Welcome to Grounds Professional Services
Empowering Businesses with Strategic Growth
About Us
Who We Are
At Grounds Professional Services, we believe in creative solutions for positive impact. With extensive experience in audit, risk management, compliance, and strategic consulting, we empower businesses to achieve sustainable growth and success.
Led by Industry Expert:
I’M KATIA
Who is leading Grounds?
Katia Novaes brings over two decades of expertise in audit, risk management, compliance and controls assurance from leading international enterprises, defining her career with a commitment to excellence and a deep understanding of people, global finance and consulting landscapes.
Now as an independent entrepreneur with Grounds Professional Services, Katia embodies her vision for transformative impact, delivering creative solutions that drive positive outcomes, fostering inclusive environments where growth and aspiration thrive together.
Our Core Values
Trust
Integration
Value-add
Quality
Our Mission
Our Vision
Our Services
Creative solutions for positive impact
Helping entrepreneurs to have a holistic and independent view of their business, transforming challenges into creative solutions and identifying strategic opportunities for growth.
We share the knowledge and expertise from big organisations, creating a robust foundation for impact and sustainable growth.
Enterprise Risk Management and Frameworks
Grounds Professional assists organisations to understand their corporate risk profile and identify material risks that may affect their ability to meet objectives and goals. In addition, we support developing or uplifting your Risk Management Framework and related policies, ensuring adherence to international standards and guidelines while fit for your organisation’s purposes.
Controls Self-Assessments
Our experts can evaluate and strengthen your internal controls environment by applying a defined criteria for design testing and operating effectiveness, identifying vulnerabilities and improvement opportunities, promoting operational efficiency.
Controls Optimisation Reviews
Grounds Professional can uplift a well-established control environment by applying an independent and holistic view of the organisation’s Risk and Controls Matrix, taking into consideration processes, objectives, risks, assertions, controls and compliance with requirements.
Small and Medium Enterprises (SME)
We help to take your business to the next level!
Engaging a Business consultant & Adviser is an investment, not an expense. The independent professional brings expertise, efficiency, and strategic direction without the cost of a full-time executive team. It’s actually your affordable executive!
With the goal to help you succeed, we can tailor our services to your needs, so you have no reason to not have a trusted adviser by your side.
Large Enterprises
Chief Risk Officer (CRO) as a Service
A CRO as a Service is an on-demand, outsourced risk management expert who provides businesses with strategic risk oversight without the cost of a full-time executive. This service is ideal for those businesses wanting risk management expertise without hiring a permanent FTE.
Our Blogs
Insights & Strategies for Business Growth
Intrapreneurship in Large Organizations: Empowering Internal Entrepreneurs to Drive Change
In the ever-evolving landscape of business, large organizations often struggle to keep pace with the relentless…
The Critical Role of Governance and Risk Management in Harnessing Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is undeniably revolutionizing industries, driving unprecedented levels of innovation, efficiency, and growth. By…
The Importance of Risk Management for Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Risk management is often associated with large corporations, but it is equally crucial for small to…
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