Audit Support Services
We work alongside your staff through the entire audit lifecycle: readiness, documentation, auditor requests, and the complex accounting matters that slow audits down.
Support Through the Whole Audit
From the first readiness assessment to the post-audit debrief, we reduce the load on your team and keep the audit moving.
Audit Readiness
- Pre-audit assessment and gap remediation
- Audit preparation checklists
- Control documentation that holds up
Auditor Coordination
- PBC request management
- Direct coordination with your audit firm
- Timeline and open-item tracking
Technical Support
- Technical memo documentation
- Guidance on complex accounting matters
- Post-audit review and next-year planning
What You Get
A faster, calmer audit and a team that keeps its day jobs moving while it happens.
Less Prep Time
Reduced audit preparation time and cost, with documentation ready before fieldwork starts.
Organized Requests
Streamlined document management so auditor requests never pile up on your team.
Audit Ready
Enhanced readiness across controls, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
Expert Guidance
Practitioners who have managed audits from both sides of the table handle the complex matters.
How an Engagement Runs
Assess
Pre-audit assessment of readiness, controls, and prior-year issues
Prepare
Documentation preparation, reconciliations, and schedule buildout
Coordinate
Fieldwork support, PBC management, and auditor communication
Review
Post-audit review, adjustments, and a cleaner start to next year
An audit rescued mid-stream
A Baltimore nonprofit's audit had stalled on control issues and reconciliation backlogs. We stepped in as the escalation point, worked directly with the external auditors, and carried the audit through to completion.
Read the case study"Harbor View Consulting came in during a critical time and provided exactly what we needed. Their team helped us navigate through our audit challenges."
President, Baltimore Downtown Development Nonprofit
Audit Season Coming Up?
Tell us where your audit stands and we'll help you get ready, catch up, or get unstuck.
Related questions
Audit support and internal audit have different purposes
The audit-support service described here covers preparation, documentation and coordination with the client’s external audit firm. Internal audit services cover risk assessment, controls and co-sourced capacity. The engagement should specify responsibilities, reporting lines and any independence safeguards. Read the service comparison.