Identify and mitigate your most complex risk and compliance challenges
Effective risk management can help your organization achieve profitability, productivity, value and long-term success. But doing so in today’s business landscape with rising costs, rapidly evolving technology and a shrinking labor pool can be challenging.
New technologies bring both risks and opportunities at a time when regulations and threats are reshaping the risk landscape almost daily. No longer does any risk threat exist in a single department’s silo.
That is why it is critical to have the right partner to manage your risk across all your operations, teams, people and processes.
Why Wipfli
Wipfli brings an integrated perspective and strategy along with the talent and tools to manage the full spectrum of your internal control and compliance needs.
Our proactive guidance, strategic road maps and insights can help manage, monitor and mitigate your governance, risk and compliance requirements. We also offer holistic solutions in critical areas such as governance, ESG and sustainability, compliance fraud and litigation.
Our risk advisory services help enable your business strategy and create long-term value with services including:
Regulatory risk and compliance
As technology and compliance grow more complex, your organization’s risk increases. Wipfli’s integrated risk, regulatory and compliance services can help you address everything from risk management to compliance testing so that your organization stays secure and compliant.
Forensic advisory services
Wipfli’s multidisciplinary forensic services team is ready to help your organization get the factual evidence you need for litigation, damage analysis and investigations. Our forensic accounting and digital forensics services can help you identify and quantify the effects and costs of fraud.
Technology risk advisory
Help ensure your organization adopts the latest innovations safely with Wipfli. We can help you mitigate your technology risks and manage regulatory compliance with services including cybersecurity, data privacy and SOC examinations.
Internal controls advisory services
Protect your assets, increase efficiency and maintain compliance with Wipfli’s internal control services. Our range of industry experience can help your organization gain insights into your risks and the controls you need to manage them effectively.
ESG services
Put your ESG and sustainability strategy into action with Wipfli’s comprehensive services. Our team is ready to provide support for all aspects of ESG and sustainability, from developing a practical strategy to reporting and attestation.
Fraud investigation and litigation support
Even the most secure environment can carry fraud risks. Wipfli’s fraud team brings our experience in litigation and dispute support to helping your organization identify, address and even prevent fraud.
Governance risk and controls
Wipfli’s governance advisory services help you balance regulations, sustainability and transparency with your long-term goals.
Operational risk management services
Wipfli’s operational risk management services are ready to help you be strategic about managing the risks you face daily. We help you identify, prioritize and mitigate risk in a way that’s aligned with your organization’s objectives.
Our team
Karen A. Mitchell
Karen Mitchell brings more than 25 years of experience in the financial services and nonprofit industries, as well as industry and regulatory perspectives to her work. Karen currently provides consulting services in the areas of risk management, particularly enterprise risk. She assists clients in obtaining the highest level of success by helping to identify and navigate the risks associated with achieving strategic objectives.
Robert D. Cedergren, CPA, CGMA, CITP, CISM, CISA, CGEIT
Bob is the leader of Wipfli’s risk advisory services practice. Leveraging his 20+ years of experience, Bob provides consulting services to clients in the areas of risk management and is a frequent speaker and author on risk management-related topics including risk assessments, business continuity planning, and management of internal controls.
Sarah K. Williams, CPA
With a particular interest in long-term sustainability, Sarah focuses on the risks and opportunities that environmental, social and governance (ESG) presents. She helps provide clients with fund structuring, audit and tax compliance, SEC custody rule examinations, consulting and cybersecurity.
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