Biography

Nancy Waung is a Director at FRA and has over 15 years of experience in investigations and accounting matters. Her expertise includes anti-bribery/anti-corruption (ABAC), asset misappropriation, accounting fraud, money laundering investigations, and compliance assessments for clients across North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Nancy’s industry experience includes healthcare, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, government/public sector, aerospace/defense, and financial services. She has provided forensic accounting support for FCPA and fraud related deferred prosecution agreements for Fortune 500 companies. She also recently led an investigation centered on a public company’s cash position and related party transactions, uncovering a web of fraud across the organization and billions in undisclosed debt.

She has conducted complex forensic reviews of sovereign entities, third-party audits, and private joint ventures in emerging markets including the Middle East, Africa, China and Russia. Nancy also spent two years assisting a foreign government’s campaign to increase transparency and control over its finance and treasury functions while also preventing corruption.

Prior to joining FRA, Nancy worked at Ernst & Young’s Forensic & Integrity Services conducting forensic audits, investigations, and regulatory compliance reviews. Nancy was also an external auditor at Ernst & Young where she provided financial statement audit services to clients. She worked on a variety of financial statement audits and attestation engagements, testing internal controls and performing substantive procedures to evaluate the risk of misstatement.

Nancy is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting.

Authority experience

US Department of Justice (DOJ)
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Awards & Recognition

2023 Global Leader - Consulting Experts - Forensic Accounting, Lexology Index

Accreditations

Certified Fraud Examiner

Languages

English

News and insights

Event

FRA International Senior Leaders Recognized in Who’s Who Legal Consulting Experts 2023

Article

GIR Guide to Monitorships: Leveraging Forensic Accountants

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International White Collar Crime Symposium: The Globalization of Enforcement