Financial Due Diligence Checklist

Identify and assess potential financial risks associated with a business transaction or investment.

With this checklist you can more efficiently review and analyze the target company's financial records, statements, and accounting practices to uncover any red flags or areas of concern

This checklist is for you if:

• You are interested to improve your skills in due diligence process
• You want validate the accuracy and completeness of the target company's financial information
• You want realistic insights into the company's financial health and its ability to generate sustainable returns
• You want to identify a potential liabilities that may not be apparent on the surface

What is included:

• General checks (such as actual vs budget checks, audit reports, accounting policies etc..)
• Analytical procedures (such as check ratio numbers movement, monthly movements in some categories)
• Internal controls checklist
• Property, plant and equipment and IP recognition and valuation checks
• Inventories checklist
• Account receivable checklist
• Account payable checklist
• Commitments and contingencies checks
• Intercompany checks and more

The financial due diligence checklist should be tailored to the specific transaction or investment and may vary depending on the industry, regulatory requirements, and other relevant factors.

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