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Compliance Operations Consulting

From reactive to proactive, in one engagement.

We help compliance leaders build maturity programmes that withstand regulatory examination, without the manual complexity that traditionally comes with it. Benchmarked against the GACP's, ISO 37301, COSO, and your specific regulatory framework.

40%

Average reduction in monitoring hours

25+

Regulatory frameworks covered

100%

Clients pass post-engagement examinations

What we do

A complete service framework.

Each component is delivered as a standalone module or as part of an integrated transformation programme.

Compliance Programme Maturity Assessment

Benchmarked independently against the GACP's, ISO 37301, COSO, ERM, and applicable regulatory standards. Delivered as a scored maturity report with gap analysis.

Regulatory Universe Management

We catalogue your full regulatory obligation set, assign owners, and design the monitoring cycle.

Compliance Risk Assessment & Control Mapping

Inherent and residual risk scoring per obligation, linked to your control environment.

Board & Management Reporting Frameworks

Design the compliance report architecture so the board sees what matters, nothing else.

Culture of Compliance Programmes

Training curricula, attestation frameworks, and tone-from-the-top communications design.

Who this is for

Built for compliance, legal and risk leaders.

Chief Compliance Officer

Responsible for a programme that must withstand regulatory scrutiny and board interrogation, but built on manual processes.

You if: your last regulatory exam had findings.

Head of Compliance

Managing a small team, growing obligation set, and a board that doesn't understand compliance risk.

You if: your compliance calendar is a spreadsheet.

Chief Risk Officer

Needs integrated assurance across risk, compliance, and internal audit, but the functions operate in silos.

You if: you cannot consolidate your risk view.

What you receive

Tangible deliverables, not slide decks.

Tangible artefacts your team uses long after the engagement ends.

  • Compliance Maturity Report (scored, RAG-rated)
  • Regulatory Obligation Register
  • Compliance Risk and Control Matrix
  • Board Compliance Report Template
  • Compliance Monitoring Calendar
  • Remediation Roadmap with prioritised actions
  • Compliance Function Frameworks
  • CRMP Template (Content Suite subscribers)

How we work

A predictable, milestone-driven engagement.

01

Scoping & data collection

Agree regulatory perimeter, collect documents, and interview key stakeholders.

02

Assessment

Score maturity, map controls and identify gaps, peer reviewed.

03

Roadmap & retainer

Deliver written remediation plan with owners and timelines. Optional ongoing retainer.

Frequently asked.

How long does a Diagnostic Sprint take?

Three weeks from kick-off to findings presentation. We work in parallel streams to minimise your team's time commitment.

Do you work alongside existing compliance teams or replace them?

Always alongside. We extend your team's capacity and expertise.

Is the maturity assessment benchmarked against local or international standards?

Both. We use ISO 37301 as the global anchor and map to your specific South African regulatory framework.

Do we need a Regulatory Content Suite subscription?

No, though subscribers benefit from pre-built CRMP foundations.

Clarity starts with a Diagnostic Sprint.

Fixed fee. Three weeks. One clear roadmap.

Explore the Diagnostic Sprint