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Accountancy pre-employment checks matter now more than ever.

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Accountancy is a very important industry with strict legislation and accountability at every turn, making informed hiring decisions has never been more vital.

If your employees have access to sensitive information, client, financial data, customer account information, access to company funds, credit facilities, payments, refunds, collections and arrears etc.

It’s important that you implement a background screening solution to help you stay compliant and safeguard your business from internal fraud and theft.

RiskReduct has been designed to meet the accountancy sector’s requirements. You will have access to your own secure portal where you can request, track, manage and review candidate screening checks. Everything in one place.
 

These are some of the Pre-employment or due diligence checks that organisations may want to consider running in Accountancy sector

  • Personal Contact Details
  • Document Upload Check
    A Document Upload Check involves verifying the authenticity of documents submitted by candidates during the hiring process. These documents can include identification, academic certificates, professional licenses, proof of address, and employment records. Verifying these documents and their associates dates ensures the are genuine and accurately represent the candidate’s qualifications and history.
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  • Driver Licence Check
    Our pre-employment driving records help you keep safe drivers on the road. Using the DVLA api service, we’re able to provide our clients with driving history information in a timely manner. Feel confident that the drivers you employ are skilled and have a good driving reputation.
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  • Adverse Media Check
    RiskReduct’s Adverse Media Check earches and analyzes over many risk categories, including terrorism, hate, violence, threats, harassment, obscenity, and drugs, to reveal inappropriate postings. Searches include all the top social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter.
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  • Validate & Submit Application
    Background check form validation involves verifying the information provided by a candidate in their background check form. This includes checking for completeness, accuracy, and consistency in the details submitted. Validation ensures that all necessary information is collected and that there are no discrepancies or errors that could affect the background check process.
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  • Passport Check
    We help verify and validate the details of a candidate’s passport document. We match the Machine-Readable Zone (MRZ code) with their supplied credentials using a cloud-based algorithm that verifies passport and other identity documents.
    This process ensures that your organisation complies with the Right to Work legislation and demonstrates that a passport is also genuine.

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  • Financial Integrity (Credit) Check
    We perform a detailed credit search on each candidate to make sure nothing is left to chance. Our credit reports search nationwide through the major credit reference agencies to disclose any discrepancies or areas that deserve closer inspection.
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  • Employment History : 5 years
    A five-year employment history check involves verifying the details of a candidate’s previous employment over the past five years. This includes confirming job titles, dates of employment, responsibilities, and reasons for leaving. By reviewing this period, employers can gain a comprehensive understanding of the candidate's professional background and stability.
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  • Declaration
    The declaration enables the candidate to specify whether they can complete certain background checks. For instance, we may inquire if they possess a professional qualification. If the response is "No," the professional qualification section will be disabled. Additionally, the system will ask for the reason why this information is unavailable, and this explanation will be forwarded to the end client or employer.
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  • Address Verification Check

    The current address is checked against the available records held by the UK’s credit reference agencies and government bodies. The check includes data sources like the electoral register, company house, county courts and other government-approved data sources.

    The address check allows us to verify that a candidate is who they say they are and resides at the address they declared through data held against their personal details like name, age etc.

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  • DBS Basic Criminality Check
    We connect to the Police National Database via DBS in England/Wales, Access NI, Disclosure Scotland and other global partners to request an individual’s criminal record activities if it exists. RiskReduct provides details of an individual’s unspent convictions. The criminal record check (basic) can be requested for any individual regardless of the job applied. 
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