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Elevate your business success as a public company
Lay a foundation for long-term business success by implementing a comprehensive approach to audit and other SEC services for public companies.
Enhancing your business operations with tailored solutions can help create efficient audit and regulatory workflows that provides unique insights—so you can make informed decisions in response to change, save time and resources, and maintain peace of mind for your management team, audit committee, and shareholders.
Overcome public company challenges
Create a future-focused business landscape that not only fulfills your company’s specific reporting needs, but also contributes to your business’s progress:
- Navigate regulations. Avoid the challenges of internally managing complex and ever-evolving SEC regulations while having a team of experts address the full spectrum of your accounting and regulatory reporting requirements. Receive a detailed and efficient solution that provides an objective and independent perspective in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
- Leverage expertise. Identify areas of non-compliance and receive recommendations for improvement by tapping into professional experience and knowledge. Address changing regulatory requirements and compliance needs from cybersecurity to SOX 404 to environmental, social, and governance (ESG)—and prevent consequences that can arise from mismanaged processes.
- Maintain productivity. The tasks associated with SEC financial reporting and other regulatory requirements can be tedious and overwhelming for your team. Mitigate workforce disruptions by working with a team that can communicate, collaborate, and integrate with established teams and processes.
- Leverage industry expertise. Avoid unexpected issues associated with dynamic growth, staff turnover, and evolving business landscapes by teaming with professionals who know your industry and can spot potential concerns before they occur. Leveraging our professionals’ industry-specific expertise, deep audit experience, and expansive business insights can help you achieve business goals and ongoing success.
Elevate your audit experience
Transform your audit experience from a complicated routine to a strategic management tool by partnering with professionals who can deliver insights and uncover opportunities that result in significant savings in time, money, and resources—while delivering the high-quality audit your audit committee and shareholders demand.
Access industry-focused insights
Gain insights into efficiencies and opportunities with direct involvement from the industry aligned, high-level partners, managing directors, directors, and senior managers on your engagement.
Unique blend of capabilities
Experience a smooth, streamlined audit process led by seasoned professionals who are fully versed in SEC and PCAOB rules and requirements.
Agile audit team
Give your audit processes a solid foundation with an audit team backed by agile thinking and problem solving that can respond to changing needs, environments, and business requirements quickly and effectively.
Boost audit ROI
Discover the ROI of your audit by working with professionals who can help identify improvement areas and head off potential issues to create a forward-looking process that meets requirements and furthers business goals.
Access other solutions across your business needs
Whether you’re an established public company or an up-and-coming IPO candidate, situations arise that create specialized needs or uncover areas that require extra support. Leverage the collective knowledge, technical skills, and extensive resources of our firm to apply a comprehensive approach to your concerns and opportunities:
Strengthen SOX 404 compliance
A streamlined public company reporting and audit experience, in large part, stems from the strength of a company’s internal controls, making Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 a key criteria for success.
Enhance your ability to capture revenue insights, manage costs, use technology, and detect risks with a comprehensive approach to SOX 404 compliance that creates a solid foundation of operational controls that supports future growth while fostering compliance.
Prepare for a seamless IPO
Tackle IPO challenges and instill confidence in stakeholders with a holistic approach to IPO-readiness that positions your company for a successful debut. Whether dealing with technical accounting matters like EPS and segment reporting or developing a plan to strengthen and document your internal controls Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we have the expertise to help prepare you for a successful IPO.
By approaching your company holistically, our professionals can pinpoint areas of improvement-helping reduce risk, increase the likelihood of your IPO’s success, and build your company’s value-so you get the most out of your offering.
Navigate tax complexities
Confidently meet state and local tax needs and uncover savings opportunities you might otherwise overlook with support and guidance from our experienced professionals. We can also help you navigate changing tax and disclosure requirements through ASC 740 tax provision preparation.
Confirm the integrity and security of your systems
Assess the effectiveness of your internal controls and safeguards with a Systems and Organization Controls (SOC) examination, also known as a SOC audit, and receive independent, actionable feedback based on the reported results.
SOC audits can help confirm systems are secure and data protected and reduce audit procedures for financial statement auditors.
Tap into your data’s potential
Implement crucial support systems with systems development and integration or identify areas for growth, risk, and more with forecasting and predictive analytics. Transform your business into a data-driven organization by taking a holistic approach to your organization’s technology needs.
Prepare for ESG regulatory compliance
Successfully identify and prepare for ESG disclosure reporting requirements in the ever-changing ESG regulatory landscape. From the SEC Climate Disclosure Rule to California SB-253 to California SB-261 and others, our professionals can help you gain clarity around your reporting obligations and develop a compliance plan.
Expansive public company experience
Deeply immersed in more than 30 industries, our professionals provide audit and other solutions specific to the nuances, challenges, and operations of the sector in which you work—while customizing plans to meet your unique needs.
Our professionals, including alumni of the SEC Professional Accounting Fellows program, have direct experience within regulatory bodies that provide technical insights to address regulatory requirements while also identifying growth opportunities.
Our one-firm approach allows your organization to tap into the full resources of our firm, integrating guidance and solutions related to other integral support areas including finance, tax, strategy and operations concerns, risk and IT compliance, and more.
As part of Baker Tilly International, one of the world’s top 10 largest global advisory networks, we have more than 50,000 professionals providing clients in 147 territories with seamless, high-quality, market-specific knowledge and services.
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