About
Business acumen. Forensic depth. Findings that stand in court.
I am Vladimir Grabulov, a Certified Fraud Examiner and independent forensic accounting and investigations expert. I founded GBV Business Integrity in 2024, after 15 years in Big Four advisory, including a decade leading forensic services across Serbia, Montenegro and Central and Eastern Europe.
Business first. Forensics second.
Fifteen years of consulting in corporate finance, management consulting and deal advisory – due diligence, valuations, restructuring of state-owned enterprises, asset quality reviews for banks – across pharma and life sciences, real estate, retail, telecom, oil and gas, mining, energy, logistics, banking, IT and the public sector. I bring that business acumen to every case. I am not just a forensic specialist – I know what a finding means for the business, its decisions and its risks.
Forensic from the start
From day one I built my forensic career inside the regional forensic team, reporting directly to CEE Forensic leadership in Prague – the only dedicated forensic specialist in the former Yugoslavia.
- Proof that holds. I was the only one who did the work and presented the findings in person – to regulators, in court and to management – and my findings have been relied upon in international arbitration.
- High stakes, across borders. I led complex cross-border investigations into highly sensitive misconduct and FCPA and other bribery and corruption allegations – ending in dismissals and charges against top management.
- One deliverable, built for the room. I run the project end to end, from planning to the final report, lead the multidisciplinary team and streamline every service into a single deliverable – tailor-made for the audience it is presented to.
- Programme leadership. Four years running the rollout of a quality management system with 300+ controls, coordinating 10 partners and directors and 35 managers.
Since 2024
I work with law firms and their clients on contract compliance and damages, with international headquarters on investigations and distributor disputes, and as an external expert with Big Four teams in Belgrade and Prague. Beyond forensics: an AI-enabled AML/CFT platform advised through to its sale to a bank, the commercial transformation of a state university hospital, and an enterprise risk assessment for an energy and mining company after its acquisition by a listed multinational.
Career at a glance
- 2024 – present
- Founder, GBV Business Integrity, Belgrade – forensic, dispute advisory, compliance and business advisory engagements.
- 2014 – 2024
- KPMG Belgrade – Senior to Senior Manager; forensic-accredited 2015; Head of Forensic, Internal Audit and Compliance.
- 2009 – 2014
- PwC Belgrade – Assurance, then Advisory: fraud investigations, compliance, corporate finance and valuation.
Credentials and community
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) since 2015
- Co-founder (2019), Secretary and Board member (2026), ACFE Serbia Chapter
- Member, National Association of Valuers of Serbia (NUPS), since 2013
- Guest lecturer, forensic accounting master’s programme for law enforcement professionals – Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade (two years running); also Singidunum University
- Speaker – Digital Forensics Conference 2024 (lawyers, prosecutors, cybersecurity experts), ACFE Serbia Chapter conference 2022, FINIZ
- Serbian and Macedonian (native), English (full professional proficiency)
- Based in Belgrade; Serbian and EU citizenship