The Sarbanes-Oxley Act as a federal law is valid for American and foreign companies as well as subsidiaries whose assets are traded on the American stock market or publicly offered in the US. With recent trends in global mergers and acquisitions and companies seeking to be traded on a US exchange, the need for global SOX 404 compliance services has increased, and 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 has responded to the demand by developing the German SOX Center of Competence.
The SOX Center of Competence consists of a group of professionals with knowledge and experience in delivering SOX related services to both national and global organizations. Our global SOX methodology has been created on the basis of the SEC's Interpretive Guidance for management and has been adopted by our member firms who can work seamlessly on cross-border engagements to provide a consistent approach and delivery of our services. Our SOX CoC can help organizations with the following professional services.
Our SOX services include but are not limited to the services below:
SOX Strategy & Transformation
Determination of the right ICOFR strategy for the organization. Touches on the importance of strong entity level controls and the risk assessment process, as well as discussion around the economic decision for level of auditor reliance.
SOX Implementation
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SOX Documentation
Assistance in documenting SOX processes and controls in Narrative/Flowchart formats and Risk and Control Matrix (RCM) and testing templates. All decisions regarding controls and process design are made by the client.
SOX Testing
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PCAOB Audit
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Quick Check
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IPO Readiness
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Project Management Support
乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 provides support for overseeing management鈥檚 SOX program from design and planning to execution.
SOX Program Maturity/ Cost of Control (including SOX Health check and CPAM)
Assessing the maturity of your ICOFR program and considering the total cost of control as a driver toward a more 鈥渉ealthy鈥� program.
SOXification of ESG
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In each of these services, 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 professionals work closely with clients to establish compliance programs, transfer knowledge and provide training to support a successful SOX 404 compliance program.
The SOX CoC is able to bring value to organizations through our integrated network of professionals.
- Through our ONE Audit strategy in Germany, we provide an integrated approach for our delivery of SOX Services through close collaboration with our Attestation Team.
- We operate as a reliable partner prepared for different interests and issues, as we are able to present far-reaching and interdisciplinary solutions within 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 through collaboration with other service lines to provide specialist expertise for optimal solutions.
- Collaboration with our 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 US teams for knowledge sharing and training materials to provide a 'one-firm' approach and set a global quality standard for SOX delivery to our clients
