How to build a Compliance strategy

This booklet is aimed at small and medium-sized companies, experienced or unexperienced compliance professionals who may be up for a new role to build a compliance strategy and embed compliance into the organization or anyone who would like to understand the compliance methodology and mindset. With this booklet I hope the reader can save time building up experience or reading comprehensive books to learn how to do and what to do when entering an organization with the aim to build a compliance strategy. It is structured as a recipe and by adopting knowledge about a company you can build your own strategy. Step by step we will walk through the value of compliance and how to make compliance a competitive advantage and a strategic asset. Alignment of company strategy and business expectations. How to identify, assess and mitigate risk. How to find the risk profile of the company and risk area to focus on. Explain the methodology of a compliance program and effective controls. Reporting channels, accountability and responsibilities and most importantly how to make the organization buy-in to the compliance strategy.