Internal Audit Consulting Services

Internal audit consulting may include assessing financial close processes, reconciliations, accounting policies, documentation, internal controls, management reporting, and audit readiness. Support can also address control deficiencies and material weaknesses, depending on the engagement scope. Stratum Advisory Partners, LLC customizes its work around the organization’s reporting requirements, complexity, timing, and available internal capacity.

Consulting can help management identify weaknesses in control design, documentation, reconciliations, approval workflows, and financial reporting processes. The work may include clarifying accounting policies, strengthening evidence, improving ownership of control activities, and supporting remediation plans. The objective is to create more reliable finance operations and clearer support for management, auditors, and other stakeholders.

Yes. The service catalog specifically includes support for remediation of control deficiencies and material weaknesses. Stratum can help assess relevant processes, clarify documentation requirements, strengthen reconciliations and controls, and support practical remediation activities. The exact work depends on the issues identified, the reporting environment, and the level of execution support required by management.

It can. Stratum supports financial statement preparation, disclosures, SEC reporting, accounting analyses, schedules, documentation, and coordination with external auditors. This work can help management organize support for significant accounting matters and reporting requirements. The engagement is scoped to the organization’s needs and may complement the work of the existing finance and audit teams.

Yes. Financial close and internal control improvement services address close processes, reconciliations, accounting policies, documentation, and internal controls. Stratum can help finance leaders evaluate process weaknesses, reduce avoidable friction, improve reporting support, and address control issues. The firm works alongside the existing team when additional technical expertise or execution capacity is needed.

Engagements are custom-scoped, and fees are determined after discussing the scope, complexity, timing, and level of support required. This allows the work to reflect the organization’s specific reporting environment and priorities rather than applying a standard package. A discussion with management can clarify the desired outcomes and the appropriate level of advisory or hands-on support.

Yes. Stratum is positioned to work alongside existing finance teams when a transaction, reporting requirement, complex accounting matter, control issue, or capacity constraint requires additional expertise or execution support. The firm can provide focused advisory input, hands-on project support, interim leadership, or broader finance improvement assistance based on the engagement’s objectives.

The company information identifies public, private-equity-backed, growth-stage, founder-led, investor-backed, and established businesses as relevant audiences. Typical needs include significant accounting questions, reporting complexity, transaction support, leadership gaps, delayed closes, control deficiencies, unreliable forecasts, or more sophisticated management reporting. Services are tailored to the organization’s circumstances and finance function.