Case Study: BDO achieves increased audit efficiency and quality with Pentana Risk

Increasing Efficiencies with Three Lines of Defence & Golden Thread

BDO, a global top-five accounting firm, faced fragmented GRC and internal audit workflows because its prior technology didn’t support all core functions of the Three Lines of Defence model. This made it difficult to link risks, controls and audits, enforce quality-assurance steps, and keep audit files and documentation centrally managed across a growing, global practice.

BDO implemented Ideagen Pentana to standardise methodology, centralise working papers and enforce review steps across the audit lifecycle, with offline and global deployment capabilities. The solution strengthened the “Golden Thread” from objectives to controls, improved accountability and audit quality, simplified reporting to stakeholders, and is now required across the Risk and Advisory Services team and being rolled out worldwide.

BDO

Nigel Burbidge

Partner and Global Head of Risk Advisory Services