Risk Advisory Services (RAS) - Action Plan

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1.

RAS Staff | Hiring and Trainning

Hiring of third party specialists for Special Assignments purposes – according to RSM Brasil needs

1.3 Identification of new employees for RAS in-home at RSM Brasil Offices

Who? Cícero/Wesley/Lilian LilianWhen? October, 2014 Where? SP Why? Cope with clients´s specific

Who? Lilian When? February, 2015 Where? SP e Rio Why? Team Building and

1.4 Establish open sessions related to RAS subjects every semester

Who? Wesley/Lilian/Team When? 1st Semester, 2015 Where? CWB, SP and Rio

Done

Where? CWB

For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS How? Search for RAS assistants

and temporary needs For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS How? Search in the market for third party companies, which provide temporary services in IT, Fiscal and Accounting areas.

Done

1.2

When? August, 2014

Development in RAS For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS How? Get to know the teams in all offices through interviews/ visits to the offices in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro

To be started

Hiring of a junior assistant - beginning of career

Why? Team Building and Development in RAS

Why? Team Building and Development in RAS For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS How? Schedule 2 sessions a year for RAS discussions

To be started

1.1

Who? Lilian


1.

RAS Staff | Hiring and Trainning

Why? Team Building and

1.6 Search for external trainning on RAS

Who? Wesley/Lilian/ Team When? On-going Where? CWB, SP and Rio

1.7 Development of a quality control system among teams on job reviews

1.8 Hiring of a senior professional with experience in IT SOX and Internal Controls

Who? Wesley/Lilian/ Team When? 1st Semester, 2015 Where? CWB, SP and Rio

Who? Lilian When? February, 2015 Where? CWB Why? Team Building and

To be started

How? Define the RAS main trainning modules to be prepared according to the career level.

Why? Team Building and Development in RAS For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS How? Search for RAS specific trainning in the market

In progress

Where? CWB, SP and Rio

For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS

Why? Maintain the quality of professional services For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS How? Implement peer-to-peer review

To be started

Prepare in-house trainning in RAS

When? 1st Semester, 2015

Development in RAS

Development in RAS For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS How? Search in the market for professionals with RAS profile (IT SOX, SOX, Internal Controls)

To be started

1.5

Who? Wesley/Lilian/ Team


2.

For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS

Where? CWB

How? Document methodology driven to the analysis of internal controls

Why? Creation of Database

2.2 Document information related to SOX

2.3 Search for methodologies through RSM International

Who? Lilian/RAS Team

on RSM Brasil RAS Methodologies

When? Year-end 2014

For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS

Where? CWB Why? Creation of Database

How? Document methodology driven to the implementation of SOX Environment

Who? Lilian/Ana Leticia

on RSM Brasil RAS Methodologies

When? On-going

For Whom? RSM Brasil

Where? CWB

How? Search for methodology at RSMi - via Belinda Freeman

Why? Creation of Database

2.4 Search for specific information on Penetration Tests at RSM International

Who? Lilian/Ana Leticia

Material on Penetration Tests

When? January, 2015

For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS

Where? CWB

How? Search for methodology at RSMi - via Belinda Freeman, Rebecca Williams and Richard Smith

Why? Creation of na Institutional

In progress

When? Year-end 2014

In progress

Document information related to Internal Controls

on RSM Brasil RAS Methodologies

To be started

2.1

Who? Lilian/RAS Team

In progress

RAS Methodology


3.

3.1 Plan and organize Latin America RAS Meeting

Who? Lilian

For Whom? RSM Brasil

When? October, 2014

How? Organize the event

Where? CWB

Done

RAS Marketing Plan

3.2

Who? Wesley Figueira/Brendan Quirk/Gary Sturisky

Why? Plan RAS for the Latin America Market

Host Latin American RAS Strategic Meeting

When? October, 15th and 16th, 2014

For Whom? RSM - RAS - Latin America

Where? CWB

How? Prepare a plan for RAS considering the Latin America Market

Who? Lilian/Ana Leticia

brand in Brazil

Where? CWB Why? Strenghening of the RSM

3.4 Disclose RAS through Media Kit

Who? Lilian When? November, 2014 Where? CWB,SP and Rio

For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS How? Replace actual business cards by new ones using the correct brand name “RSM Brasil� and new telephone numbers

Done

Disclose RSM Brasil - RAS through business cards

When? October, 2014

Why? Disclosure of RAS Services to target clients For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS How? Define the target clients for Media Kit

In progress

3.3

Done

Why? Preparation of the Event


3.

RAS Marketing Plan

Disclose RAS through internet

Who? Lilian/Paulo Martins

a publicly available website (in Portuguese and and English)

When? February, 2015

For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS

Where? CWB

How? Introduce RSM Brasil - RAS as a reference for the searching of the following keywords: FRAUD, RISKS, SOX in Brazil , Internal Controls

Why? Disclosure of RAS Services on

3.7 Disclose RSM through the RAS printed Institutional material

Who? Lilian/Ana Leticia When? February, 2015 Where? CWB,SP and Rio Why? Strenghening of the RSM

3.8 Participate in the 2015 Latin America RAS Meeting

To be started

Why? Presentation of RSM Brasil -

How? Prepare a institucional material regarding RAS (in portuguese and english) - Who we are, what we do, how we do, etc

Where? CWB

To be started

3.6

For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS

brand in Brazil For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS How? Define the information to be printed and prepare RAS institutional printed material

Who? Wesley and Lilian

Where? Santiago, Chile

When? February, 2015

Why? Plan RAS for the Latin America Market

To be started

Disclose RAS through Institutional Presentation

When? February, 2015

RAS Institutional material

To be started

3.5

Who? Lilian


3.

RAS Marketing Plan

Write articles on RAS every semester

When? 1st Semester, 2015 Where? CWB Why? Define the relevant subjects

to be discussed in the area For Whom? RSM Brasil - RAS How? Prepare a RAS paper per semester

To be started

3.9

Who? Wesley/Lilian/ Team


4.

RAS Budget

Establish 2015 RAS Budget

When? November, 2014 Where? CWB

Why? Establish 2015 RAS estimates for hours and clients For Whom? RSM - RAS - Latin America

Done

4.1

Who? Wesley/Lilian

How? Prepare 2015 Budget

Establish 2015 RAS Budget

When? October, 2014 Where? CWB Why? Establish 2015 RAS Estimates

for hours and clients, considering a 50% growth over 2014 number. For Whom? RSM - RAS - Latin America How? Prepare 2015 Budget

Done

4.2

Who? Wesley/Lilian


5.

RAS Structure


6.

RAS Income 2013 to 2014

Internal Controls – Revision

Internal controls - I.T.

Forensic / Fraud

2014 2013

2014 2014 2013 2013

$ 564.993

$ 643.567

$0

$ 231.487

$ 5.681

$ 26.047

13,91%

0,00%

358,48%

VARIATION

VARIATION

VARIATION

Internal Audit

grand total 2014 2013

2014

2013 $0

$ 387.279

$ 612.725

$1.288.379

0,00%

110,27%

VARIATION

VARIATION

brazil growth

CURITIBA SAO PAULO

-

263,05%


6.

RAS Clients in 2014

- AIG, Mc Gladrey, USA - General Cable & Phelps Dodge - Plastipak - Warranty Group Brazil, McGladrey, USA. - Platform Special Products (PSP), McGladrey, USA. - JARDEN, McGladrey, USA.

- Jarden Home and Family (JHF)

- INVICTA

- Jarden Consumer Solutions (JCS)


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