BCG Credentials

BCG’s founder, Jim Barratt, is an expert forensic accountant with over 30 years of experience working in public accounting, private and public corporations, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and top tier consulting firms. 

Jim has the proven ability to quickly get up to speed on critical issues and company operations, effectively gather the most relevant information from people and data, draw upon his varied experience to provide a full and balanced perspective for proposed solutions, and design and implement effective remediation as needed.

He is a CPA, is certified in financial forensics, and is a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional. Jim applies his expertise gained as an independent auditor, internal audit director, chief compliance officer, and former SEC enforcement accountant to provide clients with value-added solutions to critical problems. He assists law firms, companies, and board committees facing difficult issues involving financial fraud, SEC investigations, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance and remediation.  

In his career, Jim has worked at several leading, global consulting firms, including:

 FTI Consulting

• Led a team of forensic accountants in a nine-month investigation of accounting and reporting issues as part of a restatement at Freddie Mac, a Fortune 50 company.
• Conducted numerous investigations and assisted counsel in communicating the findings of investigations to audit committees, SEC staff and committees of U.S. Congress.
• Provided anti-corruption due diligence services on multi-billion-dollar acquisitions in Africa and Singapore for one of the world’s largest energy companies.
• Managed assignments requiring profit disgorgement analysis and ability to pay services on behalf of the DoJ and the U.K. Serious Fraud Office related to an FCPA investigation of Rolls-Royce plc. 

Alvarez & Marsal

• Developed a corporate compliance function while serving as the interim Chief Compliance Officer of Control Components Inc., a $600 million global manufacturing company, facing a US Department of Justice ("DoJ") FCPA investigation. Implemented corporate compliance policies and conducted training on compliance and FCPA issues to over 400 employees in more than eight countries including China, India, Korea, and Japan. 
• Coordinated and supervised a multi-year, large scale forensic accounting analyses and assisted internal and external counsel in the development of litigation claims on behalf of the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. bankruptcy estate. Worked as part of a larger team to maximize available assets for the benefit of the debtor’s estate and the creditors. Investigated and tracked the movement of billions of dollars of collateral between counterparties and clearing banks in the period leading up to and through the bankruptcy filing. 
• Assisted the Independent Monitor in the review and assessment of the compliance function of a global high-tech manufacturing company as part of an FCPA deferred prosecution agreement with the DoJ and the SEC. Evaluated the company’s system of internal controls and books and records and made recommendations for improvement. Performed on-site reviews in Singapore and China.

AlixPartners

• Led an extensive board investigation related to a multi-year financial restatement of a Middle East based oil and gas company including site visits to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. 
• Led an internal investigation of potential improper payments by a large, publicly traded electric utility company. The investigation required the review of terabytes of accounting data over a four-year period within a 60-day time frame to meet SEC filing deadlines.
• Assisted management of a Korea-based technology company and a global consumer packaged goods company in connection with SEC investigations of various accounting and disclosure issues. 

Ankura Consulting

• Assisted a global money services business with an ability to pay analysis as part of settlement discussions with a US government regulator which resulted in reduced payments by the company.
• Assisted a global manufacturing company with an investigation of a joint-owned entity involving potential improper and fraudulent use of credit card and other expenses for personal uses.
• Conducted a review of anti-bribery and corruption controls of the Nigerian operations of one of the largest global energy companies.

Mr. Barratt is the former Chairman and a Trustee of the SEC Historical Society, a member of the Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Leadership Greater Washington, Class of 2012, a member of the International Association of Independent Corporate Monitors, and served as a volunteer panelist on the NASDAQ listing qualifications panel for over 10 years. He is a frequent speaker and writer on various compliance and fraud topics and serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations.

Jim was included in the 2023 Who's Who Legal as a Global Leader, Investigations, Forensic Accountants  Jim Barratt - Barratt Consulting Group - Experts - Lexology 

Link to Jim's LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-barratt-cpa-cff-b89203b

On-Site Experience: Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, India, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, France, United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Nigeria

Specialties: Forensic accounting, internal investigations, SEC enforcement matters, accounting and compliance issues, FCPA issues, corporate compliance, independent monitor work, interim executive services, internal controls, books and records, accounting restatement, chief compliance officer, whistleblower complaints, fraud investigations, witness preparation, Wells submissions, profit disgorgement analyses, ability to pay analyses.