THE AI READINESS AUDIT
Know exactly where
you stand before the
CBI comes knocking.
The AI Readiness Audit is a structured, fixed-price engagement that gives you a clear, honest picture of your AI governance gaps and a prioritised roadmap to close them before your next regulatory review.
A structured review of your
AI controls against CBI expectations.
Most organisations have AI running across their operations in credit decisions, fraud detection, customer onboarding, and risk modelling. Very few have documented governance to match. The AI Readiness Audit closes that gap.
Over a focused two to three week engagement, we review your AI inventory, assess your existing controls, and map every gap directly to the CBI's supervisory expectations and the EU AI Act requirements. You receive a clear, written report, not a slide deck full of recommendations that gather dust.
"The audit is not a theoretical exercise. Every finding maps to a specific regulatory obligation. Every recommendation comes with a practical next step."
What you receive at the end of the audit.
Six concrete deliverables. No vague recommendations. No generic frameworks. Everything is specific to your firm, your AI systems, and your CBI obligations.
1. AI Inventory Register
A complete, documented register of every AI system in use across your organisation including shadow AI and third-party models you may not have formally catalogued.
2. CBI Gap Analysis Report
A line-by-line assessment of your current controls against the CBI's 2026 supervisory expectations. Every gap is rated by risk level and regulatory urgency.
3. EU AI Act Risk Classification
Each AI system in your inventory is classified under the EU AI Act risk tiers, giving you clarity on which systems require the most urgent governance attention.
4. Compliance Roadmap
A prioritised, 90-day action plan that tells you exactly what to fix, in what order, and what good looks like when you get there. Practical, not theoretical.
5. Board Briefing Pack
A concise, plain-English summary of your AI governance position designed to be presented directly to your Board or Risk Committee, no technical translation required.
6. Readout Session
A structured debrief with your compliance and risk leadership to walk through the findings, answer questions, and agree on immediate next steps. Not a one-way presentation.
How the audit works.
A clear, four-step process completed in two to three weeks. Minimal disruption to your team. Maximum clarity on your compliance position.
1. Scoping Call
We agree the scope, identify the key AI systems to review, and confirm the stakeholders we need access to.
What you get:
- A clear, agreed scope document so everyone knows exactly what is being reviewed and why
- Confirmation of the regulatory frameworks that apply to your specific organisation and AI systems
2. Discovery & Review
We review your existing documentation, interview key stakeholders, and map your AI controls against the regulatory framework.
What you get:
- A complete AI inventory of eery system in use across your organisation, including third party and shadow AI
- An initial read on your highest risk governance gaps before the formal report is produced
3. Analysis & Reporting
We produce your full audit report, gap analysis, risk classifications, and the Board briefing pack.
What you get:
- A written CBI Gap Analysis Report with every finding rated by risk level and regulatory urgency
- An EU AI Act risk classification for each AI system and e plain English Board Briefing Pack ready to present
4. Readout & Roadmap
We present the findings to your leadership team and agree a prioritised 90-day action plan to close the gaps.
What you get:
- A prioritised, 90 day Compliance Roadmap with speciic actions, owners and timelines
- Clarity on exactly where you stand and a defensible record that you have taken the right steps
Built for the people who carry the regulatory risk.
The AI Readiness Audit is designed for senior leaders in regulated Irish financial services firms who need a clear, defensible answer to the question: "Are we ready for the CBI?" If you are responsible for compliance, risk, or technology governance at a firm that uses AI and you are not yet confident you could demonstrate adequate controls to your regulator, this audit is for you.
Chief Compliance Officer
You need to demonstrate to the CBI that your organisation has adequate AI governance in place. The audit gives you the documented evidence to do that.
Chief Risk Officer
You need to understand the risk exposure created by AI systems across the organisation. The audit gives you a risk-rated view of every AI system in use.
Chief Technology Officer
You are deploying AI at pace but need to ensure the governance keeps up. The audit identifies the specific controls you need to build into your development process.
CEO / Managing Director
You need to be able to tell your Board that AI risk is being managed. The audit gives you the Board briefing pack to do exactly that.
AI READINESS AUDIT
Contact us for pricing
Fixed-fee engagement. Completed in 2–3 weeks. Tailored to the size and complexity of your organisation. Everything included: ✓ AI Inventory Register ✓ CBI Gap Analysis Report ✓ EU AI Act Risk Classification ✓ Prioritised 90-Day Compliance Roadmap ✓ Board Briefing Pack ✓ Leadership Readout Session
The CBI is not waiting. Neither should you.
The organisations that act now will be the ones who can demonstrate compliance with confidence when the regulator calls. Book a confidential, no-obligation conversation to find out if the AI Readiness Audit is right for your organisation.