ARMICS Compliance & Advisory Services

Achieve compliance with Agency Risk Management and Internal Controls

By delivering strategic support tailored to the unique needs of state agencies, GME’s approach focuses on Internal Control best practices to promote compliance with regulations, mitigate risk, and ensure organizational goals are met.

Case Studies

GME Enterprises supports the Commonwealth of Virginia in achieving its vision and long-term objective to be the best managed state in the nation. By establishing and maintaining an effective internal control system, we ensure integrity and objectivity in fiscal activities and reporting.

ARMICS Services

Campaign Finance

SOP Development

What is an Internal Control?

An internal control refers to the processes and procedures put in place within a Virginia state agency to provide reasonable assurance that:

  1. Operations are effective and efficient,
  2. Financial reporting is reliable, and
  3. Compliance with applicable laws and regulations is maintained.

AAA Bond Rating

Virginia’s AAA bond rating—the highest possible—depends in large part on the reliability of its financial reporting and controls over budgeting and expenditures. ARMICS ensures that all state agencies have sound internal control structures, which leads to clean audits, accurate reporting, and confidence from investors and oversight bodies.

  • Once an organization or agency has defined its goals and objectives, it must identify its risks, and then design internal controls, implement the controls, then test and monitor its internal controls.
  • And once controls are in place and functioning, internal controls require ongoing monitoring, testing and enhancements to achieve objectives.

Additional Compliance & Advisory Services

In addition to full ARMICS assessments, our services include flexible support service options as needed to improve audit outcomes, address gaps, and reduce findings:

  • Ad-hoc advisory support for emerging issues, special projects, or urgent compliance needs.
  • Customized ARMICS Training Sessions & Workshops for agency personnel on requirements, best practices, & control implementation to enhance compliance awareness.
  • Risk Mitigation Frameworks to proactively address operational vulnerabilities across operations.
  • Year-Round Compliance Support to ensure agencies stay ahead of regulatory changes and maintain consistent control standards, ensuring consistent application of compliance standards throughout the year.
  • Documentation & Reporting Support for compiling and organizing ARMICS

GME has supported the ARMICS review process for several Agencies including: