Independent enterprise risk and governance advisory — built for organisations that demand clarity, rigour, and honesty.
Hawksbridge Risk Advisory is an independent enterprise risk and governance consultancy based in Dublin, Ireland. We work with semi-state bodies, financial services organisations, property and construction firms, and any regulated entity that needs senior, independent risk counsel.
We believe risk management should be honest, practical, and proportionate — not a compliance exercise. Our engagements are built on genuine understanding of your organisation, your sector, and the pressures your board and senior leadership face.
We bring the depth of a senior in-house risk function — the frameworks, the governance expertise, the regulatory knowledge — without the cost of a permanent hire. You get rigour, clarity, and someone who tells you the truth.
We have no institutional agenda. Our only obligation is to give you our best, honest judgement.
Every engagement is grounded in framework discipline and structured methodology — not opinion.
Risk advice should be clear enough to act on. We translate complexity into decisions.
Built over time. Sustained by consistency. We are here for the long term, not the engagement.
A world where every organisation has access to senior, honest, independent risk counsel. Where boards make decisions with genuine clarity. Where governance is a competitive advantage, not a compliance burden.
We exist to give organisations the risk expertise they need, when they need it — without the overhead of a permanent hire. Every engagement is grounded in honesty, framework discipline, and genuine commitment to the people we serve.
The best risk advice is the kind that gets acted on. That means being clear, direct, and proportionate — translating frameworks into decisions that boards and leadership teams can actually use.
We work with a small number of clients at any one time. That is deliberate. Every organisation we work with gets genuine senior attention — not a junior team and a senior name on the letterhead.
From first-principles framework design to ongoing embedded advisory — structured to match how your organisation actually works.
Build or overhaul your enterprise risk management framework from the ground up. Aligned to ISO 31000, COSO ERM, or bespoke standards.
From €5,400End-to-end review of your Governance, Risk and Compliance systems. Control testing, gap identification, and actionable improvement roadmaps.
From €6,600Prepare for internal or external audit with confidence. Identify control gaps before auditors do and ensure documentation stands up to scrutiny.
From €4,560Map your regulatory obligations against your compliance posture. Identify gaps, quantify exposure, and close them before a regulator does.
From €4,200Design, populate, or critically review your risk register. Board-ready risk summary reporting and heat map visualisation included.
From €3,360Audit & Risk Committee support — terms of reference, reporting packs, agenda management, and DPER Code of Practice alignment.
Project or retainerHorizon scanning, emerging risk identification, and scenario analysis to inform executive and board decision-making.
From €4,200Half-day or full-day workshops for boards, senior management, or operational teams. Practical, engaging, immediately applicable.
From €2,160 per sessionPerspectives on enterprise risk, governance, and compliance — written for boards and senior leaders, not risk professionals.
A risk register that lists risks without context, ownership, or velocity is a compliance document, not a management tool.
Read more →ARC effectiveness is measured by the quality of challenge, not the volume of papers reviewed.
Read more →Regulatory gap analysis is only as good as the methodology behind it.
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A selection of engagements illustrating the depth and breadth of our advisory work across sectors.
A newly established state body required a robust ERM framework aligned to the DPER Code of Practice prior to its first audit cycle. Designed, implemented, and embedded within a twelve-week engagement.
Independent review of GRC controls ahead of regulatory examination. Twelve priority gaps identified; board-ready remediation roadmap delivered with executive-level ownership assigned.
Full mapping of planning, environmental, and compliance obligations against existing controls. Seventeen gaps identified and prioritised; monitoring framework embedded within six weeks.
Monthly retained ERM lead role — attending board and ARC meetings, maintaining the risk register, and providing quarterly horizon-scanning briefings to the investment committee.
Case studies are illustrative. Client confidentiality is maintained at all times.
We work with a small number of clients at any one time to ensure every engagement receives the attention it deserves. If you are considering a risk or governance challenge, we would be glad to speak.
Whether you need a one-off project, a framework built from scratch, or an ongoing risk advisory partner — we would be glad to hear from you.
info@hawksbridgeadvisory.ieWe typically respond within one business day.