Julian is an Investigations manager in the firm’s Corporate Investigations practice.  He joined Bowmans in 2017, having previously studied his BCom Hons Forensic Accounting degree at the North-West University.

He completed the following Chartered Accountant modules in order to qualify for Honour degree studies:

• Financial Management
• Management Accounting

Julian is an associate member of the ACFE.

Relevant Experience

Some of the investigations Julian has been involved in include:

Forensic investigation experience

• Complex data analysis of large-scale data including information from SAP, JDE, Sage etc:
  • Investigation into and reconciliation of R25 billion (over 215,000 transactions) for a large financial institution.
  • Perform complex data analysis relating to irregular fuel usage at a signal tower provider and assist in arbitration proceeding where relevant.
  • Quantification of penalties payable by a large rental company as a result of non-performance in terms of key performance indicators as stipulated as per the contract with the customer.
• Investigation into fraud, corruption and theft
  • Investigation into an ICT services providers contracts with ESD’s to determine and financial irregularities.
  • Investigation into irregular expenditures and procurement fraud relating to ICT services at one of South Africa’s large banking institutions.
• Financial analysis
  • Investigation into a large mining company to determine any gross negligence of top management, including but not limited to: analysis of financial statements, production report and management accounts.
  • Investigation of trusts accounts and contravention of fiduciary duties in terms of the Companies Act.
• Investigation in Public sector
  • Investigation of tender manipulation and large water entity.
  • Contravention of contracts and National Treasury regulation.
  • Contravention of the PFMA.
• Conduct information seeking interviews.
• Preparing a summary report of background, individual and company searches conducted by using appropriate methods and relevant databases.

Disciplinary and employment experience

• Compile evidence bundles for disciplinary proceedings
• Assist in disciplinary procedures after irregularities were found after an internal investigation at a large mining company.

Civil recoveries experience

• Quantification of claims after the completion of investigation.
• Assisting of litigation proceedings including:
  • Preparing claims and counter claims;
  • Preparing summary affidavits;
  • Preparing witness statements;
  • Preparing and compiling discovery.

Criminal matter assistance

• Preparing A1 affidavits;
• Preparing affidavits in line with relevant reporting responsibilities i.e. Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Financial Intelligence Centre Act.
• Assistances to register case with relevant authorities;
• Assistance of authorities by way of analysis of bank account statements during criminal proceedings.