The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 imposed laborious financial reporting and internal control requirements that many companies initially found difficult and expensive to implement.  The average public company spends approximately 1% of top-line revenue on year-one SOX documentation and testing, while experiencing tremendous stress on its internal resources.

Today, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements are well-defined, and many companies operate within a well-documented internal control environment.  Often times, however, the internal resources to manage and execute the annual and interim testing are unavailable, and companies must retain a consulting firm to provide these services.  Recently, many companies have moved away from the large, national consulting firms, understanding that smaller, specialty consulting firms offer better service continuity and more reasonable rates.

DCG consultants have successfully managed both year one and follow-on to subsequent year SOX projects.  We serve as Project Managers, and complete the full cycle of scoping, documentation, testing, and remediation.  We work with CFOs and public audit firms to ensure their comfort that the internal control environment is well-designed and operating effectively.