Internal Audit Services
PROVIDING SAFE, SOUND AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO INTERNAL AUDIT PROBLEMS
We know internal audit services – inside and out. As entrepreneurial auditors serving clients in many industries, we understand the compliance obstacles and risks you confront, and that shielding your organization from them is paramount. Whether you’re a bank, nonprofit or private company, the cost of going it alone and maintaining an effective in-house internal audit or compliance department can be steep. It’s a serious commitment; a stressful and time-consuming responsibility for the officers in charge, especially if facing budget or time constraints or findings.
Clients look to us to help them properly size up their regulatory compliance situations. They know when we’re engaged to provide out- or co-sourced internal audit services, we stay perpetually engaged: continuously communicating to ensure we’re aware of ongoing challenges and goals, and that there are no surprises. The comprehensive and innovative solutions we implement to address your internal audit service challenges are achieved through collaboration, so you can have complete confidence in the process, numbers and decisions.
YOU’LL GET THE FULL PICTURE, AS WE PROVIDE HANDS-ON SUPPORT AND ANTICIPATE CHANGES WITH INDUSTRY INSIGHT AND EXPERTISE
To comply with complex and ever-changing requirements of federal and state regulations, myriad funding sources, and other laws, as well as to achieve efficiencies, you need internal auditors in the know – and not just about industry trends affecting your particular business. They need to be on top of what’s happening in the entire regulatory landscape – specific regulations; reporting requirements and deadlines; and the policies, procedures and internal controls that should be implemented to protect your organization. You encounter too many daily operational, financial and other risks to miss these marks.
With Mercadien, clients feel confident knowing their internal audit engagements are managed by well-trained, committed and passionate professionals year after year. Our staff stay up-to-date on industry trends with an emphasis on regulations; work closely with specialists, in technology, insurance, payroll and legal; and receive ongoing training to boost their credentials. To educate the communities we support, we regularly present and write about the latest internal audit and risk topics. You’ll benefit from our abilities and resources, particularly in documenting and imparting valuable information to relevant employees, your board of directors and external constituencies.
FOCUS THAT EQUATES TO CLIENT SUCCESS ON ALL INTERNAL AUDIT FRONTS
Clients experience responsive, individualized and efficient service from the top down at Mercadien, which solidifies a relationship of trust and reliability. Together, we’ll reinforce your regulatory compliance efforts at whatever level you want – from fully-outsourced, customized internal audit services to co-sourced programs for in-house departments with limitations or complex needs. We’ll help develop and improve your processes and internal controls to mitigate risk and other exposures, ensure transparency and accountability, and meet compliance obligations and financial and strategic objectives. On the whole, you may find these achievements difficult to replicate without a team like Mercadien behind you.
OUR INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES INCLUDE
Performance Audits
Regulatory and Contract Compliance
Process and Control Improvements
HIPAA Compliance
BSA/AML Compliance
Risk Assessment
Information Technology Audits
Governance Advisory
Customized Out-Sourced or Co-Sourced Internal Audit Programs
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Institute of Internal Auditors
Association of Internal Bank Auditors
Insured Financial Institutions
Financial Managers Society
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Association of Government Accountants
Central New Jersey Compliance Group
American Bankers Association
New Jersey Bankers Association
Pennsylvania Bankers Association
New York Bankers Association
National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders
INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES TEAM MEMBERS
Sherise D. Ritter
Managing Director & Principal
Lisa M. Thouin
Managing Director & Principal
Salvatore Zerilli
Managing Director & Principal
Melissa Correa
Managing Director & Principal
Raji Sathappan
Managing Director & Principal
Matthew Smierciak
Managing Director & Principal
