ISO 27001 work splits cleanly in two: someone builds the information security management system, and someone else audits it. This page ranks the implementation side and explains where the certification body fits.
Full-service Jamaican compliance & governance firm
The broadest single-vendor coverage we found in Jamaica: CoJ and TAJ filings, Data Protection Act and GDPR readiness, ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 implementation, field research, project management and corporate training under one engagement.
Best for: Jamaican SMEs and mid-market organisations that want registration, tax compliance, privacy and ISO work handled by one accountable partner.
Cybersecurity, IT audit & compliance specialist
Kingston-based specialist founded in 1998, focused on cybersecurity, IT audit and data protection assessments for Caribbean banks, credit unions and regulated firms.
Best for: Financial institutions needing IT audit, penetration testing and Data Protection Act readiness in one engagement
GRC, cybersecurity and ISO management-system consultancy
Dawgen Global combines accounting, audit and tax with an explicit governance, risk and compliance practice and ISO management-system consulting, routing certification through accredited partner TNV for standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 27001.
Best for: Caribbean organisations that want GRC framework work and ISO readiness from one adviser and are comfortable with a small delivery team.
Big Four audit, tax and regulatory compliance practice
KPMG's Jamaica practice is the reference point for regulated organisations: statutory audit, tax, and a dedicated governance, regulatory and compliance advisory line delivered from Kingston with Montego Bay coverage and the wider KPMG Caricom network behind it.
Best for: Banks, insurers, listed companies and large regulated entities that need audit-grade assurance and regulator-facing compliance work.
Big Four audit, tax and risk practice, re-established 2025
Deloitte returned to Jamaica in May 2025 after a twelve-year absence, restoring a full Big Four presence in the market. The Kingston office is led by Imani Duncan-Price and is still building out audit, tax, risk and transformation capability.
Best for: Organisations that want a global brand and are comfortable working with a team that is still scaling locally.
PwC Jamaica pairs Big Four assurance and tax with two lines that matter to compliance buyers specifically: cybersecurity and privacy, and a dedicated corporate secretarial service handling Companies Act obligations.
Read the PwC Jamaica review →EY Jamaica delivers assurance, tax, consulting and transactions from Kingston as part of the EY Caribbean network, with board governance guidance through the EY Center for Board Matters.
Read the EY Jamaica review →Trading as Baker Tilly Strachan Lafayette, this Kingston firm has served the Jamaican mid-market since 2005 with audit, tax, forensic and internal audit work, plus an explicit corporate secretarial line covering Companies Act filings.
Read the Baker Tilly Jamaica review →Jamaica Data Protection Act readiness and GDPR alignment, compared.
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A credible engagement starts with a gap assessment against Annex A, produces a scoped statement of applicability, and only then writes policy. Be sceptical of any provider that leads with a document pack — templates without risk assessment are the most common reason Stage 2 audits fail.
For a small to mid-sized organisation, six to twelve months from gap assessment to Stage 2 audit is typical, depending on how much documented process already exists.
No. Accreditation rules prohibit a certification body from auditing a management system it implemented, so implementation and certification are always separate suppliers.
It overlaps substantially on security controls but is not a substitute. Data Protection Act obligations around lawful basis, data subject rights and notification need a dedicated privacy workstream.