Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Compliance Consulting Services
Sustainable and Secure Solutions to Streamline Compliance
Whether you are a publicly traded company or are planning to go public, Aprio SOX Compliance Services can help you establish an efficient and effective SOX compliance program that improves the quality, efficiency and speed of compliance functions.
Atit Shah, CISA
Cyber, Governance, Risk & Compliance Leader | Partner
Aprio Advisory Group, LLC
Aprio SOX compliance solution
As a cornerstone of your organization’s Governance, Risk and Controls strategy, SOX compliance requires an efficient risk and controls framework, ongoing oversight, assessment and reporting capabilities. Leverage Aprio’s internal controls design experience, experience with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and deep knowledge of external audit requirements to streamline SOX 404 compliance. Aprio provides flexible and scalable SOX compliance services to meet your specific business needs. Aprio’s SOX team can flex to your needs, for example by providing specific insight where your SOX team may be lacking such as technical areas like information technology or security.
Fulfilling Key SOX Compliance Requirements
No matter where you are in the SOX journey lifecycle, Aprio’s SOX compliance professionals can provide the technical guidance to help your company navigate the complexities of achieving and maintaining compliance in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
SOX 302
Aprio’s SOX compliance specialists can provide assistance through technical guidance on understanding and documenting internal controls, identifying and addressing any deficiencies or instances of fraud, and preparing comprehensive reports for the board of directors and the audit committee. We work closely with your CEO and CFO so they can confidently certify the accuracy of your financial reporting.
SOX 404
Aprio professionals offer technical guidance in understanding the audit universe, including the control environment and key risk areas required for SOX 404 compliance. Aprio's team of SOX specialists have experience evaluating and testing controls for both organizational business processes and outsourced processes, including internal controls, IT controls, accounting policies, and procedures. We help your team ensure compliance with control and documentation requirements, IPE, key reports, and spreadsheet control. Aprio can provide support for control implementation for complex, non-recurring, and significant transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions or the sale of a business unit.
Aprio Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Services
The complexity and volume of SOX compliance requirements can place significant stress on your internal teams. Partner with Aprio to manage risk and streamline your SOX compliance program
SOX Readiness Assessments
We partner with pre-IPO and new public companies to achieve SOX Compliance Readiness. Using a risk-based approach, Aprio will assess the significant processes and systems you use in financial reporting. We help you advance the integrity and security of your financial reporting processes with a “right-sized” SOX compliance roadmap that considers both risk mitigation and the cost of compliance.
Co-Sourcing
Avoid audit fatigue. Compliment your existing internal resources with an experienced Aprio SOX consulting team that can help you execute your existing compliance methodology. Aprio delivers the support and knowledge you need, while sharing best practice insights and independent perspectives that help internal teams advance their skills and spot opportunities to improve internal audit efficiencies.
Outsourcing
Aprio’s SOX compliance consultants provide comprehensive SOX compliance outsourcing solutions. Our risk-based approach and technology- enabled solutions help you spot financial reporting risks and develop efficient mitigation strategies that can drive value. An Aprio SOX Compliance Solution can help you enhance your capabilities, decrease workloads, and improve accuracy and speed to compliance.
Program Optimization
If your current SOX compliance solution needs an overhaul, Aprio can help you advance your risk and control framework and streamline your SOX compliance functions. We work with your team to identify process and control gaps and opportunities to implement automation and technology that improves the effectiveness, efficiency and security of your control environment.
Documentation Consulting
At Aprio, our goal is to help our clients establish repeatable processes and sustainable systems, and that requires documentation. Whether your organization needs help with documentation and assessment of compliance with the COSO Framework requirements, or documentation of your financial reporting significant processes and systems, Aprio can help. Our experienced SOX compliance consultants provide the technical accounting, IT, and documentation assistance you need to support governance and institutionalize your SOX compliance solution.
SOX Compliance FAQs
Partner with Aprio to simplify SOX compliance
Enhance the efficiency, accuracy and security of your SOX program.