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We provide audit and assurance services designed to deliver value and ensure confidence of investors, regulators, business partners and lenders in your business. Internal audit is not just a watchdog of activities and internal controls within an organization, it is also a business catalyst, and, if done right, can provide valuable advice to management and the board of directors. We are one of the first ten audit firms registered with the Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania (CAFR). We are also an ACCA member.

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www.ascentor.ro

Assurance and Risk Management

Building trust. Enhancing performance.

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Assurance Building trust in your business

Financial audit

We provide audit and assurance services designed to deliver value and ensure confidence of

investors, regulators, business partners and lenders in your business:

• Audit of statutory financial statements (OMFP 3055/2011)

• Audit of IFRS, US GAAP and group reporting financial statements

• Advice on controls and process weaknesses and/or non-compliance

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ANB Consulting, our audit firm, is one of the first ten audit

firms registered with the Chamber of Financial Auditors of

Romania (CAFR). We are also an ACCA member and ISO

9001 certified for financial audit and internal audit. No. 2545738 No. 10/2001

Attestation and other non-audit assurance

We address the most complex financial audit engagements in

various industries :

• Attestation of corporate and management reporting

• IFRS reporting

• Regulatory reporting

• Agreed-upon-procedures (ISRS4400) and attestation

(ISAE3000) engagements

• Project audits

• Compilation of financial statements and forecasts

• Accounting advisory

• Risk assurance

• Sustainability reporting

Registrations are under ANB Consulting SRL

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Internal Audit Transformation from a watchdog to a trusted business advisor

Internal audit

The practical and business oriented internal audit

approach positions us as trusted advisors to the

board and shareholders:

• Full internal audit outsourcing

• Internal audit co-sourcing (e.g. acting as head of

internal audit or leading specific internal audit

missions)

• Risk assessment for internal audit purposes

• Operational audits (e.g. procurement reviews,

working capital, treasury, HR, sales & marketing)

• Special ad-hoc audits and investigations

• Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 readiness assessments

Capacity building

We can help your internal audit department deliver real

and continuous value, thus becoming a trusted business

advisor to top management and the board:

• Development of the internal audit department

• Trainings to internal auditors in specific matters

• Design and implementation of an internal audit

framework, including policies and procedures

• Reduction of compliance program costs

Internal audit is not just a watchdog of activities

and internal controls within an organization, it is

also a business catalyst, and, if done right, can

provide valuable advice to management and the

board of directors. ASCENTOR can help you

integrate compliance, controls and risk

management activities with your vision, mission

and shareholder expectations, delivering real

value and performance improvement.

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As risks threaten strategic objectives related to growth and profitability, executives are realizing the

importance of implementing good governance practices to facilitate proper oversight of the business

and ensure compliance with changing regulations. ASCENTOR provide services that are designed to

help you create and maintain value and enhance management of strategic, regulatory, financial,

operational and compliance risks on a sustained basis.

Governance and Compliance Are you in control of your business?

Governance services

We can help you assess and mitigate the fraud risks

specifically applicable to your business:

• Definition and implementation of corporate oversight

framework, roles, responsibilities, codes of conduct,

policies and procedures

• Board and committee assessments

• Board development programs on specific topics, such

as risk oversight, crisis management, performance

assessments, and executive compensation

Regulatory compliance

We can consistently and proactive strengthen your

organization, instead of having to react to the next

regulatory matter:

• Internal controls improvement in corporate and

regulatory reporting

• Employee training

• Assurance of compliance with ethical and regulatory

standards

• Regulatory risk profile through strategic benchmarking

of competitive position and performance

• Sustainability, health and safety

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Many organizations are not getting the full value out of their businesses because their risk management

processes are disconnected and information is not shared. One of the most frequent arguments we have

heard over the years is that risk management slows down a business. On the contrary; if done right, we

believe that it can make your business go faster and help you achieve your strategic objectives while

minimizing costs. We can make it happen for your business.

Our services

We provide the following services:

• Definition of the risk universe applicable to your

business

• Assessment of enterprise risks

• Assistance in risk mitigation

• Diagnostic and improvement of the risk

management processes

• Assessment of strategic and commercial compliance

and direction of your organization

• Risk management tools and dashboards

• Assistance in optimal technology utilization for

achieving your business strategy

• Finance and operations risk transformation

• Assistance in revenue assurance and loss prevention

• Project assurance and assistance in project

management

• Compliance assistance in large scale investment

projects

• Business controls assurance and optimization

• Commercial due diligence and assurance, including

contract compliance services

• Third party assurance in the form of ISAE3402, SSAE16

or SAS70 reporting

• IT and process controls assurance

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Enterprise Risk Management Mitigating business risks in a challenging environment

Strategic Risks Operational Risks Financial Risks Regulatory and

Compliance Risks

Fraud and

Misconduct Risks

Sustainability,

Health and Safety

Risks

Human Resource

Risks

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Technology risk & governance

We can help you better manage your IT&C risks and

implementation projects:

• Development of IT&C procedures for users and IT personnel

• IT&C risk assessment

• Software, system and service provider selection

• Business continuity planning

• Reorganization of the IT&C management structures and

processes in line with COBIT and ITIL standards

• IT&C strategy development

• PMO and compliance management in large-scale IT&C

implementation projects

• Assistance in post-deal IT&C integration

Systems attestation

Our team of Certified Information Systems

Auditors (CISA) can perform attestation

engagements in order to bring credibility to

your IT&C systems and platforms in the face

of business partners, regulators, government

agencies and customers:

• Attestation of management assertions on

IT&C systems (functionality, capacity and

scalability, privacy and security, etc.)

• Compliance reviews in line with COBIT, ITIL,

ISO27001 standards

• ISRS440 / ISAE3000 attestation

engagements

• Attestation of internet banking and

electronic payments systems in line with

National Bank of Romania requirements

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IT&C Risk Consulting Managing your technology risks and attesting your systems

In today’s complex and changing technology landscape, no business is immune to IT and

communication risks. ASCENTOR can help you identify and mitigate your technology risks, ensure

compliance with worldwide standards of IT management and oversight, and present credibility and trust

to your business advisors through systems attestation.

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Prof. Dr. Eden Ali

Audit, transactions, expert accounting, litigation

support, training

[email protected]

Kemal Özmen

Forensics & litigation support, risk management,

processes and controls, IT advisory and audit

[email protected]

Nadir Ali

Audit, internal audit, risk, operations, finance

[email protected]

Building trust.

Enhancing value.

Contact

Dan Iancu

Strategy, operations, finance, transactions, change

management

[email protected]

Radu Văcărelu

HR and change management

[email protected]

ASCENTOR Business Services SRL

Phone / fax: +40 21 319 5354

e-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.ascentor.ro

Office address

12A Docentilor Street, Sector 1

RO-011403, Bucharest, Romania

Trade Registry: J40/1847/2014

CUI: 32799705

Copyright 2014 ASCENTOR Business Services SRL. The information contained in this presentation is provided for

general guidance and is intended to offer the reader general information of interest about the firm ASCENTOR

Business Services SRL and its services. The information provided is not intended to replace or serve as substitute for

any audit, advisory, tax or other professional advice, consultation or service. You should consult with an ASCENTOR

Business Services SRL representative to obtain such services.

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Enhancing performance

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