Risk Assurance & Advisory Services

Risks surrounding business are always on the rise. These risks can vary in nature and severity, making it difficult for organisations to achieve their objectives. Financial, operational and compliance risks are just an example of what small, medium, and large organisations encounter on a daily basis.

Our team of experienced internal auditors recognises the importance of an effective internal team or function in providing assurance to the Board, sub-committees, management, and other stakeholders. Demonstrating corporate responsibility and a proactive approach to risk management is crucial for organisations of all sizes, and maintaining a robust control environment is essential to achieving these objectives.

We tailor our risk assurance services to fit the size, structure and goals of your organisation, delivering audit programmes that are effective, scalable and aligned with your broader risk strategy.

• Undertake an audit needs assessment and develop a bespoke internal audit strategy (three-year plan) for your organisation.

• Provide a fully outsourced or co-sourced internal audit service function.

• Provide assurances on one-off special projects, such as a review of your finance function or investigation.

• Carry out data analytics on financial information.

• Progress reporting on delivery of internal audit plan.

• Progress reporting on implementation of internal audit recommendations.

Cyber security is an ever-growing risk, particularly for larger businesses. Our focus is on understanding and managing your cyber risk. We help you see where threats could affect your business and advise on the governance, controls, and processes needed to stay resilient. With our independent perspective, you get practical, jargon-free advice that strengthens your defences and supports confident decision-making in an ever-changing cyber threat landscape.

• Conduct independent assessments of your cyber security posture, identifying vulnerabilities and evaluating the effectiveness of existing controls and governance frameworks.

• Review and test your organisation’s IT general controls, including access management, change control, and data backup procedures, to ensure compliance and operational resilience.

• Assess the maturity of your IT control environment against industry benchmarks or frameworks, highlighting strengths, gaps, and opportunities for improvement in line with your risk appetite.

We help you take a fresh look at how your organisation’s controls and processes work and make them stronger, smarter, and more efficient. Whether it’s tightening financial controls, streamlining approvals, reducing manual errors, or embedding automated checks, our goal is to make sure your systems protect the business while supporting growth. We review your current frameworks, identify gaps, and design practical improvements that meet regulatory requirements and reflect best practice. The result? Clearer responsibilities, fewer risks, and more time to focus on what really matters to your organisation.

• Design and refine control frameworks that align with your business objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational needs, ensuring clarity of roles and robust risk mitigation.

• Evaluate current processes to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for automation, helping reduce manual errors, streamline approvals, and improve overall control effectiveness.

We help you make sure that your financial models and forecasting processes give you clarity, confidence, and control over your organisation’s future. Our team provides independent assurance and advisory support to strengthen your financial planning and enhance your comfort in the forecasts you use to guide your strategic decisions. By reviewing your models, forecast assumptions, and working on capital management, we provide you with assurance over their integrity and governance.

• Provide independent assurance over the integrity and reliability of your financial models and forecasts, ensuring they support sound strategic and operational decision-making.

• Review your cashflow projections and working capital management processes to confirm accuracy, sustainability, and alignment with business needs and funding strategies.

• Assess the governance structures around your financial models, including assumptions, version control, documentation, and validation procedures, to ensure transparency and accountability.

We give you confidence that the processes and partners you rely on are doing what they should. Our team reviews and tests your internal controls as well as assess the controls of key suppliers, outsourcers, and service providers. We provide independent assurance helping you demonstrate trust and transparency to stakeholders. By identifying gaps, highlighting improvements, and monitoring changes over time, we make sure your business, and the third parties you depend on are resilient, reliable, and risk aware.

• Perform detailed reviews and testing of your internal control environment to verify effectiveness, identify gaps, and support continuous improvement across key business areas.

• Assess the control frameworks of your critical suppliers and service providers, providing assurance over their reliability, compliance, and alignment with your risk expectations.

