Andrew Cawdry is a Chartered Accountant with over 22 years’ of specialised experience in finance and accounting. Andrew joined Hall Chadwick from a large forensic and accounting consulting firm in South Africa, where he was the head of the firm’s Cape Town operations.
Andrew is the lead accountant on numerous litigation support and forensic accounting investigations, including matters pertaining to fraud detection, fraud prevention, tracing of fraudulent transfers and the recovery of misappropriated assets. Andrew provided consulting services to a diverse client base in both the public and private sectors across numerous industries, often working on high profile matters with significant public interest.
Andrew started his professional career with Grant Thornton, working in both their New York and Johannesburg practices. Seven years of that experience was in the role of audit partner. As a former registered auditor, he was responsible for leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams for both listed and privately owned businesses with international and transnational operations.
Andrew and his team are regularly engaged to assist our insolvency practice with conducting investigations into potential contraventions of the Corporations Act (including breaches of directors’ duties) committed by directors and/or former executives of companies under investigation. Our forensic division, under Andrew’s guidance, regularly perform reviews of the historical trading operations to assist the Administrators/Liquidators in quantifying related insolvent trading claims and pursuing potential voidable transactions.
Andrew started his professional career with Grant Thornton, working in both their New York and Johannesburg practices. Seven years of that experience was in the role of audit partner. As a former registered auditor, he was responsible for leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams for both listed and privately owned businesses with international and transnational operations.
“My clients regularly find that my past experience as an external audit partner is invaluable to the forensic investigation process. We provide practical solutions to challenges faced by management and help executives navigate the accounting complexities and potential risks facing their business. Timely communication with stakeholders allows the executive team to focus their attention where it is needed most.”
Andrew has provided specialised accounting services within the manufacturing, wholesale and retail, consulting engineering, construction, property, information technology, finance, insurance and not-for-profit sectors.
Professional Qualifications
- Member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, 2025
- Affiliated member of Global Accounting Alliance, 2021
- Affiliated member of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, 2015
- Member of South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, 2003
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours (Accounting), University of Johannesburg, 1999
Industry & Service Specialisations
- Litigation support services
- Preparing for and appearing as an expert witness
- Performing insolvency and liquidation reviews
- Investigating the areas of financial statement fraud
- Financial statement analysis and reconstruction
- Dispute resolution and calculation of damages
- Auditing flow of funds and investigating procurement fraud
- Identifying failures/weaknesses within internal control environments
- Conducting business valuation engagements (in relation to dispute resolutions)