Risk Advisory

Minimize risk, maximize predictability and execution

We help our clients understand their business risks, and we assist in addressing risk in both proactive and responsive contexts. We deploy our diverse pool of controls professionals, compliance specialists, cybersecurity professionals and risk consultants with industry depth to meet the complex requirements of our client programs. We work with our clients to provide the optimal team and resource structure to accelerate program execution. We start with the benefits-realization objective to drive the most effective and value-enhancing engagement model for our clients.

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Asset managers: Avoid the WhatsApp trap

As regulators crack down on off-channel communications with asset managers’ clients, firm leaders need to step up their compliance efforts.

How can we help you?

Our advisory teams tackle challenges alongside you, designing fresh solutions with a balance of scale, skill and service you’ll only find here.

Anti-money Laundering and Economic Sanctions

Our consultants have the right experience to assist global and local financial institutions in managing their anti-money laundering (AML) and Office of Foreign Assets... Show more Control (OFAC) economic sanctions risks. We leverage our experience to conquer challenges from compliance to global investigations to enforcement. We focus on mitigating any potential issues before they become a business or regulatory risk, and we bring right sized, pragmatic solutions to our clients. Learn more -->

Cybersecurity and Privacy

Cybersecurity and data privacy threats are evolving every day. You need to perceive the threats, understand your exposure, balance your priorities and establish a... Show more comprehensive response. We help you respond to global and local cybersecurity and privacy compliance needs; assess cyber risks and security program maturity; and recommend and implement people, process, and technology solutions to protect information assets. Talk to us about a comprehensive strategy to proactively manage the cyber risks across, within, and beyond your enterprise. We can help you protect your future. Learn more -->

Forensics

When risk becomes reality, our team helps you take rapid protective action, restore confidence and get back to creating value. Our team has a passion for... Show more helping clients identify, mitigate and respond to fraud, regulations, litigation and other issues. With deep experience in industry, financial reporting, technology and more, our professionals can quickly assess your situation and implement a tailor-made plan to bring you back to business as usual. Learn more -->

Internal Audit

Grant Thornton’s team of experienced risk management specialists helps organizations to strategically transform their operations and operational... Show more risk programs and strengthen their risk preparedness. We guide clients in designing and implementing internal controls to safeguard assets and develop cost-effective programs to address the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other requirements, while enhancing internal audit and organizational performance. A core capability is assisting organizations with a strategic controls framework built around automation and analytics.

Regulatory Compliance

Today’s organizations are operating in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Our experienced team of regulatory and... Show more compliance specialists provides in-depth technical knowledge on emerging regulations and helps organizations leverage efficiencies. With comprehensive compliance optimization strategies, we help clients remediate regulatory gaps, streamline operations and limit risk exposure.

Risk Consulting

Grant Thornton’s team of experienced risk management specialists helps organizations strategically and functionally transform risk management programs... Show more to strengthen risk insights and to drive enhanced resilience in an increasingly complex and volatile marketplace.

Sarbanes-Oxley

Maintaining robust internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) is a sound business practice and is required for all public companies. However... Show more, many continue to struggle with designing and operating a cost-effective and efficient ICFR environment and SOX compliance program. Grant Thornton’s SOX readiness and compliance services help our clients design and operate ICFR environments and SOX compliance programs that focus on (1.) the right key controls and (2.) extensive collaboration with all stakeholders. With flexibility either to leverage our SOX compliance technology platform and methodology or leverage your own, you will benefit from an efficient program with fewer surprises and often lower overall audit costs.

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Priya Sarjoo

National Managing Principal, Risk Advisory Services,
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC

Priya Sarjoo provides accounting, internal controls and business process improvement within a variety of industries, including financial services, manufacturing, distribution, consumer and industrial products, government, not-for-profit, and hospitality. Sarjoo helps her clients with improving operational efficiencies, enhancing monitoring mechanisms, streamlining management reporting systems, developing and implementing internal audit functions and processes, and evaluating internal controls environments.

Dallas, Texas

+1 214 283 8166

Industries

Banking
Healthcare
Hospitality & Restaurants
Manufacturing, Transportation & Distribution
Not-for-profit & higher education
Construction & real estate
Retail & consumer brands

Service Experience

Advisory
Risk, Compliance & Controls

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We have developed a Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tool designed to assist our risk advisors. This tool streamlines and enhances outcomes for common risk and compliance management activities, for example automating preliminary organization-wide gap analysis, automating generation of specific control walkthrough questions, and automating generation of specific control test procedures and associated evidence required to test. By augmenting our subject matter expertise, the tool empowers better quality outcomes while reducing time on task by up to 90%

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