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Data Foundation · AI Governance · Certified Transformation

Your AI initiatives won't scale
until the data foundation holds.

The pilots ran. The models were built. But the results don't hold — because the data underneath isn't structured. Inconsistent definitions, unreconciled ERP flows, no semantic layer. EAC fixes the foundation. Then deploys AI that produces auditable, reproducible outputs your board can defend.

EAC — AI Diagnostic · Live
organisation // €280M · Industrial · GCC+EU
shadow_ai_found 11 ungoverned tools
personal_accounts 68% of AI usage
eu_ai_act_status NON-COMPLIANT

hours_lost_monthly 62h automatable
ungoverned_decisions HR · Legal · Finance
audit_trail MISSING

recommendation AI Transformation · 90d
governance_status EAC Certified ✓
certification EAC Certified ✓
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Crisis restructures costs permanently — organisations that transform win· 73% of employees use ungoverned AI on company data right now· EU AI Act · August 2026 · full compliance required· 62h/month lost to automatable financial processes· AI producing IFRS-compatible · board-defensible · auditable outputs· Shadow AI · €4.2M average GDPR fine · EU AI Act up to €35M· Big4PM · MarginIQ · ControlIQ · LandedIQ · EAC· Crisis restructures costs permanently — organisations that transform win· 73% of employees use ungoverned AI on company data right now· EU AI Act · August 2026 · full compliance required· 62h/month lost to automatable financial processes· AI producing IFRS-compatible · board-defensible · auditable outputs· Shadow AI · €4.2M average GDPR fine · EU AI Act up to €35M· Big4PM · MarginIQ · ControlIQ · LandedIQ · EAC·
The cost of waiting

What ungoverned AI
costs your organisation.

0%
of employees use at least one AI tool not approved by IT or legal. Your enterprise licence coexists with personal accounts — it does not replace them.
€35M
average GDPR fine for a data breach involving AI tools in 2025. The EU AI Act adds a second exposure — up to €35M or 7% of global turnover.
9/10
AI projects fail at validation, not modelling. The root cause is always the same: no agreed semantic layer for key business terms across systems.
AI Organisation Transformation

AI that works
on your data, not against it.

Before and after AI transformation — paper ledgers vs AI analytics
Replace ungoverned Shadow AI

Your finance teams are already using AI — on spreadsheets, on P&L data, on forecasts. Most of it is ungoverned: no audit trail, no data boundary, no explainability. The risk is not AI itself. The risk is AI on data your board has not approved and your auditors cannot trace.

Private deployment on your own infrastructure

Models run on your infrastructure, on your data, with no data leaving your environment. Every output is traceable, IFRS-compatible, and explainable — to your auditors, your board, and your regulators. This is the standard enterprise AI should meet. Most of it does not.

Via EAC — EthicalAI Certify

Certification-grade AI governance for organisations that need to demonstrate responsible, auditable AI use at board and regulator level. The AI practice of Big4PM — deployed when the financial diagnostic calls for it.

Free AI Readiness Scan
Who We Help

Three conversations.
One organisation.

CISO / DSI

The security conversation

You know Shadow AI exists. You need an audit that names the tools, maps the data flows, and gives your board a defensible remediation plan.

  • Shadow AI perimeter mapping — all tools, all departments
  • GDPR and EU AI Act exposure assessment
  • Remediation roadmap — 30/60/90 days
CFO / DAF

The compliance conversation

Your auditors are asking about AI. You need to answer with documentation, not intent — and your AI outputs must be IFRS-compatible and traceable.

  • EU AI Act compliance gap analysis
  • IFRS-compatible AI outputs — auditor ready
  • GDPR Article 30 AI processing records
CEO / DG

The transformation conversation

The crisis has restructured your costs. The window to rebuild is now. Measurable P&L gains in 90 days — while your competitors are still absorbing the shock.

  • AI process redesign — finance, legal, procurement
  • Private deployment — no data leaves your environment
  • P&L gains documented from Day 1
Free · 4 minutes · No account

Know where you stand.
Before your auditors do.

Select the AI tools your organisation uses. Answer 5 governance questions. Get your Shadow AI inventory, EU AI Act risk score, and biggest transformation opportunity — free. The 30/60/90 day roadmap unlocks at €390.

Run your free AI Readiness Scan →
EAC Scan · Preview
shadow_ai 4 ungoverned
eu_ai_act HIGH risk
data_policy INFORMAL
opportunity 22h/month
roadmap locked · €390
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Three Engagements

Built around
your actual numbers.

01
AI Diagnostic
Map · Prioritise · Plan

The entry point. In 10 days we map every AI tool in your organisation, identify the 3–5 processes losing the most time and margin, and deliver a prioritised transformation plan. Clear. Honest. No technology pitch.

