Getting automated controls right enables organisations to effectively manage technology risks and drive performance. It also keeps costs down, grows revenue, secures assets and meets technology related legal and regulatory compliance. Getting automated controls wrong costs money, wastes resources, leaves organisations exposed, increases compliance costs and distracts management from running the business. When management know they have the right automated controls, they can rely on those controls to manage the risks that they take.

The challenge

The current market conditions, management focus and the risks associated with new technology are changing. There is greater focus on increasing performance and maximising productivity. This has led to organisations embarking on reorganisations programmes, reductions in staff, change programmes, having complex relationships with customers and third parties thereby increasing the risk of employee fraud and lapse controls within increasingly complex systems. Ultimately this leads to problems with alignment, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of an organisation’s entire controls framework

How we can help you

It is not just about adding more controls; rather we focus on ensuring the right balance of controls exists.  Darrell Hill IT controls specialist can help you:

• Understand the existing automated and general computer control environment and how it fits into the context of the business.  This includes the balance of controls, identifying causes of concern, and the order in which to fix them.
• Make sure the key controls identified are designed effectively, in place and are operating efficiently. Retaining the effective elements of the current framework and replacing poorly designed/ ineffective controls
• Implement methods including practical policies, procedures and training
• Develop sustainable methods to measure and monitor control performance and demonstrate

And since automated and general computer control issues do not exist in isolation, we work with you to look at how all layers of the organisation, including programmes, processes, applications, infrastructure, people, and legal and regulatory compliance, link to the control environment and impact business risks.