Ken Arahari

Ken Arahari is the EY Japan Forensic and Integrity Services Leader, leveraging a career spanning more than 3 decades of accounting audits and advisory engagements for listed companies and public sector agencies.

As a third-party committee member, he engages in a large number of investigations into suspected fraud, including accounting fraud, bribery, violations of anti-trust laws and quality fraud. He also advises on risk assessments which include responding to American authorities and offering support for improving compliance programs. His knowledge and skills allow him to support clients in assessing and improving anti-fraud measures (fraud detection and prevention) as well as responding to deferred prosecution agreements related to US FCPA violations.

Ken also leads projects to enhance audits that draw on his insight into data analytics and countermeasures for combating fraud. 

He is a certified public accountant and graduate of Keio University Faculty of Economics.

How Ken is building a better working world

I often pose two questions: who benefits from compliance and what is its purpose? In the real world, there can be a disconnect between a management intention to act with integrity and employee behavior. To resolve this issue, employees must understand that management's commitment to compliance is not solely for appearances’ sake: it is demonstrated in the development and implementation of appropriate compliance programs. This is best achieved with a system that encourages employees to develop their own sense of responsibility and to act with integrity. I believe that strengthening compliance is not only a process for avoiding future losses, such as the costs of investigations, litigation and brand damage; it is also a necessary foundation for sustainable corporate growth. My role is to support the transformation from management intentions to management action, with the end goal of achieving greater honesty and integrity by companies and their employees.