Case Study: Baillie Gifford achieves streamlined, scalable internal audit with Riskonnect

Baillie Gifford - Customer Case Study

Baillie Gifford, a long‑established investment manager, grew its internal audit team as the firm became more complex and found its Excel- and Word-based audit processes increasingly unsustainable. Although the risk team had implemented a Riskonnect operational risk system, the internal audit function lacked a centralized solution and sought a modern Internal Audit system—eventually evaluating and selecting Riskonnect’s Internal Audit solution to standardize and scale its audit lifecycle.

Working with Riskonnect, Baillie Gifford configured and deployed the Internal Audit solution in a few months, with the annual audit plan and several reviews completed just four months after go‑live. The Riskonnect implementation delivered configurable workflows, direct linkage to the operational risk system, and Tableau-driven reporting so teams can see audit status, open actions, and findings “at the touch of a button,” eliminating prior Excel tracking and improving scalability, visibility, and efficiency.

Baillie Gifford

Pete Ferguson

Senior Audit Manager