Currency Reviews and Audits

Comprehensive Currency Audits to Ensure Financial Health

A full assessment of your foreign exchange activities, providing you with clarity and control.
Currency Reviews and Audits

Forex Audits that Provide Clarity and Control

Valufin offers comprehensive currency reviews and audits designed to assess your company’s forex activities. Our audits provide you with clear insights into your currency risks, opportunities, and the effectiveness of your current strategies.

Benefit from our expert currency reviews and audits

tailored forex Audit

Why You Need A Currency Audit

Many businesses face unmanaged currency risks that can lead to financial losses or inefficiencies. An audit provides peace of mind, ensuring that your forex activities are optimised, compliant, and aligned with your unique business goals.

Risk Identification

We perform a detailed analysis of your foreign exchange operations to identify potential risks and inefficiencies.

Opportunities for Improvement

Gain consistent and predictable cash flows by addressing transactional exposure, the most immediate and impactful risk.

Process Review

We evaluate your current forex processes to ensure they are robust, efficient, and aligned with your business goals.

Reporting and Transparency

We ensure that every aspect of your forex activities are documented and presented with complete clarity.

Key Components of Our Audits

What’s Included in Your Currency Review

Our audit services are designed to provide clarity, transparency, and actionable insights into your forex activities.
  • Mapping out all currency exposures across your business operations, from sales and purchases to operational expenses.
  • Highlighting areas of high volatility and vulnerability, ensuring no exposures are overlooked.
  • Assessing the impact of currency risks on your cash flow, profit margins, and overall financial health.
  • Categorising risks based on short-term, medium-term, and long-term exposures, providing a clear understanding of your risk landscape.
  • Benchmarking your current risk levels against industry standards to determine gaps and opportunities.
  • Assessing the end-to-end workflow of your forex operations, including transaction handling, approvals, and reconciliation.
  • Reviewing your existing risk management frameworks, including policies, hedging strategies, and compliance measures.
  • Identifying inefficiencies in how forex transactions are managed, executed, and reported.
  • Examining your use of financial instruments (e.g., forwards, options) and their effectiveness in mitigating risk.
  • Ensuring alignment with your accounting practices, such as hedge accounting and forex-related entries in the Balance Sheet and Income Statement.
  • Evaluating integration between your financial systems, treasury tools, and operational processes to streamline activities.
  • Highlighting opportunities to reduce transaction costs by negotiating better rates with currency providers or optimising your use of financial instruments.
  • Identifying gaps in your current hedging approach and recommending tailored strategies to better manage risks and maximise returns.
  • Pinpointing inefficiencies in workflows, approvals, and reconciliation processes to reduce administrative overhead and improve speed.
  • Providing recommendations to align cash inflows and outflows, reducing reliance on costly spot transactions.
  • Suggesting better ways to allocate financial and operational resources, ensuring your forex activities are as effective as possible.
  • Proactively identifying favorable market conditions that can be capitalised on to enhance financial performance.
  • Breakdowns of each transaction, from the invoice level to consolidated portfolio performance.
  • Clear documentation of hedge effectiveness, aligning with IFRS or GAAP requirements for compliance and reporting.
  • Visual summaries and dashboards highlighting current exposure levels, potential vulnerabilities, and opportunities.
  • Comprehensive reports showing realised and unrealised gains or losses, ensuring you understand the financial impact of your forex activities.
  • Tailored reports for different stakeholders, including senior management, treasury teams, and Board-level presentations.
  • 24/7 online access to reporting tools and dashboards, enabling instant oversight of your forex activities and risks.

Ensure your forex operations are in top shape.

Schedule a currency audit with Valufin today.

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