Institutional-Grade Internal Controls for Public Companies.
Get a SOX Readiness AssessmentSarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance is a high-stakes mandate for public and pre-IPO companies. TurnKey specializes in IT General Controls (ITGCs) and IT Dependent Application Controls, helping evaluate whether your systems support complete and accurate financial reporting and can pass the scrutiny of global external auditors.
Financial-Grade IT Governance
SOX 404 compliance requires a specific type of control evidence—one that is consistent, documented, and defensible. We apply a rigorous methodology to ensure your IT environment supports financial integrity.
- Scoping & Materiality: We identify the "In-Scope" financial systems (ERPs, Payroll, Billing, Financial Reporting) to ensure your compliance effort is focused on the data that can impact your financial statements. Learn about Compliance Scoping.
- ITGC Design: We help design and implement the core IT General Controls across the four mandatory domains: Access to Programs and Data, Program Changes, Program Development, and Computer Operations. See Control Design & Readiness.
- Risk-Based Control Mapping: We take a top-down risk based approach required to justify your control environment to external auditors. Learn about our Risk Analysis process.
- Policy & Procedure Formalization: We move beyond "best practices" to create the formal, rigid documentation and evidence required for SOX-level accountability. Explore Policy Development.
Ensure your IT environment supports financial integrity with institutional-grade internal controls.
Get StartedThe "Evidence Bridge" for External Audit
"We Speak 'Audit.' We Defend Your Controls."
External auditors (like the Big Four) have a very specific "Threshold of Evidence." We act as your primary liaison, "gatekeeping" evidence and leading the walkthroughs to ensure the auditors understand your modern tech stack through the lens of traditional SOX requirements.
- Walkthrough Support: We can help lead the "Show Me" sessions where external auditors watch your processes in action.
- Narrative Defense: We prepare the technical narratives that explain how your workflows and controls meet SOX 404 requirements.
Independent Testing & Remediation
SOX requires rigorous testing of "Operational Effectiveness." TurnKey performs your Internal Audit (Yearly or Quarterly) to find gaps before the external auditor does. If a control fails, we don't just report it—we help you remediate it before year-end.
- Mock Testing: Detailed and rigorous testing of your controls to ensure they will pass external auditor scrutiny.
- Remediation Coaching: Strategic fixes for control failures to help remediate effectively. Learn about our Internal Audit Readiness.
Ready to ensure your controls pass external auditor scrutiny? Let our experts guide you through SOX testing and remediation.
Get StartedReady to Start Your SOX 404 Journey?
Let our experts guide you through SOX 404 compliance and help you establish robust internal controls over financial reporting.