SOX Compliance Support
End-to-end Sarbanes-Oxley readiness, testing, and remediation support.
What we deliver
We help public companies and pre-IPO issuers design, document, and test internal controls that meet SOX 302 and 404 requirements.
We provide structured SOX compliance support for SEC registrants, emerging growth companies, and subsidiaries of foreign filers. Our team works alongside finance leaders, internal audit, and external auditors to scope risks, document key controls, perform walkthroughs, and run operating effectiveness testing across financial reporting, IT general controls, and entity-level controls. We align procedures to the COSO 2013 framework and PCAOB AS 2201 expectations, and we map gaps to clear remediation plans. Engagements cover both first-year SOX readiness and ongoing annual cycles. We document control narratives, flowcharts, and risk-control matrices in formats your auditors recognize. We also coordinate with external assurance teams to reduce duplicate testing, manage deficiency tracking, and prepare management’s assessment under Section 404. Our work supports US GAAP and IFRS reporting environments and integrates with US, UK, Canadian, and Australian entities.
Built for teams like yours
Who it's for
- Newly public SEC registrants
- Pre-IPO companies preparing for filing
- Subsidiaries of foreign private issuers
- Mid-cap accelerated filers
- Internal audit teams needing capacity
Pain points we solve
- Unclear scoping of in-scope accounts and processes
- Control documentation that does not match how work is performed
- Repeated audit deficiencies in IT general controls
- Insufficient evidence retention for testing samples
- Strained finance teams during year-end certification
Capabilities
Everything we cover in this engagement.
- SOX scoping and risk assessment
- Process narratives and flowcharts
- Risk and control matrix build-out
- Design effectiveness testing
- Operating effectiveness testing
- IT general controls review
- Deficiency evaluation and remediation
- Management assessment support
Our process
A clear, predictable path from kickoff to outcomes.
Scoping
We assess materiality, identify significant accounts, and map in-scope processes and locations.
Documentation
We build narratives, flowcharts, and risk-control matrices aligned with COSO and PCAOB standards.
Testing
We perform walkthroughs, design assessments, and operating effectiveness testing on key controls.
Remediation
We evaluate deficiencies, document compensating controls, and track corrective actions to closure.
Reporting
We prepare management's Section 404 assessment and coordinate with external auditors for sign-off.
Deliverables & outcomes
What you get
- SOX scoping memo
- Risk and control matrix
- Process narratives and flowcharts
- Test workpapers and evidence files
- Deficiency tracker and remediation plan
- Management's Section 404 assessment
Outcomes you can expect
- Clean SOX certification on time
- Fewer audit deficiencies year over year
- Lower external audit fees through testing reliance
- Stronger control ownership across the business
- Documented audit trail for the SEC and PCAOB
What clients say
Two weeks before our seed round we still did not have a defensible model. Their fractional CFO rebuilt our three-statement forecast, pressure-tested the assumptions, and walked me through every line before the partner meeting. We closed 1.4M on the terms we wanted. The investor specifically called out how clean the financials looked compared to the last five decks she had seen.
Our old site was a Frankenstein of three previous agencies. We gave them a hard launch date tied to a trade show and they actually hit it. 47 templates, full product catalog migration, no broken redirects on go-live day. Our previous vendor missed the same deadline twice. This time my phone stayed quiet on launch morning.
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