Your tech company’s first audit is a critical milestone, and careful preparation is key to ensuring it goes smoothly. 

Our Audit Readiness Checklist will guide you through the essential steps to getting your financials and supporting documents in order—not just to meet your financial reporting and compliance requirements, but also to support requests from investors, lenders, or potential business partners.  

We outline the documents and financial data you’ll need, preview the process, and highlight the importance of developing an audit timeline. By organizing this information and streamlining the process, you’ll make your company’s first audit less stressful and more efficient. 

Our First Year SOX Compliance Checklist and Guide, developed by SOX professionals, provides real-world insights into the best approach newly public companies can take to meet their critical compliance obligations, including guidance on:

• Identifying and assembling the right team
• Collaborating with external auditors
• Assessing financial statement risk
• Documenting processes
• Listing controls
• Conducting operating effectiveness testing
• Rationalizing controls and reducing costs

You’ll also learn the indirect benefits of effective SOX compliance, including reducing fraud risks, streamlining processes, improving management, board, and auditor communications, and more.