Example Services

Are you thinking of setting up your first function? ZCL can help develop your strategic options, short and medium term pathway and start your resourcing?

Alternatively if the decision has already been made, ZCL can set up the function for its first year's operation, identify top risks and likely audit areas and internal audit governance and build the first team

With increasing regulatory focus, companies are re-assessing their control frameworks.  ZCL can help devise programmes to update policy, processesm controls, testing regimes and general process improvement

A strategic review of the function including assessment against international standards in preparation for an External Quality Review.

Mentoring and support to new Heads of Internal Audit

Is your Audit function delivering the value that you want?

What more could it do?

Is it effectively set up for the future

Policies are a primary "directive" control, setting out the company's overall aim and objectives in the chosen policy area. Processes and procedures are designed to help realise the policy.  Its all too easy for policies to fall out of date or lack clarity, visibility and effective sign off.

ZCL can help design an effective policy management framework

Review of current risk management frameworks

ZCL can also help you create your first risk view as part of a risk function set up.

Are your risks effectively linked to business objectives?

Do you have effective yet simple risk indicators?

Do you have reliable data sources to help assess changes in risk?

What horizon scanning are your management teams doing?

Do you have a specific problem in the governance, risk, control and audit arena? ZCL can work with you to understand the problem, define solutions and work towards implementation.  Projects can range from a few days to several months