Engagement process
From first call to signed report
Financial auditing has a rhythm. This page maps the stages we use for statutory engagements so finance teams know when papers are due, when we are on site, and when the partner reviews the file.
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Scoping conversation
We learn your year-end date, entity structure, inventory locations, and whether this is a first audit or a continuation. Conflict checks happen before we discuss fees in detail.
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Engagement letter
Scope, fee, deposit, deliverables, and independence acknowledgements are written down. Calendar holds for planning and year-end visits are reserved only after the letter is signed and the deposit received.
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Planning visit
On site, we walk through significant processes, set materiality, and issue the PBC list with owners and dates. Unusual related parties and prior findings are discussed while there is still time to gather contracts.
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Interim fieldwork
Where the calendar allows, we test controls and perform early substantive work on payroll, purchases, and revenue. Findings that can be fixed before year-end are raised immediately.
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Year-end fieldwork
Inventory observation, cut-off testing, confirmations, and disclosure review. The field senior keeps a daily open-items list so the controller is not surprised at the closing meeting.
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Reporting
Draft auditor’s report and management letter go to finance leadership. After clearance of open items, the partner signs and we archive the file under our retention policy.
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