Engagement
Period-End Working Paper Preparation
Structured working papers, tie-outs, and evidence binders ready before the external auditor arrives.
Request an estimateWho it is for
Controllers, assistant controllers, and finance leads responsible for year-end or quarter-end audits
What you receive
A complete, indexed set of working papers with clear preparer and reviewer trails, so audit fieldwork starts with fewer open documentation requests
Scope
Trial balance mapping, schedule preparation, account analysis memos, sampling support schedules, and binder indexing for one reporting entity
Included
- Chart-of-accounts mapping to the agreed audit request list
- Preparation of core account schedules with source references
- Preparer and reviewer sign-off columns on each schedule
- Cross-reference index matching the engagement letter request list
- Two review cycles with your finance team before binder handoff
Outside this engagement
- Issuing an audit opinion or performing independent assurance
- Statutory filing or tax return preparation
- Remediation of control deficiencies beyond documentation guidance
How the work unfolds
- Discovery call to confirm reporting entity, period, and auditor request list
- Kickoff workshop with your close team to assign owners and deadlines
- Schedule drafting and evidence linking across the agreed accounts
- Joint review of open items and final binder packaging