Corporate Governance

Lyndon Group’s corporate governance practice provides the resources needed to meet your goals of enhancing entity level controls or the “tone at the top”. Organizations are motivated to implement and/or improve their governance/compliance programs for various reasons – from wanting to improve operations to addressing stakeholder pressures. Whatever the reason, Lyndon Group’s team of experienced governance professionals can tailor an approach that addresses your unique governance risks and business needs and ultimately enhance the organization’s culture by reducing errors and losses and optimizing return on investment

We can also provide clients with a one time and/or periodic evaluation of an organization’s governance, risk and compliance (GRC) capabilities as required by the IIA’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing

Services (listed in alphabetical order)

Audit Command Language (ACL) Services

Lyndon Group can be a great resource with audits that involve ACL software and analysis. ACL is one of the most widely used data extraction and analysis products available for cost recovery, and fraud detection / prevention in the audit profession.

Lyndon Group can provide a data analysis expert with extensive experience in logical analysis and problem solving to help clients with ACL projects including:

(The continuous monitoring that Sarbanes-Oxley requires can be accomplished by using ACL. Most of these projects can be done locally and/or remotely.)

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Code of Ethics/Conduct Development & Assessment

We can lead and/or direct the effort to create a document that fits the organization’s needs and culture, implemented with senior management’s backing, and used to inspire the “right” behaviors and attitudes.

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Conflicts of Interest (COI)

We will assess an organization’s conflict of interest culture to ensure interrelationships with vendors, customers, service providers and others are properly disclosed and managed. This includes reviewing existing COI-related policies and procedures, disclosures, waivers, charitable donations, volunteer programs as well as benchmarking.

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Employment Screening Programs

Implementing and documenting effective programs focused on helping organizations to select and promote employees and leaders who have a reputation for integrity and competence.

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Ethics and Compliance Risk Assessments / Audits

We identify the likelihood and impact of ethics and compliance risks, serving as a guide for resource allocation and ensuring that appropriate responses and controls are established. Alternatively or in addition, we can evaluate the design, implementation and effectiveness of ethics-related objectives, programs and activities.

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Internal Audit Co-Sourcing, Outsourcing & Project Solutions

LG’s internal control outsourcing services can help you establish an internal audit function from scratch or transform an existing, compliance-only audit program into a risk-based, proactive, value-added business partner. Whether as a co-source provider or an entire outsourced solution, our internal control services can help you in the following areas:

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Internal Audit Quality Assurance and Improvement

As part of the internal audit quality assurance and improvement program required by the IIA, we can assist with or review internal assessments or conduct the external assessment (required to be conducted every five years). Lyndon Group will provide an independent qualified reviewer and/or review team with similar organizational and specific industry experience.

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Perception Surveys

Surveying employees, management and other stakeholders periodically to help the organization understand and enhance the corporate climate in creating a culture that fosters open discussion of ethical concerns and integrates the application of ethical principles in the decision-making process.

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Performance Measurement

Gauging your progress in achieving objectives and learning whether the processes employed are contributing to the success of the business.

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Policies and Procedures

We evaluate the methodology for policy and procedure development, the implementation and management of organizational polices and procedures, and assessing whether policies are designed properly.

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Whistleblower Policy / Program Development & Assessment

Proven to be a valuable tool in helping to prevent and detect fraud, criminal conduct, policy violations, and/or questionable conduct and as a means for employees and other stakeholders to communicate other issues/concerns with the organization.

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Contact us today to learn how Lyndon Group can add value to your organization.