Technical Abstraction: Identifying hidden triggers such as mid-term escalations, holdover penalties, and restoration clauses that frequently bypass standard internal reviews.
Day 2 Governance: Establishing standard operating procedures for lease identification and ongoing ledger maintenance.
The Goal: To provide your executive team with a clean data source that powers accurate, automated reporting and long-term capital planning.
Tier 2:
Controls & Communication
Ensuring Regulatory Integrity for Domestic and Cross-Border Portfolios
The Overview: We provide forensic validation for domestic U.S. enterprises and cross-border entities, bridging the technical gap between diverse accounting requirements.
Forensic Tasks:
Full-Cycle Technical Stewardship: Managing the transition to ASC 842 / IFRS 16, from validating ROU Asset values to navigating lease incentives.
Bilingual Stewardship: Providing manual technical validation for Quebec-based assets to mitigate interpretation risks and bridge compliance gaps in cross-border reporting.
The Goal: To transform compliance from a risk into a strategic asset, ensuring your reporting framework is seamless, accurate, and audit-ready.
Bilingual Compliance (US/CA)
Tier 3:
Data Integrity & Verification
Eliminating Profit Erosion and Recovering Lost Capital
The Overview: We perform deep-dive, historical analysis to identify overcharges and billing errors that have likely been sitting on your ledger for years.
Forensic Tasks:
Historical Look-Back: A 3 year review to ensure you have not been overcharged for CAM, real estate taxes, or insurance.
Capital Discovery: Reconciling every line item against abstracted contractual rights to reclaim historical overpayments.
The Goal: To achieve total Capital Discovery by identifying hidden financial leakage, ensuring every dollar in your lease portfolio is accounted for.
Détails des services en français
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Aperçu : Nous transformons le langage contractuel dense en intelligence financière structurée et exploitable. C'est votre première ligne de défense contre les échéances manquées ou les passifs à long terme mal calculés.
Tâches forensiques :
Abstraction technique : Identifier les déclencheurs « cachés » — tels que les indexations de mi-mandat et les clauses de remise en état — que les logiciels automatisés ignorent souvent.
Gouvernance « Jour 2 » : Établir des procédures d'exploitation normalisées pour l'identification des baux et la maintenance continue du grand livre.
L'objectif : Fournir à votre équipe de direction une « source de données propre » qui alimente des rapports automatisés précis et une planification du capital à long terme.
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Aperçu : Nous assurons la validation forensique pour les entreprises américaines et les entités transfrontalières, comblant le fossé technique entre les diverses exigences comptables.
Tâches forensiques :
Conformité au cycle complet : Gérer la transition vers ASC 842 / IFRS 16, du calcul des valeurs des actifs au titre du droit d'utilisation (ROU) à la navigation dans les incitatifs de location.
Gestion bilingue : Fournir une validation technique manuelle pour les actifs basés au Québec afin d'assurer l'absence d'écarts d'interprétation dans les rapports transfrontaliers.
L'objectif : Transformer la conformité d'un risque en un atout stratégique, en veillant à ce que votre cadre de reporting soit fluide, précis et toujours prêt pour l'audit.
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Aperçu : Nous effectuons une analyse historique approfondie pour identifier les erreurs de facturation qui stagnent probablement dans votre grand livre depuis des années.
Tâches forensiques :
Examen rétrospectif : Un examen de 3 à 5 ans pour s'assurer que vous n'avez pas été surfacturé pour les frais communs (CAM), les taxes foncières ou les assurances.
Découverte de capital : Rapprocher chaque poste de dépense avec les droits contractuels abstraits pour récupérer les trop-payés historiques.
L'objectif : Atteindre une « découverte de capital » totale en identifiant les fuites financières cachées, garantissant que chaque dollar de votre portefeuille immobilier est comptabilisé.
INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
Telecommunications & Data Assets
Precision management of complex infrastructure leases, from cell towers to fiber networks. We provide the granular measurement and technical abstraction required to validate invoices against executed engineering contracts.
Commercial & Multi-Unit Retail
Forensic defense for high-volume retail portfolios. We audit the 'pass-through' expenses that drain margins—scrutinizing CAM reconciliations, property tax accruals, and variable rent calculations to recover capital.
Bilingual Lease Review & Compliance
Specialized stewardship for cross-border portfolios. We protect against 'Language Risk' by manually validating technical translations and mapping Civil Law leases directly to ASC 842 and IFRS 16 standards.
Measurable Impact
$27,000+ CAPITAL RECLAIMED The Win: Recovered lost funds in a single engagement.
The Method: Identified invisible system-generated duplicate payments that automated software missed.
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$42,000 STRATEGIC AVOIDANCE The Win: Prevented excess liability over a 3-year term.
The Method: Forensic verification of Square Footage vs. Leasable Area to correct inflated rental rates.
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500+ UNIT PORTFOLIO DEFENSE The Win: 100% Regulatory Compliance.
The Method: Flawless management of high-volume cross-border assets, ensuring zero audit findings for over 15 years.
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FORTUNE 500 OPTIMIZATION The Win: $21,000+ in annual recurring savings.
The Method: Deep-dive review of historical lease amendments to catch overlooked "OpEx Caps" and billing errors.
