SOX Audit ― Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Services

Risk Assurance & Advisory Services

Streamline your SOX compliance and transform an annual requirement into trust and transparency.

Our Approach

SOX audit compliance services help public and some private companies establish, evaluate, validate and expand internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) and the supporting information technology general controls (ITGC) to meet Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) requirements.

Each public company must annually assess its internal controls to comply with SOX, ensure transparency and protect shareholders. Management (typically the CFO/CEO) must evaluate the company’s control environment, and in some cases, involve external auditors to opine on internal control effectiveness.

For private companies planning an IPO, SOX audit compliance services help you assess your current internal controls, identify compliance risks and create action plans to get ready for your first SOX audit.

Benefits
Services Overview
Consultant Selection Checklist
Why Armanino
What to Expect

Your Advantages

Meet annual SOX compliance and ICFR testing requirements
Address gaps in your internal controls program
Mitigate financial misstatement risks from material weaknesses
Enhance your finance team with SOX audit expertise
Protect your reputation and strengthen investor trust
Complete the internal controls certification milestone required for an IPO

Expertise

SOX compliance services help you navigate the growing complexity in internal controls environments and evolving quality control standards set by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Plus, emerging SEC cybersecurity disclosure rules require a unique blend of expertise in finance, accounting, IT, data analytics and cybersecurity. Collaborating with compliance risk experts who can customize support for your needs is essential for maintaining board and shareholder trust.

Not a public company yet? Prepare for life as an SEC-regulated company by assessing your risk culture, data security and control infrastructure before you complete your first SOX audit. Here’s how we help:

Internal Audit Consulting
Controls Gap Assessment
SOX Readiness Assessment
Internal Control Testing
Cybersecurity Consulting

Fully Outsourced SOX Compliance

Whether you’re new to SOX or have a mature controls environment, our team can handle it all: building, operating, testing and maintaining your entire SOX compliance program.

SOX Fraud Risk Assessment
SOX Control Rationalization
Controls Gap Assessment
Workiva Consulting
Internal Controls/SOX Training
Internal Control Testing
Data Flow Mapping
Cybersecurity Consulting
Corporate Governance Consulting

Co-Sourced SOX Compliance

Collaborate with our technical accounting and IT specialists in a hybrid model. We integrate with your team to support controls testing, documentation and material weakness remediation.

Staff Augmentation

Need extra hands? Our on-demand staffing solutions can fill gaps in your team as needed. Reduce internal stress and meet SOX compliance deadlines with support for risk assessments, controls testing, documentation and external auditor request management.

Checklist

SOX compliance is a critical yet demanding responsibility. That’s why selecting a SOX compliance services provider with a proven success record and extensive experience is essential. Here are some questions to guide your selection process:

Regulation Expertise. Does the provider have at least 10 years of experience in SOX compliance testing, preparation and remediation?
Collaboration. Has the provider worked with your external auditor or other Big 4 audit firms to stay current on evolving guidance that could affect your SOX assessment?
Advocacy. Can the consultants provide testing that supports reliance by your external auditor to streamline the audit process? Will they advocate on your behalf, pushing back on external auditors to ensure fair and reasonable expectations?
Technology. Can the consultants provide or work with the latest governance, risk and compliance technology to help you streamline compliance (Workiva, Audit Board, etc.)
Accessibility. Do they have a dedicated point of contact when you have questions or concerns? Do they have offices in your geographic region?
Reputation. Has the firm earned a reputation for excellence? (Best of the Best awards, Top 100 Firm, Best of Accounting Client Satisfaction, etc.)

With 20+ years of SOX audit experience supporting clients nationwide, Armanino’s responsive team has the credentials, client recognition and industry expertise to help you streamline Sarbanes-Oxley compliance whether you’re going public or already a public company.

What to Expect

We focus on expert support, continuous improvement, effective advocacy and team education.

Facilitate

Streamline your SOX implementation, maintenance and optimization with help from our experts

Improve

Use our best practices and cross-industry expertise to enhance controls, documentation and training

Advocate

Rely on our deep bench of experts to represent your interests with external auditors

Educate

Equip your team with specialized training to ensure compliance and drive effective change management

SOX Audit ― Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Services

What Are SOX Audit Compliance Services?

SOX Compliance Services Benefits

SOX + IPO Readiness Consulting