Service

Internal Audit

Independent, risk-based internal audit programmes that test controls, surface exposures early and give boards a clear line of sight into operations.

Client Challenges

The problems we are usually called in to solve

  • Control frameworks that have not kept pace with business growth
  • Audit findings that repeat year after year without resolution
  • Limited visibility for audit committees into operational risk
  • Manual, evidence-heavy audit cycles that slow the business down
Our Capabilities

What our team brings

Risk-based annual audit planning

Process and control walkthroughs

Statutory and contractual compliance testing

Fraud risk and forensic review support

Audit committee and board reporting

Scope of Services

What the engagement covers

  • Internal audit charter and methodology design
  • Multi-location operational and financial audits
  • Control gap analysis and remediation tracking
  • Co-sourced and fully outsourced internal audit
Methodology

How we run it

  1. 01

    Understand

    Map the business, its risks and the existing control environment.

  2. 02

    Assess

    Test controls against a risk-weighted plan agreed with management.

  3. 03

    Strategize

    Prioritise findings by exposure and design practical remediation.

  4. 04

    Deliver and Improve

    Report clearly, track closure and re-test in the next cycle.

Key Deliverables

What you receive

Risk-based audit plan

Detailed audit reports with rated findings

Management action tracker

Audit committee presentation pack

Business Outcomes

What changes as a result

  • Fewer repeat findings and faster closure

  • Stronger control ownership across functions

  • Board-level confidence in the control environment

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