Where applicable, SBC brings a risk-based audit approach led by partners who spend significant time from the early stage to guide the team’s efforts resulting in an efficient and effective process. With frequent and proactive communication, we generate valuable discussions, provide constructive options and make insightful recommendations so that clients make better decisions.
- Financial statement audits
- Compliance audits
- Investigative/settlement
- Merger and acquisition
- Employee benefit plans
- Accounting/audit preparation
Financial Statement Audits
SBC provides independent assurance of financial and non-financial information to meet regulator and other stakeholder requirements using our top-down, risk-focused, business process-based methodologies and tools.
We can help with:
- Accounting standards assistance
- Agreed-upon procedures reports
- Financial projections and forecast
- Financial statement audits and reviews
Compliance Audits
We help companies operate in highly regulated environments, where complex rules dictate relationships with the government and other third parties.
We can help with:
- Contract and regulatory compliance audits
- Performance audits
- Single audits
- Specialty audits
Investigative/Settlement
SBC’s fraud and forensics services implement fraud deterrence programs and provide expert advice on investigations. We have developed anti-fraud programs that are instrumental in helping organizations identify, remediate, monitor, and reduce the specific risk factors. Our seasoned investigators conduct fraud investigations and deliver their insights.
We can help with:
- Cost recovery from fraud
- Dispute reviews
- Expert witness
- Forensic accounting & investigative consulting
- Fraud preventive measures and procedures
Merger and Acquisition
When you are contemplating a merger or acquisition, you want to be prepared. SBC helps clients choose transactions and offer solid counsel for conducting the deal. We connect transaction strategy to your business strategy and improve your negotiation position, including helping you build a framework for decision-making.
We can help with:
- Pre-acquisition
- Buy-side advisory services
- Sell-side advisory services
- Post-acquisition services
Employee Benefit Plans
SBC is nationally recognized as a leader in the employee benefit plan industry. We have audited over one hundred fifty employee benefit plans, including six of the largest retirement funds/sponsors in the United States, as ranked by Pension and Investments, and have extensive knowledge of all types of plans and the related accounting and reporting issues. Our partners have been involved in setting auditing and accounting standards and are current members of Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Control Center Executive Committees.
Our services include:
- Plan audits
- Compliance assistance
- Preparation of Form 5500
Accounting/Audit Preparation
As experienced auditors ourselves, we are well-positioned to assist clients with a variety of audit preparations and accounting needs, especially those functions that your auditor cannot perform because of independence restrictions. We can also help you develop policies and procedures, monitoring structures, and programs to support proper accounting practices going forward.
Our services include:
- Providing staff augmentation
- Assistance with closing books and financial reporting
- Assistance preparing for IPO
- Adoption of new standards
Testimonials
We're Proud to Partner With Our Amazing Clients
“We appreciate the professional manner in which the engagement team conducts the audit. The team brings a proper professional skepticism to the audit but in a positive way so that my team does not feel threatened by the inquiries and follow-up questions. The active involvement of the partners and managers throughout the engagement facilitates an efficient and productive audit.”
– Large Financial Services Organization
– County Government Official
A valuable element is their ability to make complex topics more understandable and relevant to our business so that we can review options and make decisions. The relationship that we have built is of a trusted partnership, and we are proud to share our experience with other potential clients to understand the level of trust and reliance on SBC that we have today.”
– Top National Research University
