Controls assurance

For organisations that require an independent evaluation of processes and related controls, PwC advises management on:

• Overall management controls
• Assurance regarding business processes, systems, data and technology management
• Risk management
• Traditional third party assurance

Our services enable organisations to gain comfort that their systems, processes and risk management procedures are operating effectively within a well-controlled environment.

How we can support you
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Potential issues

• You are implementing a new SAP system, and want to know whether the controls are adequate
• You need confidence in the quality of the information coming out of your management information systems
• With system changes and complex legacy systems, you want to prevent a controls breakdown
• You want to ensure that your risk management framework is effective
• You have just had a major accounting breakdown and want to rectify the problem.

How we can support you

• Assurance that adequate controls are in place to mitigate key risks facing the business
• Comfort that key controls have been implemented prior to major systems going live
• Assurance that key processes are providing reliable reports to enable management to make appropriate decisions
• A structured recovery from a systems breakdown
• A robust risk management framework to identify risk
• A comprehensive, independent report on controls that can be used by third parties (SAS 70).

PwC's independent controls & process assurance services include

• Risk management
• Corporate governance
• Production of process flow diagrams and documentation
• Design, implementation and testing of controls
• Shared service centres / process reviews
• Due diligence on systems and controls
• Third party reports / opinions e.g. internet gaming, web seals
• Independent SAS 70 reviews
• Systems - pre- and post-implementation reviews
• Assistance on Turnbull and Sarbanes-Oxley 404 requirements.