Audit readiness

Deliverables

Trial balance and support reviews
Gap assessment for first-time audits
Technical issue triage
Financial statement and footnote support
Responses to audit comments

Relevant frameworks

PCAOB standards
GAAP financial statement requirements
COSO and control-readiness frameworks

When CFOs call us

First audit readiness
Audit stalled on support gaps
Complex accounting issue
Late-stage cleanup before fieldwork

Whether your organization is preparing for a first-time audit or facing a technical issue that is preventing the audit from moving forward, our professionals work alongside your team to ensure all aspects of the audit process move smoothly. Finish your audits quicker, with fewer issues, by leveraging our team of professionals and decades of expertise.

Audit-readiness support

Trial balance, account reconciliation, and supporting schedule review
Review of accounting records to identify support deficiencies and technical issues
Gap assessment for first-time audits, PCAOB audits, lender audits, and transaction audits
New accounting standard implementation assistance
Technical accounting triage for revenue, leases, business combinations, equity, debt, and consolidation matters
Financial statement, footnote, and audit-response support
Management responses to audit comments
Audit committee, management, and external auditor coordination

Related client work

Representative case studies.

Audit Readiness

TurbineAero

Aerospace MRO PE-Backed

R&M provides TurbineAero with audit readiness services, financial-reporting staffing, and special-project consulting across the company's global operations and multiple fiscal years.

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Audit Readiness

Urbix

Battery-Grade Graphite Venture-Backed

R&M provides Urbix with audit readiness, convertible debt accounting and bifurcation analysis under ASC 470 and 815, ASC 718 stock-based compensation expense and database support, and audit readiness staffing.

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Audit Readiness

Venturi Supply

Industrial Distribution Private

R&M provides Venturi with comprehensive audit readiness and financial-reporting services, including workpaper construction, account reconciliations, and external-auditor coordination across multiple fiscal years.

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ASC 606

Source Global

Atmospheric Water Generation Private

R&M served as Source Global's outsourced SEC technical-accounting and audit readiness partner including 10-K preparation, S-1 registration drafting, ASC 606 revenue recognition for hardware and as-a-service offerings, debt and preferred-stock analysis, and interim financial services.

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FAQ

Common questions.

What does Audit readiness include?

The scope is tailored to the matter. Common deliverables include trial balance and support reviews, gap assessment for first-time audits, technical issue triage, financial statement and footnote support, and responses to audit comments.

When should a finance team call Rivers & Moorehead for Audit readiness?

Teams typically reach out when they need support with first audit readiness, audit stalled on support gaps, complex accounting issue, and late-stage cleanup before fieldwork.

What standards or frameworks does this work consider?

Depending on the facts, the work may consider PCAOB standards, GAAP financial statement requirements, and COSO and control-readiness frameworks.

Does Rivers & Moorehead provide audit or tax services?

No. Rivers & Moorehead is not a certified public accounting firm and does not provide attest, audit, review, compilation, or tax services. The firm works alongside management and external advisors on accounting advisory and valuation consulting matters.

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