The trust of stakeholders, both internal and external, is vitally important to any organisation. In order to retain or regain this trust you must manage risks, control processes adequately and meet the requirements of law and regulations, clients and supervisory boards. There must be no doubt about compliance with laws and regulations. But compliance is more than an externally imposed obligation.

At BDO we believe that governance, compliance, and risk management should be approached on the basis of strategic considerations and that these themes should be embedded in the genes of the organisation.

Risks are a source of profit; organisations who control their risks are ahead of their competitors. A factor not to be ignored.

Room to manoeuvre

Our consultants have extensive experience in setting up a governance structure that complies with laws and regulations, but offers plenty of room to manoeuvre. When we help you make organisational (behavioural) changes, we always take the strategic goals of your organisation into consideration. This way you constantly have a clear picture of the risks and you can act quickly.

The BDO Governance & Compliance team can support you with:

assessing and improving the governance structure of your organisation for both hard (set-up, processes, procedures, structure) and soft aspects (quality of cooperation, communication etc.);
facilitating self-evaluations;
assessing the maturity and improving the compliance function;
setting up the compliance function;
performing compliance activities;
support in respect of a licence application at the Dutch National Bank (DNB) or the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM);
identifying, controlling and monitoring compliance risks;
helping you to comply with laws and regulations;
carrying out an integrity risk analysis (IRA).

Our consultants also help you with an objective assessment of the soft controls within your organisation. establishing to what extent the behaviour within your organisation supports your strategic goals.

Contact

If you would like to know how BDO can help you with your governance and compliance? Please contact one of our specialists to arrange an introductory meeting without any obligation.