Audit Readiness

Reduce stress and build confidence with audit readiness

Audits present unique challenges for organizations. Resources are often stretched, positions are questioned, and findings can impact organizational reputation—and require costly remediation. Audit readiness empowers your organization to quickly demonstrate how it operates at any time and to avoid surprises.

Whether your audit didn’t go as planned or you want to ensure your next one does, BerryDunn’s experts will work closely with key stakeholders at your nonprofit or state or local government entity to help ensure records are clear, accounts have been reconciled, regulations are scrupulously followed, and operations are compliant. Our involvement helps your organization maintain a state of perpetual readiness for audit, allowing you to navigate the process with minimal impact.

Audit readiness services

During our audit readiness process, our experienced accountants and consultants identify potential weaknesses and areas for improvement while working to improve the efficiency of your operational functions. We work alongside your team to prepare reconciliations and other documentation. The result—a stronger organization that remains audit-ready year-round.

Audit readiness

Be audit ready with organized, fully documented records and strong internal controls to avoid surprises.

Audit remediation

Address and correct issues identified during an audit by collaborating with stakeholders to implement change.

GASB accounting pronouncement implementation

Implement new accounting pronouncements and assist with ongoing compliance for the new pronouncements.

Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (AFCR)

Support you throughout the ACFR preparation process by bringing structure, clarity, and efficiency to each stage of reporting.

Outsourced accounting

Provide back-office accounting support to supplement existing resources for improved daily operations and audit readiness.

We proactively collaborate to help keep you audit ready and avoid surprises, creating efficiencies, developing realistic timelines, and improving the results and quality of audits. Our experts offer clear guidance for proper internal controls and documentation that meet Uniform Guidance, GASB, and FASB requirements, as applicable to you.

Audit remediation

Our team collaborates with your organization to implement corrective actions in response to audit findings. These might include modifying procedures, adding internal controls, or resolving compliance gaps to strengthen your preparedness for future audits.

GASB accounting pronouncement implementation

We expertly guide state, local, and other government entities through the adoption of a new Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) standard. This minimizes the internal resources required and helps support full compliance.

Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (AFCR)

We produce a comprehensive annual report detailing your organization’s financial position, including audited financial statements, required disclosures, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)—all aligned with GASB requirements. The report supports transparency and reflects overall financial health.

Outsourced accounting

We remove the burden of managing accounting functions internally by providing a cost-effective solution provided by a highly specialized team. Our services help ensure compliance, manage risk, and boost transparency, allowing you to focus on what really matters—your mission.

Benefits of working with BerryDunn's audit readiness team

Tailored, team-based approach

We provide an entire team of industry experts to support you—from principals to audit support specialists and everyone in between. This integrated approach allows us to tackle complex challenges and truly sets us apart.

Customizable solutions

We pinpoint the services you need, delivering a completely customized solution. Whether you come to us following a difficult audit or seek year-round audit readiness, we’ll find the right path for your organization.

Industry-specific experts

BerryDunn’s team knows governmental and nonprofit audits. Applying our in-depth knowledge, we can help you establish processes and internal controls to support audit readiness, meet governmental requirements, and remediate issues.

Proactive audit expertise for nonprofits and state and local government entities

The BerryDunn team has deep audit experience, accounting and audit standards expertise, and an understanding of what auditors are looking for. We adeptly determine your needs—whether that means discovering the real issue is audit readiness—and not your auditor—cleaning up data for a local government ERP implementation, assisting with cash reconciliation, or taking corrective actions following a challenging audit experience. We help you navigate all aspects of an audit to get you on track and keep you there.