FIGURAD BEDRIJFSREVISOREN

Figurad Bedrijfsrevisoren is a firm of registered company auditors on Jean-Baptiste de Ghellincklaan in Ghent. It presents itself as a solid audit partner bringing together experienced auditors and young talent. What sets it apart is an exclusive focus on audit: the firm carries out no tax, accounting or bookkeeping work, in order to safeguard its independence and the reliability of its opinions. Audits are performed under the international ISA standards, for both the profit and non-profit sectors.

The firm is led by Stefaan Beirens, company auditor and managing partner, together with six other auditor partners: Tim Van Hullebusch, Ann De Causmaecker, Bart Meganck, Dieter Biebaut, Erik Bauwelinck and Geoffrey Loontjens. The management team also includes an executive director who is a company auditor, an ESG and compliance director, a compliance director, an audit director and an HR director. Each file has a fixed person in charge, and close contact with the partners is presented as the basis for long-term relationships.

The core of the business is external audit and statutory auditor mandates. Figurad issues the audit report on the annual accounts, both single and consolidated, so that they give a true and fair view of the financial position of the company or group. It also prepares the report to the works council and works on ESG reporting, an area gaining importance with new sustainability obligations.

Special legal assignments form the second pillar. The firm issues auditor's reports for a contribution in kind, a quasi-contribution, a company conversion, a merger or a full or partial demerger, and a dissolution followed by liquidation. It also prepares reports on the liquidity test, the issue of shares below fractional value, interim dividends and stock option plans.

Other audit services complete the offer: due diligence, valuations, expert investigations, specific contractual assignments, compliance audits, audits of subsidy files, support with consolidations and analysis of the accounting and administrative organisation. These assignments help organisations make important financial decisions and meet their legal obligations.

Figurad is a member of BKR International, an association of about 135 independent accounting and audit firms with 580 offices in 75 countries. Through this membership it can carry out audits for foreign subsidiaries of Belgian companies, together with recognised BKR firms. The firm has also set goals linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including a fully electric car fleet and an office heated and cooled with green energy. Staff testimonials on the website mention internal and external training, on-the-job learning towards the company auditor title and a planning working group that spreads the workload. The website is available in Dutch and English.