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IT Risk Consultancy

From IT controls and financial systems to risk assessment: one integrated approach for reliable IT and a clear view of your risk profile.

What is IT Risk Consultancy?

IT risk consultancy at Riscovery covers everything needed to make your IT environment manageable, reliable, and risk-aware. We combine IT General Controls (ITGC), financial IT audits, and risk assessments in one coherent service. This gives you insight not only into the effectiveness of your controls and the reliability of your (financial) systems, but also into the risks your organisation faces and how to manage them proactively.

Whether you need to comply with SOX, IFRS, or internal control requirements, want your ERP and critical processes audited, or need to map your IT risk profile, we work with you and deliver practical, auditable results.

Advisory role and extra capacity

Riscovery takes an advisory role or provides extra resources across a wide range of areas, whenever your organisation needs it. Whether it is a one-off audit, periodic testing of IT controls, support with assurance statements, or input on risk and compliance: we align with your business processes, your application landscape, and – where relevant – the approach of your (external) auditor.

You can engage us as an extension of your internal audit or risk function, as an independent second line, or for specific projects (for example a NIS2 assessment or a SOX-related ITGC audit). We work in a focused, results-driven way, without unnecessary overhead.

IT audit and Assurance

Our IT audit and Assurance services are aimed at providing assurance over IT processes and internal control. We support organisations in obtaining assurance statements and complying with European directives such as NIS2. This strengthens not only the trust of clients and partners, but also your own digital resilience.

IT audit aligned with your organisation

We perform IT audits in close alignment with your business processes, your application landscape, and – where relevant – the financial statement audit. We tailor our work to your situation and the approach of your auditor, so you get one consistent view of controls and risks.

Our IT auditors focus on, among other things:

  • Identifying IT risks for financial reporting
  • The design and operation of the IT control framework
  • Testing of IT General Controls, such as access security, change management and continuity
  • Assessment of application controls within your systems
  • Data analysis with advanced audit software to detect anomalies and risks

In this way we provide assurance over the reliability of your IT environment and your financial information.

Three pillars of our IT risk consultancy

Our approach rests on three pillars that reinforce each other. Depending on your needs, we deploy one or more of them.

1. IT General Controls (ITGC) audits

Comprehensive testing of your IT controls to ensure the effectiveness and reliability of your IT environment. ITGC often forms the foundation for trust in systems and data.

  • Testing of internal IT controls (SOX, COBIT)
  • Access management and logging controls
  • Change management audits
  • Backup and disaster recovery controls

2. Financial IT audits

Specialist IT audits focused on financial systems and processes to ensure the reliability of your financial reporting. Relevant when financial data is processed or managed by IT.

  • IT audits within financial reporting processes (SOX, IFRS, GAAP)
  • ERP system audits (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics)
  • Testing of automated controls and IT-dependent controls

3. Risk assessments

In-depth analysis and evaluation of IT risks within your organisation, with practical recommendations for risk management. This gives you a clear picture of your vulnerabilities and opportunities.

  • Developing and reviewing risk management strategies
  • Enterprise IT Risk Assessments (COBIT, NIST, CIS v8)
  • IT Risk Maturity Assessments

Who is IT risk consultancy for?

Our IT risk consultancy is for organisations that want to strengthen or have assessed their IT controls, financial systems, or risk profile. Think of:

  • Boards and audit committees – who need independent insight into IT controls and risks
  • CFOs and controllers – responsible for reliable financial reporting and dependent on ERP and IT processes
  • Risk and compliance officers – who want to identify and manage IT risks
  • Organisations that must comply with SOX, IFRS, or internal control requirements – and need ITGC and/or financial IT audits

By bringing ITGC, financial IT audits, and risk assessments under one umbrella, we avoid fragmented reporting and you get a single point of contact for your full IT risk and control needs.

Why an integrated approach?

IT General Controls, financial systems, and risk management are closely linked in practice. Weak access controls, for example, affect both your SOX position and your risk profile. By combining our services in IT risk consultancy:

  • You get a consistent view of controls, systems, and risks
  • You avoid duplicate work and conflicting conclusions between different auditors
  • You can prioritise based on one risk and control overview
  • You have one fixed contact for all your IT risk and audit questions

Together we determine which components (ITGC, financial IT audit, risk assessment) are most relevant for your situation and tailor the engagement accordingly.

Want to know more about IT risk consultancy?

Contact us for a no-obligation conversation about IT audit, assurance, ITGC, financial IT audits, risk assessments, or tailored extra capacity.

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