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Audit preparation and support — Accounting and financial-reporting services
An organisation may have an auditor appointed but lack the time or internal resources to prepare the requested information. Explain the audit period, systems and support needed so offers distinguish preparation and coordination from the auditor's independent testing and conclusions.
Service scope
Assistance organising accounting records, schedules and responses for a separately appointed auditor. The support provider helps the entity prepare and coordinate information but does not thereby issue the independent auditor's opinion or guarantee that the audit will have no findings.
What is normally included
- Preparation of requested accounting schedules
- Coordination of audit information
- Tracking questions and agreed record corrections
What is not included
- Signing an audit opinion without the required engagement
- Concealing deficiencies from an auditor
- Guaranteeing a clean audit or avoiding all adjustments
Typical tasks
- Review the auditor's information request
- Organise agreed supporting schedules
- Reconcile specified records
- Coordinate responses through authorised staff
- Track open questions and approved corrections
What to include in your brief
- Entity and audit period
- Auditor already appointed or not
- Information-request status
- Accounting-system and record readiness
- Required coordination deadline
Choosing the right professional
Ask about audit-support experience and how responsibilities are separated from the independent auditor. Confirm that management approval, evidence integrity and conflicts are handled clearly, rather than accepting a promise to make all audit issues disappear.
Important considerations
- Support work does not eliminate audit findings
- Missing evidence can delay the process
- Independence or conflict boundaries may affect who can provide particular work
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