  • Shadow AI inventory — all tools, all departments
  • Top 5 process inefficiencies quantified in €/year
  • Transformation priority matrix — 30/60/90 day plan
  • EU AI Act exposure assessment
10 working days · Engagement-based pricing
Request a Diagnostic
02
AI on Your Operations
Deploy · Automate · Certify

We take your existing ERP data, Excel models, and management accounts — and automate the reporting that consumes your finance team's week. Board pack, IFRS reconciliation, 13-week cash forecast. Every output traceable, auditable, signed. Your data never leaves your environment.

  • Finance: automated reporting, cash forecasting, reconciliation
  • Legal: contract risk screening, clause extraction, NDA review
  • Procurement: supplier risk analysis, invoice audit, spend analytics
  • Private deployment — no data leaves your environment
6 weeks per function · Engagement-based pricing
Start the deployment
03
AI Transformation
Redesign · Gain · Certify

The full engagement. We redesign 3 to 5 of your highest-cost processes across finance, procurement, legal and HR. AI deployed on your own infrastructure. Teams trained. Measurable P&L gains in 90 days. EAC certification included.

  • Full process redesign — finance, procurement, legal, HR
  • AI deployment on your own infrastructure
  • P&L gains documented from Day 1
  • EAC certification — EU AI Act compliant
90 days · Natural extension of a Big4PM engagement
Request Transformation
Wherever you operate

The regulation varies.
The questions are always the same.

EU AI Act, UAE PDPL, KSA PDPL, Colorado AI Act, ISO 42001 — every jurisdiction has detected the same risks and is asking organisations the same four questions. EAC helps you answer them.

01
Shadow AI Inventory

Which AI tools are running in your organisation — and who approved them?

Most organisations don't have a complete answer. Personal accounts coexist with enterprise licences. Shadow AI runs in finance, legal, HR, and procurement without IT knowing.

02
Data Governance

On which data — and where does that data go?

Contracts pasted into ChatGPT. Financial models sent to Copilot. Client data in personal Gemini accounts. The data boundary question is the same whether you are subject to GDPR, UAE PDPL, or KSA PDPL.

03
Explainability & Audit Trail

Which decisions are made with AI — and can you explain them?

Hiring. Contract risk scoring. Credit decisions. Supplier selection. If AI influenced the outcome and you cannot document how — you have a problem. In every jurisdiction.

04
Defensibility

If an auditor, a regulator, or a client asks to see — what do you show them?

This is the board question. Not 'are you using AI' — everyone is. But 'can you prove it is governed, auditable, and under control.' EAC produces that proof.

Active frameworks
EU AI Act UAE PDPL KSA PDPL · SDAIA DIFC DPL Colorado AI Act ISO 42001 NIST AI RMF UK ICO Guidance Singapore MGAS
The Big4PM Ecosystem
Big4PM · Advisory
MarginIQ

Cash runway and EBITDA diagnostic. War Room Day 11. The financial truth your board hasn't seen yet.

big4pm.com →
Big4PM · SaaS
LandedIQ

Real-time landed cost by corridor and SKU. OCS route scoring. Forwarder bridge. The logistics layer feeding the P&L.

landed-iq.com →
EAC · AI Layer
AI Governance

Certified, IFRS-compatible, auditable AI on your own data. The AI layer that makes every Big4PM advisory engagement defensible to your board, auditors and regulators.

Start here →

Organisations our principals have served

LVMHHermèsKering SanofiVeoliaDanone Pernod RicardMichelinVinci VodafoneEtisalatRenault Saint-Gobain
How it works

The AI Readiness Scan
is the entry point.

The scan is free. It takes 4 minutes. It tells you where you stand on Shadow AI, EU AI Act exposure, and where AI can save the most time in your organisation. The 30/60/90 day roadmap to act on it unlocks at €390 — credited against any EAC engagement.

01
Select your AI tools

Choose from 12 common tools — ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini and others. Or upload your IT software inventory. We detect what's governed and what isn't.

02
Answer 5 governance questions

Personal vs enterprise accounts. Data usage policy. AI in legal or HR decisions. Board questions raised. Highest-cost automatable process. One click per question.

03
Get your free scan report

Shadow AI tool inventory with risk level per tool. EU AI Act exposure score. Biggest automation opportunity in your organisation. Immediate — no email required to see results.

04
Unlock the roadmap — €390

The 30/60/90 day governance and transformation plan, specific to your scan results. 45-minute call with an EAC senior within 24 hours. €390 credited against any engagement.

Run your free AI Readiness Scan →

4 minutes · Free · No account · No email required to see results

Start the conversation

Three questions
before the engagement.

We do not start with a proposal. We start with your situation. Three questions — and a response within 24 hours.

"Can you show us which AI tools your organisation uses — and what data they have accessed?"

"If we ask to audit an AI-assisted decision made in the last 12 months, what documentation exists?"

Write to us

We respond within 24 hours.

How we work
  • Senior from day one — the person who signs is the person on the engagement
  • AI Diagnostic first — we tell you what we find before proposing anything further
  • No technology sales — we are advisors, not resellers
  • Confidential by design — what we find stays between us and your board
  • Engagement-based pricing in USD · discussed in conversation