Taking advantage of Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) managed services provides several key benefits, including:
Quick implementation with automation tools that streamline the process
Budget certainty via a multiyear fixed fee arrangement
Just-in-time access to experienced professionals and deep subject matter and industry insight
Consistent compliance whether you’re a startup or a global enterprise
A managed operating model for SOX compliance
Public companies are reassessing how SOX compliance is executed and sustained. As organizations grow, approaches that rely heavily on internal capacity or concentrated year-end effort can become difficult to maintain amid system changes, increased transaction volume and evolving audit expectations.
RSM US LLP’s SOX managed services provide an effective, structured operating alternative. The managed services model supports SOX compliance operations as an ongoing business function, bringing consistent execution, defined accountability and visibility across finance, technology and audit throughout the year.
Your organization can adopt a SOX managed services approach to support growth, address increased scrutiny or bring greater stability to an existing SOX program. Delivered through a risk-based framework that combines program oversight, testing and reporting with technology-enabled visibility, our model helps your organization remain prepared for audit activity and responsive to change without adding pressure to internal teams.
How RSM's SOX managed services support ongoing compliance
Managing the SOX lifecycle
Our SOX managed services operate as an extension of your control environment. Our professionals support planning, walkthroughs, testing, issue tracking and reporting across the SOX lifecycle using a standardized framework designed to promote consistency, continuity and repeatability year over year.
Adapting to growth and change
As your organization grows, SOX programs often become more complex due to increased transaction volumes, system implementations and changing audit expectations. RSM helps you address this complexity by delivering a managed services model with predictable resourcing and standardized execution that can scale as business needs evolve.
Prioritizing risk where it matters most
RSM professionals guide SOX managed services using a risk-based perspective that prioritizes areas more likely to affect financial reporting. This focus supports clearer ownership, more consistent documentation and smoother coordination with external auditors.
Enabling program visibility
RSM delivers SOX managed services with a digitally enabled risk monitoring platform that provides real-time visibility into testing status, open issues and remediation progress. The platform can be used as provided or integrated with an existing governance, risk and compliance solution to support centralized tracking and reporting.
Staying aligned with regulatory expectations
Our managed services model is supported by professionals who monitor developments from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission and translate regulatory change into practical considerations for SOX program execution.
The value of SOX managed services
Organizations operating under our SOX managed services model report more consistent execution; improved visibility into testing status and issues; stronger alignment between finance, technology and audit teams; and fewer last-minute requests during audit cycles.
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