Audit Preparation and Support

Signature Analytics provides audit preparation and support services for companies of all sizes and all industries, including non-profit and employee benefit plan audits.  Our team at Signature Analytics includes senior-level accounting professionals with significant audit experience from the “Big Four” public accounting firms.  Because of our knowledge and experience, we understand the audit process.  As prior auditors with the “Big Four” accounting firms, we know how difficult a financial statement audit can be on a company. 

We also know ways to create efficiencies in the audit process to reduce the auditor time and consequently, their fees.  – Why pay several hundred dollars an hour for an auditor to clean up your books when you can have the same experience at a lesser rate?  We know that inefficiencies during an audit can create significant additional audit billings at very high rates.  By working with you and your audit firm in preparation for the audit, we can reduce these inefficiencies and high audit billings.  Just before your company starts the grind of an audit, Signature Analytics can work directly with you and your auditor to assist in the preparation of all auditor requested schedules and documents, year-end close process, preparation of financial statements, and assistance with research and resolution of any complex accounting issues that may arise. 

By providing these services, we keep your auditors happy and assist in producing a more timely and efficient audit.  In many cases this results in a significant reduction in audit fees as compared to prior year audits.  These reductions are not only enough to pay for our services, but our services also provide you and your company with the additional flexibility to attend to your regular daily responsibilities.