Quick Reference Guide
Cristal Consulting was started
when we realised that the services offered to large businesses are expensive
and not in the reach of medium and small businesses, resulting in the inability
to access the possible competitive edge with the deployment of new technology
and systems can offer.
With this in mind, we have
created a number of cost-conscious solution sets focusing on activities which
are typically stumbling blocks to access the corporate environment.
We specialize in the design and
deployment of mainstream frameworks and systems which is customised and
scalable based on your needs and requirements.
Let us focus on the Governance
and Compliance aspects of your business, while you focus on generating revenue
and optimising your bottom line.
Cristal Consulting has quite a number of service offerings across a number of disciplines which are all focused on resolving issues Small and Medium business owners does not have time for, yet they are required to comply with it.
Through the cost conscious models deployed, it is also not breaking the bank and gives you the opportunity to deploy solutions over a longer period to meet your needs and requirements.
We also retain a set of competencies that you do not need full time in your business and it offers the opportunity to use specific resources based on a requirements basis only.
Take the time to go through our product offering and then reach out to us for a discussion to see how we can assist you in meeting your goals.
Internal Audit
Cristal Consulting offers an end-to-end internal audit capability which can be customised for your specific needs and requirements, which includes:
1) Establishing the full function from Board Approval to Year End reporting.
2) Provisioning specialised services you do not want to retain on an ongoing basis.
3) Providing extra hands and capability in peak season or to staff bigger or complex projects.
4) Perform champion Challenger Reviews.
We have a full suite of pre-designed projects with audit programs, risk assessments and discussion documents to decrease the cost and increase the efficiency of the deployment of the audit capability.
As part of the solution, we also offer the following:
1) Risk Based Auditing
2) Process Based Risk Based Auditing
3) Financial Audits
4) Operational Audits
5) Compliance and Continuous Auditing
By clicking on "Read more" we will be able to offer you more information which can assist you in meeting your commitments.
Information Technology Audit
The reliance on Information Technology assets have increased over time and so has the audit requirements and the skills and competencies required. These skills and competencies are very specialised and it is typically not cost effective to retain these staff full time for one or two audits a year.
Cristal Consulting offers a complete set of competencies addressing multiple areas of competencies to meet your needs and requirements. Some of the capability includes:
1) The design and deployment of segregation of duties in a system or across systems.
2) Perform application reviews looking at the functioning of the system based on business rules.
3) Assessing the design of the internal controls deployed within the system.
4) The adequacy and effectiveness of the General Controls deployed in your environment.
5) Cyber Security Reviews.
6) Technical configuration and change management reviews.
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Business Continuity
Just about no business or person can function without information technology and as part of that all the documents, information and business transactions. Unfortunately we do have business interruptions from time-to-time and this can result in the loss of business, documentation, information or capability.
The question is whether you can be without an effective business continuity and disaster recovery environment. The likely answer to that it that you know you need to have one, but few businesses invest the time and the resources to make sure that a recovery of this nature can be performed.
With out business process knowledge and ISO 22301 experience, we offer you all the support you need.
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Cyber Security
Our reliance on technology has increased significantly and can be seen as one of the biggest risks individuals and businesses are facing on a daily basis. Additional to this, your employees are also deemed to be one of the areas where a failure most likely will result in loss.
We offer a comprehensive solution to assist you in mitigating the risks you are facing by performing a number of tasks which includes:
1) The deployment of training and education plans to ensure that employees protect themselves and the business as a whole.
2) The design and deployment of new policies and procedures to be aligned with specific security frameworks such as ISO 27001 and others.
3) Performing post implementation reviews to assess whether the controls implemented are adequate before go-live.
4) The identification and deployment of controls to mitigate the various risks.
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Business Support Services
Our Business Support Service is designed to assist and support your departments in an operational manner. Our staff can assist you in getting tasks done that you do not have time for by taking over some responsibilities whilst you are dealing with the critical aspects of the business.
Our staff can also assist during busy periods or offer support during projects, audit season, tax season and other periods based on your needs and requirements.
We can also have a look for you at one of those audit findings you have not had time to close, and we can assist in establishing the control and handing it over to your staff to ensure that this is done effectively.
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Revenue Assurance
Ensuring that your "top line" is health, then you know that all the revenue is flowing into the business, which improves your business' chances on success significantly.
Ensure the completeness of your revenue is a critical step to ensure the continued existence of your business.
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Credit Risk Management
Extending credit to your customers has a direct impact on the operating capital of your business in the short term, but also has an impact on your profitability over the long term. The trick is to be able to distinguish between "Good Credit" and "Bad Credit", and to understand when "good credit" becomes "bad credit".
Cristal Consulting has developed a formal system which can assist you to formalise your credit environment, decreasing the risk of financial losses being suffered.
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Training and Education
Training and Education are critical in any business to ensure that the personnel can perform their tasks accordingly. Training and education is also a requirement or prerequisite for effective standard or framework implementation as well as for governance purposes.
We have designed a set of critical training around all the aspects of what we do to assist you in establishing these functions in your environments. The training and development is not an add-on to our business, but forms a critical part of our service delivery to transfer knowledge and skills to your business.
Please have a look at our page on training to see how we can assist you in preparing your staff to meet the needs and requirements of the new business world as it is being deployed.