Audit and Assurance

Financial statement audits give assurance over information used by investors and the capital markets.

We act in the public interest and the capital markets. Our professionals inspire trust in data and financial information and our focus on innovation delivers efficiency and value to our clients.

We are committed to providing exceptional audits by introducing transformational technologies that have the ability to reshape the audit process and exceed expectations.

By leveraging the power of evolving technologies to deliver quality audits and fresh insights, Desa is a leader in driving the future of audit.

Independent, quality financial statement audits

Innovation In Audit

Committed to continuous innovation

We are committed to serving the public interest and bring value to our clients, through continuous innovation.

By leveraging leading technologies we are transforming the audit experience for our professionals and our clients – enabling us to provide an even higher quality audit by increasing our ability to focus on the issues that matter through the data and insights it provides.

The future of Audit

New and emerging technologies and accelerated digitalization are radically changing the future of audit. Desa firms are committed to transforming the future of audit by serving the public interest and bringing value to our clients, through continuous innovation.

Leveraging the strength of our network, we’ve launched Desa’ All eyes on:

The future of Audit campaign that reveals how we believe audit may be fundamentally transformed over the coming years.
Speaking to some of our colleagues around the world, you’ll learn about trending topics such as artificial intelligence, technology assurance including cybersecurity, continuous auditing and big data are drivers towards the future of audit.

Transforming audit with AI

in the next decade, audits will be fundamentally transformed through artificial intelligence which seeks to automate procedures and enhance audit quality.

Continuous auditing

Continuous or more frequent auditing will likely become more prominent for the auditors in the future and should allow auditors to spend more time on crucial judgments.

Esg Assurance In Audit

As market and stakeholder expectations evolve and reporting requirements become mandatory, the ESG information companies publish must be accurate, reliable, and complete to provide confidence in your business.

Traditionally, financial information alone was subject to independent assurance, but organizations are increasingly seeking assurance on a broad range of information that is measurable and actionable. Investors and other stakeholders are demanding more information on climate action, sustainability, governance, and social issues that provide a holistic view of your organization, and information needs to be accurate so that it can be relied upon.

ESG assurance requires the same rigor demanded in your financial statement audit, including understanding the strong link between financial and non-financial information. ESG assurance providers should have the same deep level of understanding of a company’s business model that is required for an audit of financial information. This can help eliminate redundancy, connect risks to each other, and create cost efficiency — in line with your own ESG reporting journey.

KPMG audit professionals can help bridge the gap and provide assurance across a wide range of sectors, frameworks, and metrics to ensure that you can meet the increasing requirements mandated by regulators and expected by stakeholders. Our teams stand ready to serve the public interest in providing ESG assurance over what truly matters.

Sustainability Reporting

The global ESG reporting landscape is transforming – with corporate activity set to be highly scrutinised under new sustainability reporting standards that will be ready for the FY24 reporting cycle.

Timing is critical. Key decisions have been made that give business leaders the clarity they need to begin implementation in earnest. Aligning with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) requirements – which set the global baseline – essentially gives a global passport to companies working across jurisdictions.

Now the ISSBTM timelines are aligned with the EU, companies may choose to voluntarily adopt the IFRS® Sustainability Disclosure Standards regardless of local requirements.

There’s an even greater incentive to do this now that the ISSB has agreed to prioritise climate-related disclosures in the first year of adoption.

These pages provide our insight, high-level guides and detailed analysis to help inform your reporting strategy. They also include guides to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRSs), which will be effective for many companies from 1 January 2024.