Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance (SOX) Leading experts in SOX Compliance consulting. It's what we do every day. Protiviti has been a long standing and recognised global thought leader in SOX and Committee of Sponsoring Organisations (COSO) compliance. Our publications, benchmarking studies and global seminars are widely recognised in the marketplace and continually provide the latest regulatory and industry trends. Our clients benefit by having access to leaders with deep industry and subject matter expertise for whom SOX compliance is a principal focus.We have served hundreds of clients with their SOX compliance consulting needs that range from program builds and turn-key execution, to rationalisation and transformation. Whitepaper August 28, 2024 3 min read EMPOWERING THE PROGRESS OF SOX INNOVATION WITH ANALYTICS AND AUTOMATION Key takeaways and findings from a SOX Compliance Poll of Audit and Finance Executives and Professionals Read more Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Pro Briefcase Public Company Readiness – Year One SOX Establish a roadmap to comply with SOX 404 by right sizing your SOX program and infusing leading practices to build an effective, efficient, and sustainable control framework and program. Pro Building office SOX Diagnostic Assess your SOX compliance program to rationalise your controls and validate your overall approach. Our diagnostic services build upon years of SOX compliance activities and the application of SEC and PCAOB guidance. Pro Document Consent Ongoing SOX Compliance Assess the effectiveness of your SOX program to ensure it adjusts to the changing needs of your organisation. Conduct training and awareness for executives, process, and control owners. Establish a controls-mindset in the organisation. Pro Document Stack IT SOX Understand how technology impacts your control environment and identify optimisation opportunities by evaluating control design and operating effectiveness of application and IT general controls, as well as the impact of major technology projects (e.g., ERP implementations). Pro Rightmark Square SOX Transformation & Innovation Test faster and more accurately by leveraging our testing accelerators, proprietary data-driven control testing tools, and Control Testing and Innovation Center services, as well as our network of global delivery centers. Pro Workflow Flowchart J-SOX Our J-SOX compliance teams help Japanese public companies improve the efficiency of their internal controls over financial reporting process. Pro Screen System Integration UK Corporate Reform Prepare for the forthcoming UK SOX requirement through establishing internal control programs and complying with regulatory requirements. Efficiency. Effectiveness. Sustainability. Our approach Protiviti assists companies in designing SOX programs that deliver upon compliance objectives, without putting undue strain on the organisation. We are experts and have years of proven SOX compliance consulting experience, working with organisations ranging from newly public to the largest global organisations. Our global network of SOX specialists continually monitors developments and changes within the landscape. Protiviti's approach includes:Risk Assessment, Scoping & Project ManagementWalkthrough & Control Design AssessmentTesting of Operating EffectivenessAggregation & Evaluation of DeficienciesMonitoring and Validation of Remediation ActivitiesReporting of Results to ManagementExternal Auditor Liaison Efficiency. Effectiveness. Sustainability. Leadership Keith Kawashima Keith Kawashima is a Managing Director and has over 30 years of experience in finance and accounting including 20+ years with Protiviti / Arthur Andersen's Internal Audit practice and 10+ years industry experience in both Finance and Operations prior to joining ... Learn More Sukhdev Bal Sukhdev is a Managing Director within the London office Internal Audit and Financial Control practice. His combination of industry and consulting experience has enabled him to provide balanced and practical value added solutions to his clients’ problems. He has in ... Learn More Yasumi Taniguchi Yasumi Taniguchi is Managing Director of Protiviti Japan and leads Japan practices. As a founding member of Protiviti Japan, she led the delivery of the country’s Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Audit and Financial Advisory solutions. Yasumi spent over 15 years ... Learn More Key partners We partner with leading software companies to provide direction in the realm of SOX compliance consulting and deliver an automated testing approach with speed and convenience.