Cybersecurity Assessment Services

ITGC and Business Controls Testing

As a solution for companies required to adhere to the regulatory requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act, our ITGC and Business Controls Testing Service allocates our skilled IT audit resources to execute testing and help you deliver on those obligations.

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What is Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)?

Whether you’re a publicly traded American company, a publicly traded foreign company operating in the U.S., or a wholly-owned subsidiary of either, you’re obligated to adhere to the SOX Act.

Part of those compliance obligations include regular audits to verify the effectiveness of appropriate controls, and while organizations often rely on their internal auditors to perform these reviews, there’s always the risk of inadequate reporting that can lead to fines, legal action, and loss of market confidence.

Leverage Schellman Expertise for Peace of Mind

Ensure you achieve SOX compliance and additional assurance that comes with having our experts perform quality testing and reporting of your IT-related controls.

In pivoting to Schellman for your ITGC and Business Controls Testing, you would take advantage of our:

Highly Qualified Assessors At Schellman, the team that performs our ITGC and Business Process Control Testing is made up of highly qualified professionals that hold prestigious certifications such as CPA (Certified Public Accountant), CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), and CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), which reflect their expertise in financial management, information security, and information systems auditing—all assets that are crucial for a comprehensive audit.
Singular Focus on SOX One challenge internal audit teams have in keeping up with SOX audit obligations is that they’re often also serving in other roles within their organizations, and that could lead to gaps in their SOX work—but bringing in the highly trained and experienced Schellman team would give you the peace of knowing the work is being completed by qualified technical resources solely dedicated to your SOX needs.

Streamlined Approach As a leading cybersecurity firm, we’ve perfected our methodology in providing clients with proficient, scalable, and budget-conscious services, and when you engage us to perform your ITGC testing, you can expect to gain both efficiencies through our effective coordination with your external auditors as well as additional negotiating power with those assessors—better audit reliance could catalyze reduction to your overall external audit fees.
Communication and Transparency When you leverage our expert team, we’ll not only complete comprehensive testing and provide customized deliverables with the details, but we’ll also take the time to carefully explain the findings of the testing procedures, shed light on any vulnerabilities or strengths identified in your control environment, and provide insights into the potential impacts of your audit results, thereby empowering you to make more informed decisions regarding your security posture.
Long-Term Partnership Our commitment to you will extend beyond the initial assessments, as we also provide follow-up support that includes continued testing to track the evolution of your control environment—our proactive and sustained approach will help ensure your continued compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Our ITGC and Business Controls Testing Methodology

When delivering our ITGC and Business Controls Testing, we always take a client-centric approach to ensure our services foster a secure and resilient organizational framework that not only meets your compliance expectations but exceeds them.

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Preparation and Planning

Our team will first meticulously evaluate your existing internal processes and frameworks—this will allow us to gain a comprehensive understanding of your operational landscape. With that knowledge, we can then tailor our testing strategy to align seamlessly with your control environment while addressing specific regulatory requirements and industry standards applicable to your business.

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Efficient Evidence Collection and Communication

When testing, we deploy a cutting-edge client interfacing audit tool that streamlines communication, facilitates real-time collaboration, and provides you with transparent access to audit processes. So not only is our testing process customized to your organizational needs, but you can also expect a highly efficient and collaborative audit experience.

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Why Schellman as Your Trusted Partner?

Schellman is able provide clients with a myriad of resource options, up to a full staff of skilled IT auditors to execute testing and deliver on obligations to regulators and external assessors, including SOX ITGC testing. Schellman’s team will test and document the operating effectiveness of existing controls, assisting organizations to serve in a reliance capacity. With quality being a foremost value of our resources, our teams will produce documentation adhering to applicable regulatory standards, enabling the compliance strategy organizations have in place, regardless of maturity.

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Based in Columbus, Ohio, Andrew Broderick is a Principal at Schellman—not only is he the service line leader for ITGC and Business Controls Testing at the firm, but he also works in service delivery across the SOC, HIPAA, and ISO service lines.

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