Business Risk Services

Risks across organisations have increased exponentially based on the complexity of business today – strategic, operational, compliance and financial risks are all areas that need to be identified and managed effectively and efficiently.

Ernst & Young helps companies and businesses across all industries to deal with a broad range of business and finance issues. We are committed to pursuing the highest levels of integrity, quality and professionalism and on connecting our people’s talents to create the best teams for our clients. We can help embed a sustainable approach to consistently assess, improve and monitor the way companies manage their evolving risk profile in the most cost-effective way.

Our clients ask us to help them with two things: “Keep us out of trouble” and “Make our business better”. Our risk services teams provide independent risk, control, assurance and improvement advice and resources to help our clients balance their need for efficiency and integrated assurance and improvement.

We have 4 key solutions which we integrate to help us deliver against specific client needs:

• Internal Audit Services
• Programme Advisory Services
• Control Advisory Services
• Corporate Responsibility Services

Latest reports:

Managing risk across the enterprise
Leading organisations are realising competitive advantages from their investment in risk management. "Managing risk across the enterprise"  ( ) highlights the increased focus on risk in the current environment and the challenges companies face in coordinating their risk responses, and outlines a practical, three-step approach to enhancing risk management.

Programme risk: The internal audit blind spot?
As companies drive to identify and monitor the risks facing their day-to-day business, it is all too easy for discrete programmes to slip through unnoticed by internal audit's risk assessment audit plan. Programme risk: The internal audit blind spot? ( ) examines why Audit Committees, Boards and senior executives are looking for additional assurance for programmes, and the challenges most internal audit functions face in covering them.

New thinking on internal control
Effective internal control means a company is working well. When implemented and working effectively they improve information reliability, improving decision making and driving competitive advantage. Our new report, "From compliance to competitive edge"  ( ) looks at how non-SEC regulated companies are investing in internal control, what the drivers of that investment are, and the difference it can make to business performance.