Our Mission, Vision & Values

Mission

Our mission is to:

• Serve the interests of the Certified Forensic Practitioners and society, by upholding internationally acceptable professional standards and integrity,
• Cohere the emerging industries,
• Co-ordinate key initiatives to develop the industry,
• Delivering competent entry level members with relevant skills,
• Providing services to assist members to maintain and enhance their professional competence thereby enabling them to create value for their clients and employers,
• Enhancing the quality of information used in the private and public sectors for measuring and enhancing organizational performance in relation to commercial forensic matters,
• Fulfilling a leadership role regarding relevant business related issues and providing reliable and respected public commentary; and
• Influence stakeholders through improving their confidence in ACFP and its members.
• The ACFP mission is to provide a forum for research, practice development, education, knowledge sharing, and advocacy of the highest ethical and best business practices in forensic accounting, forensic auditing, forensic investigation, forensic interviewing and fraud examination.
•  The ACFP is to be recognized as a forensic accounting, forensic auditing, forensic investigation, forensic interviewing and fraud examination qualification that reflects ethics, excellence and innovation through the activities of our Institute and our members.
• To maximize the share of people who want a career built on professional forensic accounting, forensic auditing, forensic investigation, forensic interviewing and fraud examination skills.

Broad principles of a self-regulatory body (SRB)

• Exists at the request of a profession, industry and market,
• Independent,
• Does not directly and actively represent or lobby for an industry or profession,
• Is independent of other bodies and affiliations,
• Has active support from the industry, key client markets and government,
• Is financially independent and viable,
• Serious consequences for non-compliance.

Vision

• To be an recognized and respected regulator of the commercial certified forensic practitioners in the world.
• To be the leading resource for developing, certifying, connecting and supporting the world’s best Certified Practitioners in business. The ACFP is known for being the world’s best member’s services organizations.
• The ACFP will be recognized as a strong independent body of Certified Practitioners supporting business needs through its internationally recognized qualification.
• Building successful careers and organizations requires the ability to rise above shifting business landscapes. At ACFP, we are pleased to support the journey.

Values

• The Institute will act in the best interests of the industry and its professionals as a whole without bias or favor.

Key values include:

• collaboration,
• integrity,
• objectivity.