DataNexSys · Engagement
Pre-audit readiness briefing
A short engagement that rehearses evidence packs and common auditor questions before year-end fieldwork begins.
External auditors arrive with sample lists and cut-off questions. Plants that scramble for receiving logs, scrap authorizations, and board minutes lose days of production attention. This briefing organizes evidence and dry-runs the conversations before fieldwork starts.
Who it is for
Controllers and CFOs of manufacturing SMEs facing first-time audits, auditor changes, or tighter timelines after a busy production quarter.
What you walk away with
An evidence checklist mapped to your cycles, a gap list of missing schedules, and a half-day rehearsal with your finance and warehouse leads.
Included
- Review of prior-year management letter points if available
- Evidence pack outline for inventory, AP, AR, and payroll
- Identification of likely cut-off and estimate questions
- Half-day readiness session with nominated staff
- Written punch list for the two weeks before auditors arrive
Outside this engagement
- Performing the statutory audit itself
- Preparing full financial statements
- Guaranteeing a clean auditor report
How the review runs
-
1
Collect what you already have
We inventory schedules, count sheets, and policy files against a standard manufacturing audit ask-list.
-
2
Fill the gaps early
Missing items are assigned owners and due dates before the auditor’s sample arrives.
-
3
Rehearse the room
A short dry-run helps warehouse and finance answer process questions consistently.
Duration
Three to five working days spread over two weeks.
Where we work
Mostly at your finance office with a plant walk-through if inventory is material.
Pricing basis
Fixed fee for a single entity; multi-site briefings quoted separately.
Preparation
Prior auditor requests, draft trial balance timing, and contact list for process owners.
Prepare before fieldwork
Tell us your audit start date and which cycles caused friction last year.
Schedule a readiness briefing