Internal Audit Services
Our team of experienced professionals provides risk-based internal audit services specifically designed to meet our clients' needs. We partner with you so that collectively we help you manage your business risks and allocate the appropriate expertise, resulting in a cost-effective, industry-leading internal audit program. We provide you the confidence in your control environment; you focus on growing your institution.
Financial institutions of all sizes across the globe use our internal audit services to gain the benefit of:
- Advice and guidance from former Big Four partners and senior regulators
- State-of-the-art Risk Assessment Models
- A team of experienced professional auditors, each with deep industry knowledge
- 24/7 Research & Development Center that keeps our clients and professionals up-to-date on all internal audit and compliance issues
Our internal audit services are performed in accordance with the professional standards promulgated by The Institute of Internal Auditors ("IIA"), comply with COSO and COBIT frameworks, and will meet the requirements specified by the FFIEC Interagency Guidance on Internal Audit Function and Outsourcing (FFIEC Guidance). Together, we provide a service that will meet the demands of regulators, the boards of directors, and key stakeholders.
We are grounded in the fundamentals of governance, compliance, and risk management. Our risk-based internal audit process evaluates the people within your organization, the business processes, the accounting systems, and the control procedures. Then, we work with senior management, the internal auditors, and those responsible for corporate governance (Audit Committee, Supervisory Committee, or Head Office) to implement the customized internal audit program.
We offer a full spectrum of services designed to enhance the internal audit function, including:
- Internal Audit Outsourcing
- Internal Audit Co-Sourcing
- IT Audit
- IT Security
- IT Sox Compliance
- FDICIA/Sox Compliance
- Regulatory Compliance Audits
Learn more about how we are uniquely qualified to serve your financial institution:
» International Banks
» Community Banks
» Credit Unions
» Bank Holding Companies
» Money Service Businesses
» Asset Management Firms
- INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES
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- Strategic Advisors for Governance, Compliance, and Regulatory Matters
- Risk Assessment Modeling and Evaluation
- Audit Plan Development
- Manage, Support or Perform the Internal Audit Function
- Assess People Within the Organization, the Processes and the Internal Control Environment Related to the Following Areas:
- Accounting and Finance
- Asset/Liability Management and Treasury
- Credit and Market Risk Management
- Commercial, Real Estate, Consumer, Mortgage, and Trade Finance Lending
- Brokerage Operations
- Electronic Banking/Funds Transfer/Remittance
- Investments/Trading
- Asset/Wealth Management/Trust
- Branch and Deposit Operations
- Compliance Audits/BSA/AML
- Regulatory and Management Reporting
- Human Resources and Payroll
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUDIT
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- Risk Evaluation of the EDP Environment
- Review of Policies, Procedures and Control Environment
- Client/Server, Network and Mainframe Security Reviews
- Data Center Controls Evaluation
- Disaster Recovery Plans and Procedures
- Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Procedures
- Review and Evaluation of Technology Support Contracts
- Electronic Banking and the Internet/Intranet Control Environment
- Review Compliance with GLBA and Business Continuity
- SARBANES-OXLEY AND FDICIA
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- Perform an Entity Level Control Assessment
- Develop a Detailed Sarbanes/FDICIA Project Plan
- Prepare a Process/Application Matrix that Outlines the Scope of the Project
- Provide a Template the Company Can Use to Document its Key Business Processes and Internal Controls
- Test the Controls
- Assist the Firm in Organizing the Control Documentation for the External Auditor's Attestation Fieldwork