Third Party Assurance services 

Third Party Assurance is a broad subject where organisations receive formal assurance, with the purpose to provide this assurance to another party such as a client, regulator or other interested party.  

Deloitte in Ireland is a market leader in the provision of Third Party Assurance services for organisations in industry, financial services and in the public sector. We have extensive experience within the assurance team in the Risk Advisory department in the provision of a range of assurance services and we are available to assist your organisation should you need it. The main services we provide to our clients are as follows:

·       SOC1 reports: These are conducted under the International Standard of Assurance Engagements 3402 “ISAE3402” and Statement on Standards for Attest Engagements 18 “SSAE18”.  The reports provide assurance to clients and user auditors of service organisations on controls relating to Financial Reporting

·       SOC2 reports: These are conducted under the AICPA professional standards and the Trust Services Principals. The reports provide assurance on controls related to compliance or operations related to specific trust principles (security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy)

·       Other Assurance engagements: These are conducted under the International Standard for Assurance Engagement 3000: Assurance Engagements Other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information “ISAE 3000”. The reports provides assurance to regulators or other stakeholders as required (eg Client Asset and Investor Money Examinations and reports on licence requirements)

·       Assurance Optimisation: We can partner with you to conduct a review of all your audit requirements and help you maximise the benefits from assurance engagements and ensure that the reports add as much value as possible for your organisation.

Our brochure outlines in detail the types of services we provide and the added value that Deloitte can bring should we partner with your organisation. Please don’t hesitate to contact Colm McDonnell, David Kinsella or Eileen Healy if you would like to discuss how Deloitte can help your organisation with its third party assurance needs.