• Perform supplier due diligence and report to you on the risk profile for your critical suppliers and support you on what actions should be taken.

We help you prepare for the unexpected and keep delivering when it matters most. We work with you to identify your critical services, assess where you’re most vulnerable, and build practical plans to respond and recover from disruption.

We consider a range of macro risks including cyber incidents, geopolitical, supply chain issues, system outages, extreme weather and more. This enables us to design and test continuity, disaster recovery, and crisis management strategies that work in practice. By embedding resilience into your governance, processes, and culture, we ensure you can adapt quickly, protect customers, and maintain trust, whatever challenges come your way.

• Develop and test business continuity and disaster recovery plans tailored to your organisation’s critical services, ensuring readiness to respond to disruptions effectively.

• Design practical crisis management strategies that enable rapid decision-making, stakeholder communication, and operational recovery during high-impact events.

• Evaluate the resilience of your supply chain, identifying vulnerabilities and providing assurance over continuity, responsiveness, and risk management practices.

Make the most of your grant funding, without the headaches. We help organisations show funders exactly how their grant money has been used clearly, accurately, and in line with the funding agreement. We will review your reporting and controls to make sure spending meets the grant’s conditions, your figures are supported by evidence, and nothing is missed.

• Review your grant-related expenditure and reporting processes to ensure compliance with funding conditions, accuracy of financial data, and completeness of supporting documentation.

• Provide grant expenditure assurance report to ensure your funding needs will not get stopped by reporting requirements.

We help you embed risk thinking into everyday decision-making, so risks are spotted early, evaluated consistently, and addressed proactively before they become problems. Our approach covers the full range of risks your organisation faces, from operational hiccups to long-term strategic challenges.

By reviewing your risk processes, controls, and reporting, we help you prioritise what matters most, close any gaps, and build a clear, ongoing picture of your risk profile. This means leaders and stakeholders can make confident, informed decisions that strengthen resilience and support your organisation’s goals.

• Develop and implement tailored risk management frameworks that align with your organisation’s strategy, governance structure, and regulatory obligations.

• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments to identify, evaluate, and prioritise threats across your operations, enabling focused mitigation efforts and informed decision-making.

• Establish and support continuous risk monitoring processes, integrating compliance checks and reporting mechanisms to maintain visibility and control over emerging and evolving risks.

• Support your organisation with ongoing risk assessments, risk reporting as part of your governance structure and reporting requirements.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is a framework used to evaluate your organisation’s practices and performance on various non-financial factors that may have a material impact on its long-term sustainability and social influence.

Organisations across multiple industries are increasingly recognising the value and importance of integrating ESG principles into their day-to-day operations. ESG reporting focuses on how your organisation conducts its business concerning its environmental impact, as well as its relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and the wider community.

The landscape of ESG regulation is evolving rapidly, and organisations can expect further guidelines and requirements for ESG reporting to emerge over time. Staying informed and adaptable will be crucial for meeting these new standards and ensuring compliance.

We bring risk advisory services to the ESG agenda, helping you understand the risks and opportunities of non-financial reporting and how they impact long-term financial risk control.

• Perform an ESG assessment and provide recommendations on making improvements to your ESG framework.

• ESG assurance aligned with ISAE 3000 standard by providing ESG credibility of your ESG disclosures and reports.

• Assessment on what impact upcoming regulations have on your reporting requirements.

• ESG advisory by gaining valuable insights into your ESG processes, controls and reporting, and identifying areas of improvement.

A USAID audit is a comprehensive examination and evaluation of the financial statements, compliance with laws and regulations, and overall management practices of programs and projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). These audits are essential to ensure that funds are being used appropriately, effectively, and in alignment with the Agency's objectives and policies.

These audits form part of our broader risk assurance services for internationally funded projects, giving donors and grant recipients confidence in compliance and financial risk control.

• Perform USAID audits on federal funds received and disbursed by your organisation.

• Guide on USAID audit requirements.