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Audit Support for Canadian CPA Firms

Add preparation capacity to your assurance practice without running your seniors into the ground every March. We prepare working papers, lead sheets and tie-outs in your files. Your engagement team keeps direction, review and sign-off.
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  • Working papers in CaseWare or your templates
  • Audit, review and compilation files
  • Clear review trail in every file
The challenge

December year-ends all land at once

Most of your audit, review and compilation files arrive within the same few months. Seniors spend their evenings on preparation, and partner review gets squeezed into the final week before deadlines.
Moving the preparation work to a trained support team gives your seniors time to think, and gives partners a cleaner file to review.

Prep work crowds out review

Seniors spend busy season building schedules instead of reviewing them.

Fewer new auditors

The pipeline of junior staff is thinner than it used to be, and turnover makes it worse.

Saying no to work

Some firms turn down good engagements simply because there are no hours left to staff them.

Scope of work

Audit preparation work we handle

Preparation-level tasks only, performed under your direction and documented so your reviewers can see what was done and by whom.

Working papers

  • Roll-forward of prior-year files
  • Lead sheets and supporting schedules
  • Working papers set up in CaseWare or your template
  • Documentation of the procedures performed

Testing support

  • Sample selection using the approach your team sets
  • Vouching and tracing to source documents
  • Confirmation tracking for banks, receivables and payables
  • Substantive testing documentation

Tie-outs & reconciliations

  • Financial statement tie-out to the trial balance
  • Reconciliation of key balances
  • Draft fluctuation and variance analysis
  • Review notes tracked to clearance

Review & compilation engagements

  • Compilation files under CSRS 4200
  • Review engagement support under CSRE 2400
  • Draft financial statements and notes
  • Engagement checklists completed for your review

Judgment stays with your engagement team

Planning, risk assessment, materiality, significant judgments, client inquiries and the opinion remain with your firm. Our work is directed, reviewed and documented by your team, which keeps the file in line with CAS 220, CAS 230 and your CSQM 1 policies.

Software we work in

CaseWare Working PapersCaseWare CloudExcel templatesQuickBooks OnlineXero
Using something else? Ask us. We adapt to your set-up rather than asking you to change it.
How it works

Getting started is straightforward

01

Scoping call

We go through the work you want to hand over, your deadlines and how your files are set up.

02

Access & checklists

You give us access the way you choose. We learn your checklists, file naming and review style.

03

A small first batch

We start with a handful of files so you can check our work before handing over more.

04

A steady rhythm

Agreed turnaround times, one named contact and regular check-ins as volume grows.

Ways to work with us

Pick the arrangement that fits your firm

Start small, change the arrangement as your workload changes, and get a clear quote before any work begins.

Busy-season capacity

Support for the January to April peak, booked ahead so we can learn your templates first.

Year-round file support

Steady help with non-December year-ends and review engagements across the year.

Dedicated audit associate

One associate assigned to your firm who gets to know your clients and your reviewers.
FAQ

Questions firms ask us

Canadian Auditing Standards don’t prohibit it. What matters is that your engagement team directs, supervises and reviews the work, and that your firm’s quality management policies under CSQM 1 cover service providers. Check your provincial body’s guidance for the specifics.

No. We prepare. Your engagement partner reviews, concludes and signs. That line never moves.

Earlier is better. Starting in the fall lets us learn your templates and review style on a handful of files before the January rush.

Inspectors look at whether work was properly directed, reviewed and documented. We document every step and leave the review trail in your file.

CaseWare Working Papers and CaseWare Cloud are the most common, and we also work in firms’ own Excel templates.

Yes. A lot of the volume we see is compilation and review work, which follows the same preparation-then-review approach.

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Talk to a partner about your workload

Tell us what you want to hand over. We will look at sample files and send a clear proposal.
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