Anya Gielen

Anya combines attention to detail, and technical accounting and investigative expertise with open, honest conversation to help navigate clients calmly and capably through complex financial and misconduct issues. She offers practical solutions from the outset of each assignment, taking into account the commercial realities and resource constraints applicable to each situation.

With over 20 years’ experience in the public accounting profession, Anya has expertise in the prevention, detection, investigation and remediation of fraudulent and corrupt behaviour, through engagements requiring forensic accounting, financial investigation, misconduct investigation, litigation support and investigative intelligence and analysis. She is also experienced in the creation and/or review of fraud and corruption frameworks, and embedding them in organisations through training, vulnerability and culture assessments, and ongoing monitoring activities.

Anya has led large, complex investigations in the UK, US, and Australia for clients across a wide range of industries including government, education, retail, manufacturing, utilities and financial services.

Significant engagements

Anya has led and/or worked on the following matters:​

• Financial and misconduct investigation and quantification of misappropriated assets, kickbacks and other incentives, and subsequent provision of reports and briefs for use in civil and criminal prosecutions, and liaison with VicPol.
• Investigation into, and interview of, key suspects responsible for the creation of a pool of funds through inappropriate procurement processes.
• Investigation into allegations of expense fraud, smuggling and conflicts of interest between Australian and Chinese individuals.
• Determination of required restatement of four years’ of accounts to correct misreporting due to fraudulent behaviour on the part of a General Manager of the Australian subsidiary of a US listed parent. 

Memberships

• CA: Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland, and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand​
• CFE: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.