Advisory Services

Senior advisory services for governance, risk and transformation

Partner-led advisory across governance, risk, business and digital transformation, financial services, fintech, internal audit and executive capability building — focused on the decisions that matter at board and leadership level.

How we engage

Tailored to each client's context

Every engagement is scoped around the client's priorities, maturity, operating context and decision needs. DisInnova does not apply generic frameworks — engagements focus on practical advisory work that supports executive decisions and sustainable change.

01

Governance, Risk & Controls Advisory

Designing and reviewing governance frameworks, risk taxonomies and control environments aligned with board and regulatory expectations.

Full service page

Common client challenges

  • Governance arrangements that no longer reflect strategy, scale or regulatory expectations
  • Risk taxonomies and registers that are inconsistent, outdated or disconnected from decisions
  • Control environments that feel heavy yet leave key exposures uncovered

How DisInnova helps

  • Independent diagnostic of governance, risk and control arrangements against business reality
  • Targeted refresh of frameworks, policies, committee structures and reporting lines
  • Risk taxonomy and appetite work shaped around how the business actually operates

Typical deliverables

  • Governance and risk framework design or refresh
  • Risk taxonomy, appetite and tolerance documentation
  • Control environment review and rationalization recommendations

Suitable clients

  • Boards, audit and risk committees
  • Chief Risk Officers, Heads of Compliance and Heads of Internal Audit
  • Executive leadership in financial services and fintech
02

Business Transformation Advisory

Operating model, process, policy and procedure improvements that translate strategy into measurable business outcomes.

Full service page

Common client challenges

  • Operating models that no longer match the size, complexity or ambition of the business
  • Processes that have grown organically, with unclear ownership and inconsistent execution
  • Policies and procedures that are out of date, fragmented or inconsistently applied

How DisInnova helps

  • Diagnostic of current operating model, process landscape and accountability structures
  • Redesign of priority processes, policies and procedures around clear outcomes
  • Definition of roles, responsibilities and decision rights across the operating model

Typical deliverables

  • Target operating model design and gap analysis
  • Reworked policies, procedures and process documentation
  • RACI, decision rights and accountability mapping

Suitable clients

  • Executive sponsors of transformation programmes
  • COOs, Heads of Operations and Transformation Directors
  • Owner-led businesses preparing to scale
03

Digital Transformation Advisory

Anchoring technology-enabled change in governance, risk discipline, sound execution and sustainable adoption.

Full service page

Common client challenges

  • Digital initiatives launched without clear governance, ownership or success measures
  • Fragmented technology decisions made outside a coherent operating model
  • Risk, compliance and control implications considered too late in the change cycle

How DisInnova helps

  • Independent review of digital strategy, governance and delivery arrangements
  • Definition of decision rights, accountability and risk oversight across digital programmes
  • Integration of risk, control and compliance considerations into change design

Typical deliverables

  • Digital transformation governance framework
  • Programme and portfolio oversight model
  • Risk and control integration plan for digital initiatives

Suitable clients

  • Boards and executive teams sponsoring digital change
  • Chief Digital, Information and Transformation Officers
  • Heads of Risk and Compliance overseeing digital initiatives
04

Financial Services & Fintech Advisory

Advisory across banking, payments, platform businesses and regulated fintech models — bridging strategy, regulation and operations.

Full service page

Common client challenges

  • Operating models that have not kept pace with product, regulatory or scale changes
  • Fintech propositions launched ahead of the underlying governance and control foundations
  • Risk and compliance arrangements that feel reactive rather than embedded

How DisInnova helps

  • Independent review of governance, risk and control arrangements in regulated context
  • Product and process control advisory across payments, lending and platform models
  • Operating model review with attention to regulatory expectations and customer outcomes

Typical deliverables

  • Diagnostic of governance, risk and control posture in a regulated context
  • Product and process control review with prioritized recommendations
  • Operating model and accountability map

Suitable clients

  • Boards and executive teams of banks and financial institutions
  • Founders and senior leaders of fintech and payments businesses
  • Chief Risk, Compliance and Operations Officers in regulated firms
05

Internal Audit & Assurance Advisory

Methodology, planning, quality assurance, reporting and uplift support for internal audit and the wider assurance model.

Full service page

Common client challenges

  • Internal audit methodology that no longer reflects business risk profile or scale
  • Audit plans that struggle to balance coverage, depth and emerging risks
  • Reporting that does not consistently land with audit committees and executives

How DisInnova helps

  • Independent review of internal audit methodology, planning and execution
  • Risk-based audit universe and plan design aligned with the business
  • Quality assurance and external review readiness work

Typical deliverables

  • Internal audit methodology and manual review
  • Risk-based audit universe and annual plan
  • External quality assessment readiness pack

Suitable clients

  • Heads of Internal Audit and Chief Audit Executives
  • Audit committees seeking independent perspective on assurance
  • Boards strengthening their overall assurance arrangements
06

Training & Executive Workshops

Tailored workshops for boards, executive teams, audit committees and senior leadership groups.

Full service page

Common client challenges

  • Boards and committees seeking sharper perspective on governance and risk topics
  • Executive teams aligning around transformation and digital priorities
  • Audit committees deepening understanding of internal audit and assurance

How DisInnova helps

  • Tailored design of each workshop based on audience, context and objectives
  • Working sessions combining content, discussion and practical application
  • Use of real-world examples and senior practitioner perspective

Typical deliverables

  • Bespoke workshop materials and reference documentation
  • Pre-read briefings shaped around the audience
  • Facilitated sessions with senior advisory perspective

Suitable clients

  • Boards, audit committees and risk committees
  • Executive and senior leadership teams
  • Heads of Audit, Risk, Compliance and Transformation

Confidential Advisory

Discuss your advisory needs

Confidential, partner-led conversations to scope the right engagement.

All enquiries are treated in strict confidence.