Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance

Helping You Achieve Your SOX Goals

Whether you want a fully outsourced SOX solution or a more limited coaching and advisory role, you need an expert partner to help you achieve your strategic SOX goals, implement new controls and prepare for an IPO.

Scoping and Planning

Before we begin your SOX compliance project, we work with you to understand your specific business goals, tailoring our services to your industry’s landscape and the unique requirements of SOX regulations.

Process Documentation

Our team thoroughly documents your organization’s key processes, controls and procedures in alignment with SOX compliance standards.

Controls Evaluation

We then conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the design of your internal controls, identifying any gaps or weaknesses within your processes.

Testing

Our testing procedures assess the operational effectiveness of your internal controls in meeting SOX compliance objectives, validating their functionality and providing assurance on the reliability of your financial reporting.

Reporting

We provide a detailed report outlining actionable insights and recommendations for enhancing your internal controls and governance practices, ensuring your organization’s continued adherence to SOX requirements.

Making More Possible

Our dedicated team of professionals offers a defined, five-phase approach that provides you with checkpoints, milestones and deliverables to ensure you meet your SOX goals.

IPO Readiness

We guide private companies considering an Initial Public Offering (IPO) through SEC filing complexities, preparing supporting financial statements and schedules, identifying gaps in current processes and controls, providing and managing remediation plans, working with external auditors and transitioning controls as a new public company.

SOX Compliance Advisory and Outsourcing

As a public company, you need a partner with the knowledge and experience to understand your complex SOX reporting requirements. We guide you through the documentation, evaluation, testing and reporting of your processes and controls and ensure your financial and IT general controls are effective and align with Sarbanes-Oxley standards.

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What Our Clients Say

“The Moore Colson Team was an ideal partner. They knew exactly the type of work we needed, worked with us closely and delivered high-quality work.”

Linda M., CISO
Retail Industry

The Moore Colson Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Team

Get to know the professionals ready to partner with you. Our team members are experts in financial and IT general controls best practices for a wide variety of industries.

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Billy Boyd

Partner
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Journet Greene

Partner
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Jon Powell

Partner

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FAQs

What services does Moore Colson offer?

From compliance-related accounting work to tailored business advisory, we offer a comprehensive range of services so we can be the true partner your business needs. Our insights will give you the confidence you need to implement sustainable growth opportunities across tax and assurance compliance, to risk or transaction advisory.

What industries does Moore Colson serve?

We are experts in a variety of industries, serving clients in construction, real estate, manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, hospitality and more.

How is Moore Colson different from other firms?

We lead with a client-centered approach, offering personalized expertise that leads to long-term relationships. Our non-book-of-business model provides access to our entire team, so clients are always paired with the right experts to address their needs.

What types of clients does Moore Colson work with?

We serve a diverse client base, including mid-market businesses, Fortune 500 companies and high-net-worth individuals across many industries.

How does Moore Colson stay up-to-date with changing tax laws and regulations?

We pride ourselves on our forward-thinking approach. Our team of professionals actively monitors changes to implement innovative solutions across all of the industries we serve. We also maintain active memberships in professional associations and networks, such as PrimeGlobal, to stay current on industry trends.

Where is Moore Colson based?

We’ve had roots in Atlanta since 1981, where we started as a small business and have since grown into one of the largest independent firms in the United States. Now, we serve clients across Georgia and the rest of the country. In 2019, we launched Magnolia Trust Company in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

How experienced is Moore Colson?

Greg Colson and Jack Moore established Moore Colson in 1981 with a vision — to redefine accounting excellence. Today, we have a host of experienced partners and over 200 employees dedicated to serving our clients. We’re also recognized at regional and national levels, ranking in the Top 20 Atlanta Accounting Firms list by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and being named one of the Best of the Best Top 50 CPA Firms in America by IPA.