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Watkins Consulting has been providing business advice to Financial sector and Government clients for over 25 years in a multitude of areas, with special emphasis on regulatory and compliance monitoring, litigation support, and related challenges.
Watkins is positioned to provide value-focused and timely expertise for our clients by supplying skilled professionals, knowledgeable in their areas of discipline and possessing real, applicable ‘in-the-field’ experience.
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Accounting Services
Watkins offers specialized accounting services in the areas of Forensic Accounting, Litigation Support, Financial Reporting, and Internal Controls services. With a seasoned team, we have the requisite breadth and depth of knowledge
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Watkins Consulting can provide expert Financial Investigation services. Our accounting and finance professionals will conduct a thorough investigation in the allegations of fraud, financial misconduct, and regulatory non-compliance. They will investigate monetary
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Watkins Consulting has experienced, CPA-certified accountants on staff; well-versed in current accounting standards. Our accountants interpret and apply changes in accounting standards, examine financial statements for irregularities, and implement related reporting requirements. We guide
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Watkins Consulting provides experts in this specialized field of accounting. Our experienced Forensic Accountants utilize their accounting skills in order to investigate or substantiate fraudulent business activities. They can prepare and analyze
Read MoreInternal Controls
Watkins Consulting provides precise guidance for projects involving Internal Controls. Our risk management, accounting, and compliance experts will review current policies and procedures in place, compare them to applicable Federal Guidance (such as GAAP,
Read MoreLitigation Support
Watkins Consulting delivers exceptional Litigation Support services. Our experts provide valuable guidance throughout all phases of the typical claims and litigation life cycle. Watkins provides a solid project management framework, utilizing a three-phased
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Watkins Consulting professionals have led or assisted hundreds of finance industry and government sector initiatives. For each engagement, a team is organized with the requisite skill set and experience necessary to meet the unique
Read MoreCompliance Monitoring
Watkins Consulting provides expert opinions and evaluations on compliance policies and procedures and corrective action on regulatory matters. We provide forensic analysis of compliance programs and can develop and assist in the
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Watkins Consulting can help your firm enhance compliance monitoring and management activities in order to meet Cybersecurity and other compliance goals. With expertise in technical and procedural compliance, we can help your
Read MoreCybersecurity Governance
Watkins Consulting can assist your organization with creating an entity-wide program of Cybersecurity Governance. We will combine expertise is the fields of regulatory compliance and risk management in order to develop a
Read MoreCybersecurity Risk Assessment
Financial institutions know that regulators are identifying Cybersecurity risk measures as a priority for enforcement, even as more sophisticated Cyber Threats are being deployed by threat actors. These two trends are rapidly
Read MoreInternal Controls
Watkins Consulting provides precise guidance for projects involving Internal Controls. Our risk management, accounting, and compliance experts will review current policies and procedures in place, compare them to applicable Federal Guidance (such as GAAP,
Read MoreProject Management
Watkins Consulting professionals have led or assisted hundreds of finance industry and government sector initiatives. For each engagement, a team is organized with the requisite skill set and experience necessary to meet the unique
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Watkins Consulting has experienced staff of industry consultants in the fields or operations, accounting, finance, and risk management. Together, our team of subject matter experts can assist clients with any manner of
Read MoreCybersecurity Governance
Watkins Consulting can assist your organization with creating an entity-wide program of Cybersecurity Governance. We will combine expertise is the fields of regulatory compliance and risk management in order to develop a
Read MoreCybersecurity Risk Assessment
Financial institutions know that regulators are identifying Cybersecurity risk measures as a priority for enforcement, even as more sophisticated Cyber Threats are being deployed by threat actors. These two trends are rapidly
Read MoreInternal Controls
Watkins Consulting provides precise guidance for projects involving Internal Controls. Our risk management, accounting, and compliance experts will review current policies and procedures in place, compare them to applicable Federal Guidance (such as GAAP,
Read MoreProject Management
Watkins Consulting professionals have led or assisted hundreds of finance industry and government sector initiatives. For each engagement, a team is organized with the requisite skill set and experience necessary to meet the unique
Read MoreRisk Management
The Watkins Consulting Risk Management practice embodies a structured and disciplined approach that emphasizes the alignment of strategy, policy, process and people. These elements are combined for the purpose of evaluating and
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We deliver superior, value-added results for our clients, on-time and within budget.
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We listen to our client’s needs and then devise a solution specific to their unique challenges.
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Download your free FFEIC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (2017 version)Excel Workbook (version 3.4.2; new 11/12/2019). Watkins published an Excel-based workbook that automates the tracking and scoring of an institution’s maturity levels and risk profile based on the FFIEC published a Cybersecurity Assessment Tool that is designed to help financial institutions identify and evaluate their cybersecurity risk awareness and readiness.
Download your free NIST CSF 1.1 Excel Workbook. Watkins published an update to our Excel-based workbook that aids the tracking of an institution’s risk management work based on NIST's Cybersecurity Framework. This workbook can be used help firms improve their cybersecurity risk awareness and readiness. The latest version is 4.5. Register and get a companion workbook for gap analysis.
Updated NIST CSF 1.1 Excel Workbook Available (version 6.04)
We have updated our free Excel workbook from NIST CSF to version 6.04 on July 26, 2022. New features include a copy of SP 800-53 Rev 5. and a beta version of a controls builder. This workbook is free for use and can be downloaded from our website—link to the NIST CSF Excel workbook web page. As always, we
Updated FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool 2017 Excel Workbook (V.3.4.2)
Watkins recognized that in order to fully benefit from the multi-dimensional aspect of the Tool, an Excel-based solution could be helpful. Therefore, we created and posted an Excel workbook that puts the FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool into action by tracking your responses and calculating inherent risk, cybersecurity maturity, and cross-plotting the results on the risk/maturity relationship matrix.
A Review of the FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (17 min. video)
Watkins Consulting has published a 17 minute video reviewing the FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool. This supplements FFIEC CAT Excel workbook download (available here).
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