Controls integration

Stay compliance ready throughout transformation

Rolling out new technology is exciting—but it’s also a big lift. And for teams already juggling a lot, it can quickly throw things like compliance and controls off balance. If you’re not set up for success from day one, catching up later can be tough.

That’s where Controls Integration comes in. It’s a smart, built-in approach to managing risk during big changes—like system upgrades, transformations, or M&A activity. Instead of tacking on controls after the fact, this approach weaves them into your existing processes from the start so you stay compliant, keep things running smoothly, and set your organization up to grow and adapt with confidence.

The common challenges

Transformation risk stands in the way of achieving strategic goals and objectives.

Effort to perform and test your internal controls is extensive—often requiring multiple team members.

Your control environment lacks global consistency—introducing risk in execution and review.

Your approach is largely manual and you are not relying on automation or workflows.

Internal and external audit often find issues in the environment—even late in the cycle.

Your organization struggles to respond to compliance requirements in a timely manner.

Leading practice that bolsters leading technology

At Clearsulting, we start where you are—gaining a deep understanding of your current-state processes, control environment, and compliance landscape. Then, we collaborate closely with your system integrator to ensure that internal controls are thoughtfully embedded into your future-state design.

Leaning on our cross-functional expertise in ERP systems, risk and compliance, and business process optimization, we help seamlessly integrate controls without disrupting your broader transformation. Our proven accelerators and delivery methods drive efficiency, reduce compliance risk, and minimize lift on your internal team throughout the project lifecycle.

When you’re ready to go-live, you can feel confident in the solution you built—surrounded with a methodology that helps you scale.

Our Controls Integration offerings

Control design and implementation: Integrating a workstream early on in your transformation to set expectations and lead your implementation.
Controls optimization and tools deployment: Furthering automation and reducing manual dependencies for compliance requirements.
Controls remediation and testing: Augmenting your team to support remediation and on-going testing needs.
M&A controls due diligence: Proactively reviewing controls prior to finalizing a deal.

Roles critical to transformation

Implementations with multiple stakeholders are tricky—so we outlined key roles and responsibilities to keep your teams aligned and driving towards a common goal.

Your organization: Drives the program by setting the vision, aligning priorities, defining goals and KPIs, assigning top talent, and championing new technologies and processes.
Business and system integrator: Designs and builds a scalable environment by aligning to business needs, managing data and security, and ensuring readiness through process optimization and governance.
Controls integrator: Integrates controls by designing and testing processes, managing data integrity, defining access requirements, automating workflows, and collaborating with audit and compliance.
External audit: Evaluates effectiveness of internal controls, ensuring they are well-designed, implemented, and maintained to prevent financial reporting risks, while a roadmap for improvement.

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Regardless of where you are in your journey, we’ll help you focus on key risks, advance your controls response, and keep you prepared for future compliance needs.

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