PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata has three client advisory departments - FRA, IPO and RRA - which allow it to provide timely and specialist advisory services that are of the highest quality and are tailored to each client’s needs.
Main Services
■Financial Reporting
- Advisory services for the preparation of financial reports in accordance with US GAAP or IFRS standards
- Advisory services for the establishment of a financial reporting structure
■Internal Controls for Financial Reporting
- Support for compliance with the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
- Support for compliance with a Japanese version of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (J-SOX)
- Support for the establishment on an IT control system
■IPOs
- Support for IPOs in Japan by Japanese companies
- Support for IPOs in Japan by foreign companies
- Support for overseas financing by Japanese companies
- Evaluation of IT systems and support for the resolution of E.D.P. related issues
- Support for establishing organisations, governance structures, profit plans, affiliate management structures, etc.
- Restructuring related support
■Finance Related Research
- Financial research, for example in an M&A situation
- Research on IT systems and controls
■Corporate Governance
- Support for the establishment and/or improvement of corporate governance structures
- Systems reviews prior to and after implementation of IT governance and information systems
■Risk Management
- Support for the establishment and verification of quantitative models for credit risk, market risk, and operational risk
- Support for the establishment and/or improvement and verification of various risk management structures
■Compliance
- Support for the establishment and/or improvement of compliance structures
- Support for the establishment and verification of structures for compliance with laws and regulations relating to financial institutions, including Basel II, financial inspection manuals, financial appraisal systems, auditing guidelines, and laws for the protection of personal information
- Support for Privacy Mark acquisition
■Internal Audits
- Support for the establishment and/or improvement of internal auditing structures
- Outsourcing and co-sourcing of internal audits
■Information Security Related Services
- Reviews of information security policies and management procedures
- Reviews of the information security processes of computers, databases, and networks
- Information security audits and support for acquisition of ISO 27001 certification
■Data Verification Services
- Implementation of Computer Assisted Auditing Techniques (CAAT) and data quality reviews
- Advisory services for the introduction of Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)
■Sustainability Services
- Reviews of environmental, CSR and sustainability reports
- Preparation of environmental, CSR and sustainability reports
