Assurance services

Deregulation, privatization, emerging markets and improvements in information technology have radically altered the business landscape. To help you meet these demands, PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) audit and assurance services practice offers a range of solutions and provides assurance on the financial performance and operations of your business. We can also provide recommendations which will help your business improve its external financial reporting and adapt to new regulatory requirements.

How PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) can help you:

Assistance on capital market transactions

PwC can advise companies that want to raise debt or equity capital in international capital markets. Our services range from assistance in selecting the right capital market and establishing the right team of advisers, to advising on compliance with national regulations and listing rules, to preparing a business to operate as a public company. Our advice is tailored according to the size and nature of your company.

Financial accounting

PwC has the knowledge and experience necessary to help you with complex financial accounting issues. If you are not already an audit client, we can provide services such as valuations, pensions and share plans, listings, and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) advice. To improve your financial accounting and keep you abreast of new developments in corporate reporting, our experienced professionals will provide you with a combination of technical advice, support tools and training of in-house accounting staff.

Financial statement audit

The financial statement audit has never been more important in today's business environment. There is more scrutiny and skepticism of a company's financial statements than ever before. Investors have lost faith in corporate governance and reporting and they expect more. Meeting investor expectations begins with the completeness and accuracy of information contained in a company’s financial statements. PwC can help by taking into account current and, where appropriate, prospective auditing, accounting, and reporting regulations and guidance.

Independent controls & process assurance

For organizations that require an independent evaluation of their business processes and related controls, PwC provides: overall evaluation of management controls; assurance on business processes, systems, data and technology management; risk management solutions; and traditional third-party assurance. Our services enable you to gain comfort that your systems, processes and risk management procedures are operating effectively and within a well-controlled environment.

Internal audit

The role of internal audit is evolving due to economic conditions, increased globalization, and alignment to new and emerging risks. These scenarios are creating a dynamic environment – and a new opportunity for internal audit to demonstrate its value. In this fluid environment, many companies are struggling to manage – and sometimes, even to identify – the complex risks they face. Assessing and managing enterprise risks have become primary concerns of CFO’s, the audit committee, and other stakeholders. Internal auditors can shift their focus to address these concerns - and in the process, increase their strategic value to the organization.

IFRS readiness & conversions

Because the transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) can affect a business in numerous and unforeseen ways, our IFRS conversion teams combine a range of technical, training, communications, change management, and industry know how. Our proprietary Transition IFRS methodology ensures that we identify and solve financial reporting issues as they arise, and focus on transferring lasting knowledge of IFRS to our clients.

Non-financial performance & reporting

PwC can help your business become more transparent by reporting the information that matters most to stakeholders—including disclosures related to important non-financial value drivers such as market opportunities, risks, and intangible assets. Our ValueReporting methodology is one of the most comprehensive approaches available in the marketplace for the disclosure of non-financial corporate information.

Regulatory compliance & reporting

Our team of experienced regulatory risk specialists—including many former regulators— will provide support advice and assurance to help you manage your regulatory risks. We can help minimize the costs and disruptions associated with regulatory compliance and maximize the competitive and strategic opportunities resulting from regulatory change.

Sarbanes-Oxley compliance

PwC provides a range of services to help Securities & Exchange Commission-registered organizations—whether subsidiaries of US domestic registrants or foreign private issuers—achieve compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. If you are not already an audit client, our advisory services include project management, technical and documentation support; risk assessment; solution design and implementation; change management and training; and quality assurance and review.

*Depending on the independence and regulatory requirements that may be applicable, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, some of the following above listed services may not be available to audit clients of PricewaterhouseCoopers member firms.