SARBANES-OXLEY COMPLIANCE

Spectrum of Services

Pre-IPO SOX Compliance Planning & Strategy Sarbanes-Oxley Initial Compliance Sarbanes-Oxley Sustained Compliance Controls Optimization Target Controls Assessment Acquisition Compliance Integration Corporate Governance Assessment

Sarbanes-Oxley changed the way companies approach business governance, and today its demands go well beyond initial compliance activities.  SOX requires an ongoing effort that includes achieving, testing, and maintaining compliance, and these elements must be carefully calibrated to avoid any unnecessary impact to your bottom line.

MFA’s experienced SOX compliance team applies a well-rounded approach that considers the full strategy of our clients during compliance engagements.  Understanding first the primary objectives of a company, MFA aligns its activities with management’s goals and maximizes the available resources.   Through judicious management, MFA coordinates meeting schedules, allocates resources intelligently, and retains senior level expertise on-site to ensure the creation and maintenance of a strengthened controls and compliance environment.

Decades of internal controls experience.  Our 25+ years of internal controls experience and our extensive roster of business savvy SOX clients demonstrate the strength and range of our compliance solutions.  The exceptional knowledge base and vast experience amassed over the years puts us in the unique position of being a single source for regulatory, technical and operational guidance.  In working with MFA, clients are secure in the knowledge that they are working with truly seasoned professionals.

Clear and focused compliance efforts.  Clients want to know the real commitment they must make to achieve and maintain compliance, and at MFA we deliver our scope of effort and budgeted estimates clearly, concisely, and reliably.  We understand short lead times and tight deadlines and work diligently to meet your critical deadlines.

Pre-IPO compliance planning.  Going public has always been a daunting task, and Sarbanes-Oxley increased demands even further.  MFA’s professionals can prepare companies for the IPO market while streamlining their operations, maximizing compliance and getting them where they need to be to support management’s listing strategy.

Senior level expertise.  In each and every compliance effort, MFA puts its best foot forward for all clients, and that means having dedicated senior expertise on every engagement – from beginning to end.  By keeping the right experts in synch with a company’s control environment, the compliance team can efficiently tackle complex issues as they arise.