Pitcher Partners provides a wide range of services to healthcare.

Risk Services

Core Internal Audit Skills (Risk Services)
This area provides services to assist in managing, evaluating and monitoring organisational risks and core business services. We have performed a variety of reviews in Healthcare including financial compliance audits, operational audits, performance review, management reviews, internal control reviews and special investigations based on client requests. We specialise in delivery of audit services to organisations that require multi location internal audit and compliance audit reviews covering the same or similar scope of work. We have developed supporting technologies and a methodology to deliver this service and are able to provide results in a cost effective manner.

Enterprise Risk Management
We have extensive experience in Enterprise Risk Management which includes development of risk management frameworks, delivery of risk management training and development of risk registers through the facilitation of risk assessment workshops. We have developed a comprehensive methodology and supporting technology to underpin this capability.

Our Internal Audit team has a number of people with extensive Information Technology Assurance experience and we also have a large IT consultancy group within the firm.

Advanced Data Analysis
Computer systems now store vast amounts of data, which, if properly analysed, can provide a significant amount of information to help reduce costs, increase efficiency and improve controls.

Our specialist data analysis team can assist in providing advanced audit support techniques, which will potentially provide further insight into your organisation that you may not be aware of. We have found that this type of analysis has provided information to our clients which has been invaluable in improving their business and controls.

Environmental Risk
We have considerable experience in Environmental Risk. We are the Internal Auditor of EPA Victoria and undertake a number of environmental reviews for them.

Audit and Assurance
An annual audit is an excellent way to identify both risks and opportunity within an organisation. The cost and effort of compliance with financial regulations is an increasing burden on business, and we understand the importance of working closely with Boards of Directors and Audit Committees to resolve audit issues within the agreed timeframe. Our vast audit and assurance experience will ensure compliance as well as giving a comprehensive overview of the business.

IT Consulting

We have a strong reputation for the breadth of our business knowledge and pride ourselves on our ability to identify problems and provide successful business solutions. We offer a unique blend of business and information technology accreditation and experience in developing information systems solutions, running complex projects and delivering value to clients.

With an in-depth understanding of business and IT, we are able to create IT solutions that provide real benefits to our clients.

Our IT consultants have diverse expertise in both technology and industry sectors, and can assist with:

• Business and systems consulting
• Technical development (.Net and SharePoint)
• IT strategy and planning
• BCP/DRP
• eCommerce
• Strategic vendor sourcing
• Project and vendor management
• IT health check
• System reviews
• IT disaster recovery

Tax Consulting and Compliance

Pitcher Partners has the most experienced taxation consulting and compliance team outside the big four accounting firms.

Our transaction taxes and employment taxes specialists provide consulting and compliance services in relation to:

• Goods and services tax
• Fringe benefits tax
• Payroll tax
• Stamp duty
• Land tax
• Customs duty
• Fuel tax credits
• Luxury car tax
• Wine equalisation tax

Strategy and Planning

Pitcher Partners’ Strategy and Performance team delivers a range of services focused on enabling strategic decisions and driving business performance.

We work in partnership with business leaders on wide range of activities:

Creation - assisting with the creation of strategies, business plans and goal achievement programs.
Assessment – review and analysis of opportunities, existing structure and processes, key influencers.
Solutions – identification of solutions to improve performance and business value.
Support – providing support to ‘make it happen’ and deliver on intended outcomes.

Our team comprises senior staff with a range of experience, spanning both professional and commercial environments, underpinned by professional qualifications in relevant fields including CA, MBA and PhD.

We view business requirements from four key perspectives:

Commercial – does it make business sense?
Organisational – is the business appropriately structured and resourced?
Financial – will it provide the required financial returns?
Strategic – will it assist in getting the business to where it wants to be?

The outcome of these reviews have led to an identification of improvements including clarification of individual roles and responsibilities, documentation of policies and procedures, amendment of the basis of reporting and monitoring performance, and the establishment of checks and controls to instil greater confidence in reported results.

Probity

Our experience with, and knowledge of, private, public and not for profit tendering and procurement processes is extensive. We have undertaken process and probity roles over the last five years exceeding $10 billion in cumulative value, involving complex processes and projects attracting heightened public interest with multiple stakeholder groups.

We have been able to bring to these transactions the skills of a Probity Practitioner in an advisory, auditing and mentoring role, with the additional benefit of commercial judgement and insight. Pitcher Partners sits on the Victorian Government Procurement Board Panel.

We have extensive experience in complex and highly sensitive projects, including not only those delivered under traditional frameworks but other projects delivered as Alliances and as Public Private Partnerships (“PPP”).

Alliancing - Establishment Audits

Pitcher Partners has extensive experience in the following areas relevant to infrastructure projects delivered under alliances:

Establishment audits
An effective establishment audit is critical in assisting parties to communicate and ensure there are no misunderstandings about which items are reimbursable and which items are deemed to be covered in corporate and overhead margin.

Ongoing financial audits for the life of the alliance
Validation of costs claimed and consideration of governance requirements are critical factors in undertaking financial auditing of monthly claims, ensuring all concerns of the board and the Auditor General are addressed.

Completion audits
Verification of performance based payments against Key Result Areas and Key Performance Indicators.

Financial Modelling and Analysis

Our Financial Modelling and Business Analysis team is experienced in the commercial application of complex financial modelling for better decision making within an organisation. We rely on a comprehensive business analysis framework and an established methodology to ensure we build financial models that are, in particular, commercially relevant.

The core of our construction methodology is based on models that are easy to use, robust, flexible and fit for purpose

Organisational Budgeting
A review of an organisation’s budgeting process can identify areas for improvement in timeliness, completeness, and accuracy. The outcome of the review can then be used to develop a more efficient process with established linkages between strategic and business plans, operational goals and budget development and outcomes.

Review of Industry Practices
We have worked with state government departments to conduct a comprehensive review of industry participant practices in data capture and reporting. This has included liaison with a wide range of stakeholders to develop reporting standards to win industry wide acceptance and adoption.

Our experience and services span three key areas including:

Strategic Decision Support. Financial modelling is a support tool to the decision making process. When undertaken correctly, it can help assess potential outcomes, understand and identify financial risks and sensitivities and enable decision makers to take appropriate action.

Operational Financial and Accounting Analysis. Our experienced team is able to interpret matters of financial consequence, as well as provide meaningful commercial operational information in the delivery of our models. Our priority at the beginning of any engagement is to get a thorough understanding of the business and its operating environment, along with the key drivers and indicators that help provide relevant and useful information to decision makers.

Model Review. We focus on providing our clients with invaluable peace of mind knowing that the model has been rigorously checked by experienced professionals and fit for the purpose for which it has been designed.

Valuations. The provision of advice on compulsory acquisitions is a key specialisation of Pitcher Partners. Our Valuations and Forensic Group has extensive experience acting for government departments and claimants in the compulsory acquisition process.

Our experience covers:

• advice in respect to the valuation of businesses
• assessment of profit loss suffered during and after relocation
• assessment of profit loss suffered as a result of partial acquisitions
• determining reasonableness of costs being claimed
• assisting during the mediation process to achieve final settlement.

Clients
Our clients include local government, state government departments, statutory authorities and the full range of Government organisations.