GRC Services
SOX Co-Sourcing and ICFR 404 Compliance
Public company SOX compliance requires depth, independence, and coordination. We plug into your existing team to provide IT audit capacity without the overhead of building it in-house.
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What We Handle
We work alongside your internal audit function, your finance team, and your external auditors to keep SOX compliance on track.
Scope Definition and Risk Assessment
We help define which IT systems, applications, and processes are in scope for SOX ITGC testing. Risk-based scoping keeps the program focused on what actually matters for financial reporting.
ITGC Testing and Documentation
We execute testing of IT General Controls including logical access, change management, computer operations, and backup and recovery. Workpapers are documented to support external auditor reliance.
Application Control Testing
Testing of automated controls within key financial applications: ERP systems, reporting tools, and supporting platforms. Covers completeness and accuracy controls that directly support financial statement assertions.
External Auditor Coordination
We coordinate directly with your external audit team to align on reliance expectations, testing methodology, and documentation standards. The goal is to reduce redundant testing and external audit fees.
Deficiency Remediation Support
When deficiencies are identified, we help management understand the root cause, assess significance, and build a remediation plan. We also support re-testing after remediation is complete.
Annual Program Management
We can run the IT SOX program end to end across the annual cycle: scoping, planning, testing, reporting, and remediation tracking. Or we slot into a specific phase where you need capacity.
Why Co-Source
The Case for Co-Sourcing
Lower Cost Than Headcount
Hiring a senior IT auditor is expensive and the demand is cyclical. Co-sourcing gives you the expertise when you need it, without the fixed cost of a full-time employee.
Independence Where It Matters
Internal teams often struggle to test controls they helped design or operate. We bring the independent perspective that supports external auditor reliance and satisfies independence requirements.
Bandwidth on Demand
SOX season creates a bandwidth crunch that hits at the worst time. We scale up when you need it and step back when you do not. No long-term staffing commitments required.
Firm Partnerships
Working with a
financial audit firm?
We partner with CPA firms and financial audit teams that need specialized IT audit support for public company SOX engagements. When your firm holds the client relationship but needs ITGC testing depth, we provide that coverage as an extension of your engagement team.
Our work is scoped, executed, and documented to meet the methodology and workpaper standards your engagement requires. We coordinate directly with your senior team on timing, reliance expectations, and reporting format.
Using the Work of Another Auditor
When you are the principal auditor and need to rely on IT audit work performed by another independent CPA firm — for a subsidiary, a component entity, or a specialized scope area — professional standards govern how that work is referenced and how responsibility is attributed. As a licensed CPA firm, Sage Audits LLP structures its IT audit work to support that reliance relationship under applicable PCAOB and AICPA guidance.
Engagement Flexibility
We can enter an engagement at the planning phase or step in at testing. Scope, methodology, and deliverable format are coordinated with your team to remain consistent with the principal engagement from day one.
Using a GRC platform to manage your SOX program? Platforms are useful tools, but bundled auditor relationships and out-of-the-box controls can create independence issues.
Read our takeSOX season does not have to be a scramble.
Book a free call and we will walk through your current program, where you need help, and what co-sourcing would look like for your team.
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