Internal Audit Service

We have a very well developed Internal Audit Service provided by our Risk and Assurance Department. Our Risk and Assurance Department is staffed by skilled Internal Audit professionals who are engaged full time in Internal Audit work. We are experts in Internal Audit, Risk Management, Governance and Internal Controls and are experienced in undertaking compliance and consultancy reviews across a wide range of subjects and sectors, both at strategic and operational levels.

Risk management is embedded into all of the work that we undertake. It underpins our individual audits as well as the production of our Strategic Internal Audit Plans.

We are continuously working to identify opportunities for our clients to be able to increase efficiencies. We challenge ourselves to deliver real value for money to all of our clients. This relates both to the service we provide and also the benefits our clients see through the implementation of our recommendations.

Some of our key strengths are:

We have a real focus on giving our clients the level of assurance that is required.
We focus on our clients' business critical areas through a rigorous consideration of Risk in order to identify meaningful performance improvement opportunities.
We regularly share best practice.
We identify and suggest new software solutions that may enhance operations.
Should we identify a control that we consider is unnecessary we recommend its removal, with a view to maximising the efficiency and effectiveness of a process.
We are proactive and do not wait for a scheduled audit to take place before raising relevant development opportunities with our clients.
We champion an integrated approach to VfM across all aspects of our clients' businesses. We can help to facilitate the development of VfM strategies.

A key feature of our approach is to seek consensus with management in respect of our findings and recommendations. We strongly believe that a proactive, constructive and collaborative approach that seeks to reach a consensus for action with your Managers is the best means of maximising the benefit of Internal Audit.

We develop strong relationships with our client's management teams whilst also carefully maintaining our independence.

We are the leading provider of internal audit services to the further education sector in East Anglia. We also provide these services to a range of higher education clients.

For further information on how we can help you, contact our following specialists via telephone or email:

Mark Smith
tel: 01206 838400
email Mark Smith

Paul Goddard
tel: 01473 259201
email Paul Goddard

Teresa Sharman
tel: 01473 259201
email Teresa Sharman

Andrew Strickland
tel: 01206 838400
email Andrew Strickland

Sharon Gravener
tel: 01473 259201
email Sharon Gravener

Sue Gull
tel: 01473 259201
email Sue Gull

Tim O'Connor
tel: 01206 838400
email Tim O'Connor