Advisory services for control over governance, risk and compliance
Cyber threats, laws and regulations, and customer expectations are increasing rapidly. For IT specialists and executives, this means one thing: your organisation must be demonstrably in control. Not only on paper, but in practice.
We help you establish governance, risk management, and compliance in an effective and future-focused way. This strengthens cyber resilience, improves decision-making, and builds trust among customers, regulators, and other stakeholders. You gain insight into risks, clear accountability, and practical control measures tailored to your organisation.
We start with your specific challenges. Where are the greatest risks? Which laws and regulations affect your organisation? And how mature are your current processes, controls, and reporting? Based on these insights, we help you design, strengthen, and further develop your Business and IT Risk-approach.
Our specialists combine expertise in governance, risk, compliance, and cybersecurity. We translate complex requirements into practical solutions for your organisation. Think of NIS2, DORA, SOx, ISAE, ESG and CSRD. We not only provide advice, but also support implementation, testing, and temporary assignments. This enables you to build an organisation step by step that manages risks more effectively and responds more quickly to change.
With Business and IT Risk Consulting, you gain greater control over risks, compliance, and internal controls. You gain a clearer understanding of where your organisation is vulnerable and which steps are needed to strengthen cyber resilience. This supports better decision-making, clear accountability, and greater confidence in the effectiveness of processes and controls.
Our approach also contributes to business continuity. You do not need to build everything yourself or compensate internally for missing expertise. We strengthen your team where necessary, transfer knowledge, and ensure that your organisation can continue independently and practically.
Would you like to know where your organisation stands in terms of governance, risk, compliance, and cyber resilience? Contact us. Together, we will identify your most important risks and determine which steps will deliver the greatest value today.
Grant Thornton Netherlands is a member of Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL), one of the world's largest networks (#7) of independent accounting and advisory firms, with 76,000 professionals in 156 markets. From eight Dutch offices, more than 700 professionals support our clients with advice and guidance in the fields of accountancy, tax, and (financial) advisory. We deliver world-class expertise in a way that seamlessly aligns with each client's unique situation. We operate from a solid foundation with a flexible and results-driven mindset.
Business and IT Risk Consulting shows how your organisation is governed, manages risks, and complies with laws and regulations. Business and IT Risk Consulting helps you implement this in a practical, structured, and demonstrable way. This is important because cyber risks, regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations are becoming increasingly interconnected. A strong Business and IT Risk-approach not only helps you prevent incidents but also enables you to respond more quickly and effectively when something happens. As a result, cyber resilience becomes an integral part of your day-to-day operations.
Business and IT Risk Consulting is not only relevant for large organisations. Medium-sized and smaller organisations are increasingly confronted with stricter requirements from customers, supply chain partners, regulators, and insurers. Think of requests relating to information security, business continuity, privacy, supplier risks, and compliance.
The challenge is that processes, controls, and responsibilities are fragmented. Business and IT Risk Consulting helps you create structure, visibility, and consistency. You gain an approach that fits your size, risks, and available capacity. This allows you to avoid unnecessary complexity while operating in a demonstrably professional manner.
Cyber resilience requires more than technical measures alone. Firewalls, monitoring, and tooling are important, but they achieve the best results only when responsibilities, risks, processes, and controls are clearly defined. Business and IT Risk Consulting connects technology, governance, and organisation. We help you determine which risks should be prioritised, which controls are required, and how to report on them.
We also verify whether measures are genuinely effective. This creates greater control: IT understands what is required, management can steer more effectively, and the organisation is better prepared for audits, customer enquiries, and incidents.
February 2025 marks the beginning of the regulatory shift towards the implementation of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, or the so-called AI Act.
By 2 August 2027, every financial institution in Europe will have to comply with one of the most significant and wide-reaching AI regulations to date, becoming accountable not only for what their AI does but also for how it was built. Moreover, most of the requirements of the AI Act will already become applicable by 2 August 2026
In line with the Dutch National Bank (DNB) licensing requirements, your payment institution is required to have an internal audit function in place. A strong internal audit (IA) function is crucial to creating a structure for risk management, supporting compliance activities, and providing opportunities to improve business performance.