S+H Consulting

Case Study

Audit Preparation & Reconciliations

Manufacturing

INDUSTRY

350

EMPLOYEES

$250M

ANNUAL REVENUE

Background

Our client’s accounting function was overburdened, leading to audit delays, financial statement adjustments, and audit adjustments. They needed support cleaning up reconciliations and preparing audit schedules to ensure an accurate and timely audit.

Objective

  • Perform reconciliations of all Balance Sheet and P&L accounts
  • Prepare supporting schedules to present to auditors for audit
  • Organize recurring and regular tasks and activities
  • Develop and review processes for out-of-the-ordinary transactions
  • Prepare financial statements and footnotes for management

Solution

  • Quickly assessed client staff proficiencies and deficiencies
  • Prepared digestible, consistent reconciliation schedules for all assets, liabilities, equity, and related P&L accounts with related supporting documentation
  • Created ongoing accounting processes and procedures and process documentation in order to train staff
  • Reviewed financial statements and footnotes with client management

Addressed all prior-year audit deficiencies and reconciled all accounts in order to prepare client for timely audit completion without further adjustments.

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