Internal Audit Leadership &
Risk Management Advisory

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  • Chief Audit Executive Services
  • Custom Internal Audit Training
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Internal Audit & Internal Controls Advisory

Internal Controls Expertise - At the Right Price

DANIEL GAFFNEY & ASSOCIATES, LLC advises businesses that want to improve internal controls and enterprise risk management without the cost of engaging a large accounting firm. We offer world-class internal controls expertise, internal audit experience, regulatory compliance advisory and enterprise risk management services to small, mid-sized, and fast-growing companies at a fraction of the cost of Big 4 and second-tier consulting firms.

Established by Daniel Gaffney, who has spent his career as a consultant and internal controls expert with Big 4 and large accounting firms including KPMG, Crowe Horwath, and Grant Thornton, Daniel Gaffney & Associates has experience across a range of industries, including financial services and insurance, manufacturing and distribution, pharmaceuticals and health services, information technology, commercial real estate, business and professional services, and higher education. We provide:

• Internal Audit Leadership and Advisory:

  We help management to define the role and objectives of the IA function

• Enterprise Risk Assessment and Management:

  We help management assess risk and meet the needs of the Audit Committee, key stakeholders, and regulators, and design programs and strategies to mitigate financial, operational, and compliance risks

• Sarbanes-Oxley 404 Controls and Compliance:

  We advise on developing or improving internal controls and recommend risk management programs to support management certification while reducing the number of key controls

• Industry Regulatory Compliance:

  We offer specialized compliance consulting for companies in specific industries, including insurance and financial services

• Forensic Accounting and Litigation Consulting:

  Addressing legal claims or the threat of lawsuits—particularly product liability or damages claims—with financial modeling, risk projections, damage calculations and expert witness services

• Due Diligence:

  Conducting pre-investment financial, operational and internal control due diligence for private equity investors

• Customized Internal Audit Training:

  Licensed as a Continuing Education Sponsor with the Illinois Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation, we provide customized onsite CPE training programs on internal audit, IT audit, and corporate governance

Daniel Gaffney & Associates has worked with companies both domestically and internationally, with public and privately held companies ranging from pre-IPO to more than $10 billion in revenue. Based in Chicago, we serve clients throughout the U.S.