Embedding resilience. Enabling confidence. Enhancing performance.
In a rapidly evolving regulatory and risk landscape, organisations must balance compliance, agility, and strategic oversight. At RSM Ireland, our governance, risk and compliance (GRC) services help boards, audit committees, and senior leaders design and implement frameworks that protect value, support decision-making, and drive sustainable performance.
We work across the three lines of defence to build integrated, scalable, and future-ready GRC capabilities.
Our GRC service offerings
Governance framework design
Development and refinement of governance structures, reporting lines, and decision-making frameworks to support effective oversight and accountability.
Board and committee effectiveness reviews
Independent evaluations of board and sub-committee structures, roles, behaviours, and decision-making processes, aligned to regulatory expectations and governance codes.
Enterprise risk management (ERM)
Design and implementation of risk management frameworks across strategic, operational, financial, technology, and compliance domains, aligned to ISO 31000 and COSO ERM.
Regulatory compliance advisory
Support in designing, implementing, and optimising compliance frameworks, including AML/CFT, MiFID II, Solvency II, PSD2, and other sector-specific regulations.
Three lines of defence optimisation
Reviews and enhancements of risk, compliance, and internal audit functions, including role clarity, assurance mapping, and integrated operating models.
Internal control frameworks
Design and implementation of control frameworks aligned to COSO, SOX, and ISAE 3402 standards, supporting financial integrity and operational resilience.
Process and control optimisation
Rationalisation and streamlining of business processes and control activities to improve efficiency, reduce duplication, and enhance assurance.
Continuous monitoring and data analytics
Deployment of analytics and automation to support real-time monitoring, exception reporting, and predictive risk insights.
eGRC system advisory
Support in selecting, configuring, and implementing GRC platforms, including requirements definition, vendor selection, and programme governance.
Remediation and regulatory response
Independent support for regulatory remediation programmes, including customer journey reviews, restitution modelling, and assurance over programme delivery.
Climate risk and ESG governance
Advisory on integrating sustainability and climate risk into governance and risk frameworks, aligned to emerging EU and global standards.
What sets us apart
- Cross-disciplinary expertise
Our teams combine internal audit, risk, compliance, finance, and technology capabilities. - Regulatory insight
Deep experience across Irish, EU, and global regulatory frameworks, with practical, actionable advice. - Collaborative delivery
We work as trusted partners, embedding capability and delivering assurance that supports strategic goals.