Scope sheet
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Forensic accounting
Embezzlement investigation support
Embezzlement investigation support from Finbryn traces suspected diversions to source documents and bank records, builds a period-by-period loss estimate with the method shown, and separates confirmed loss from amounts still under review. Workpapers are organized for an insurer's fidelity-bond claim, a civil filing, or a report to law enforcement.
What is included
- Period-by-period loss schedule with the estimation method shown
- Transaction-level trace linking each suspected item to a source document
- Vendor master and payroll roster cross-check for employee overlaps
- Schedule separating confirmed loss from amounts still under review
- Narrative summary suitable for an insurer, attorney, or board
- Source index mapping every schedule line to its underlying document
- Bank and card statement reconciliation for the period at issue
- Recommendations for locking down access during the investigation
The process
- 1.
Intake and scope call
We cover what triggered the suspicion, which accounts and systems are in scope, the time period involved, and whether the suspected person still has active access to the books.
- 2.
Secure the records
We pull bank and card statements, payroll exports, and the accounting file, working quietly if the suspected person is still employed and access has not yet been restricted.
- 3.
Trace the pattern
Each flagged transaction is traced to its underlying document, and the vendor and payroll rosters are cross-checked against employee records for overlaps.
- 4.
Build the loss schedule
We construct a period-by-period estimate, separating confirmed loss from amounts still under review, and document the method for any extrapolated period.
- 5.
Internal review
A senior reviewer checks the trace for completeness and reviews the estimation method and presentation before anything goes to you.
- 6.
Deliver and hand off
You receive the schedules, the narrative summary, and a source index, organized for counsel, an insurer, or law enforcement to use directly.
- 7.
Revise as new facts arrive
If a new statement surfaces or a confrontation produces new information, we update the schedule and reissue it rather than starting over.
Software
QuickBooks Online, Xero, Microsoft Excel, CaseWare IDEA
Quality control
A senior reviewer reviews the schedule before it goes to you, checking that every figure ties to a document and that the estimation method for any extrapolated period is defensible and clearly stated.
Pricing
Embezzlement investigation support is quoted as a custom Scale-tier engagement after a scoping call, since the hours depend on how many accounts, years, and transactions need individual tracing. See the rate card at /us/pricing for our standard bookkeeping tiers; this work sits outside those tiers and is priced separately once scope is set.
Finbryn is a brand of Northlane Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Reviewed September 2026