Project Management

  
Many companies are out-sourcing processes that do not form part of their key competencies. In our experience we have identified Information Technology audits and Enterprise Risk Management as the two most common processes that have been outsourced.

Often compliance requirements, policies and procedures and audit trails are not foremost in managements' mind as they address their ever-changing business needs. Similarly the quickening pace of mergers and acquisitions has resulted in organizations that are comprised of a variety of legacy systems that are often poorly understood and inadequately documented. Information Technology controls are fundamental to the reliability and integrity of the data processed by the issuer’s computer systems. Additionally the effectiveness of other controls, particularly manual controls, is more often than not dependent on the effectiveness of Information Technology controls in order to accurately record, process, summarize and report the financial results. The Information Technology Advisory Committee of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants identifies, on an annual basis, the top ten issues Continue »
  

Compliance

We have been implementing the Investor Confidence Rules (alternatively known as National Instrument 52-109) for Canadian public companies since 2005.

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Project Management

Outsourcing Information Technology audits and Enterprise Risk Management programs for public and private enterprises are the two most common demands for our project management services.

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Accounting Standards

We have the expertise and experience to converge Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to either International Financial Reporting Standards or Private Enterprise GAAP for Canadian enterprises.

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Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)

Replacing SEDAR (System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval) with XBRL for Canadian public companies is underway on a voluntary basis.

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