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San José (Montes de Oca) · Guanacaste (Tilarán)

Jiménez y GuzmánPublic and Private Accountants

Service

Internal audit and internal control evaluation

We evaluate your company's processes to identify risks, prevent losses and strengthen internal controls. We help you protect your resources, improve efficiency and ensure safer and more reliable management.

Team reviewing reports and process charts in a meeting
Internal audit and internal control

A company with solid internal controls protects its resources better, reduces risks and improves the efficiency of its operations. We identify weaknesses in administrative, financial and operational processes and recommend practical solutions to prevent losses, errors and irregularities.

Our team combines broad experience in auditing and internal control with knowledge gained leading corporate audit and compliance functions in multinational companies. We adapt best practices to the needs and size of each organization, offering effective solutions that strengthen its management and support the growth of its business.

When is it needed?

  • The company has grown and the owners can no longer supervise everything personally.
  • There are inventory differences, cash shortages or expenses nobody can explain.
  • An external audit reported control weaknesses.
  • The board wants an internal audit function without hiring a department.
  • The parent company requires control standards such as COSO or SOX.

Deliverables

What does the service include?

  • 01

    Process and risk map

    Identification of critical processes and of what can go wrong in each one.

  • 02

    Control testing

    We verify that controls exist and work in practice, not only on paper.

  • 03

    Prioritized report

    Findings ranked by risk, with suggested owners and deadlines.

  • 04

    Proposed work plan

    An annual review plan carried out by our team and reported to senior management.

Frequently asked questions

Does an SME need internal control?

Yes, in proportion to its size. It is not about bureaucracy, but about a few key rules —authorizations, reconciliations, segregation of duties— that protect money and information.

How is it different from an external audit?

An external audit expresses an opinion on whether the financial statements are fairly presented. Internal audit and internal control evaluations analyze and validate processes for management itself.

Can you act as our internal audit department?

Yes. We design an annual plan with the board, carry out the reviews and report directly to the board or the audit committee.

Shall we talk about internal audit and internal control?

What do you need? We will send you a written proposal with scope, timelines and a fee estimate.