Fcpa Compliance Report

A gap analysis is a method of assessing the differences in performance between a business' internal controls to determine whether business requirements are being met and, if not, what steps should be taken to ensure they are met successfully. Moreover, it is a determination of the degree of conformance of your organization to the requirements of an internal controls standard. A gap analysis is mainly a document review or a “show me the evidence” type activity, evidence which usually will come in the form of a record or document. During a gap analysis, there is some auditing accomplished, through key stakeholders providing the evidence they may have –or not- for each of the requirements set forth in the relevant internal controls standard.   Gap analysis are very often conducted at the beginning of the journey of an organization seeking compliance to an internal controls standard or it can be used as the basis for internal controls enhancement. Interestingly this can lead to more or even less internal controls