Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance (SOX) Leading experts in SOX Compliance consulting. It's what we do every day. We have served hundreds of clients with their SOX compliance consulting needs that range from program builds and turn-key execution, to rationalization and transformation.Protiviti has been a long standing and recognized global thought leader in SOX and Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) compliance. Our publications, benchmarking studies and global seminars are widely recognized in the marketplace and continually provide the latest regulatory and industry trends. Our clients benefit by having access to leaders with deep industry and subject matter expertise for whom SOX compliance is a principal focus. Whitepaper August 28, 2024 3 min read EMPOWERING THE PROGRESS OF SOX INNOVATION WITH ANALYTICS AND AUTOMATION Key takeaways and findings from a SOX Compliance Poll of Audit and Finance Executives and Professionals Read More Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Pro Briefcase Public Company Readiness – Year One SOX Establish a roadmap to comply with SOX 404 by right sizing your SOX program and infusing leading practices to build an effective, efficient, and sustainable control framework and program. Pro Building office SOX Diagnostic Assess your SOX compliance program to rationalize your controls and validate your overall approach. Our diagnostic services build upon years of SOX compliance activities and the application of SEC and PCAOB guidance. Pro Document Consent Ongoing SOX Compliance Assess the effectiveness of your SOX program to ensure it adjusts to the changing needs of your organization. Conduct training and awareness for executives, process, and control owners. Establish a controls-mindset in the organization. Pro Document Stack IT SOX Understand how technology impacts your control environment and identify optimization opportunities by evaluating control design and operating effectiveness of application and IT general controls, as well as the impact of major technology projects (e.g., ERP implementations). Pro Rightmark Square SOX Transformation & Innovation Test faster and more accurately by leveraging our testing accelerators, proprietary data-driven control testing tools, and Control Testing and Innovation Center services, as well as our network of global delivery centers. Pro Workflow Flowchart J-SOX Our J-SOX compliance teams help Japanese public companies improve the efficiency of their internal controls over financial reporting process. Pro Screen System Integration UK Corporate Reform Prepare for the forthcoming UK SOX requirement through establishing internal control programs and complying with regulatory requirements. Efficiency. Effectiveness. Sustainability. Our Approach Protiviti assists companies in designing SOX programs that deliver upon compliance objectives, without putting undue strain on the organization. We are experts and have years of proven SOX compliance consulting experience, working with organizations ranging from newly public to the largest global organizations. Our global network of SOX specialists continually monitors developments and changes within the landscape. Protiviti's approach includes:Risk Assessment, Scoping & Project ManagementWalkthrough & Control Design AssessmentTesting of Operating EffectivenessAggregation & Evaluation of DeficienciesMonitoring and Validation of Remediation ActivitiesReporting of Results to ManagementExternal Auditor Liaison Efficiency. Effectiveness. Sustainability. Leadership Andy Willis Andy is a Managing Director at Protiviti and is a leader in Protiviti’s Internal Audit and Financial Controls practice. He has over 25 years of experience working with companies to increase the value of the internal audit function to both the organization and its ... Learn More Angelo Poulikakos Angelo is a Managing Director and global leader of Protiviti’s Technology Audit & Advisory practice. His specific areas of concentration include technology risk management, cybersecurity, IT compliance, internal audit, and automation. Angelo has over 18 years of ... Learn More Key Partners We partner with leading software companies to provide direction in the realm of SOX compliance consulting and deliver an automated testing approach with speed and convenience. Featured insights BLOG The Cybersecurity Blind Spot in SOX Compliance and How to Fix It 7 min read Recent ransomware attacks and new SEC cyber disclosure rules have shifted attention towards enhancing cyber resilience. Why it matters: Companies are investing heavily to mitigate cybersecurity risks, with Gartner projecting worldwide information... WHITEPAPER The next phase: AI and human collaboration powering internal audit transformation 4 min read AI is reshaping internal audit function. Protiviti's whitepaper 2025 offers insights on agile auditing, AI-human collaboration, and risk management. Read now. SURVEY From AI to Cyber - Deconstructing a Complex Technology Risk Landscape 4 min read Protiviti’s global internal audit survey 2024 highlights the challenges and technology risk trends faced by internal auditors worldwide. Download the report. WHITEPAPER EMPOWERING THE PROGRESS OF SOX INNOVATION WITH ANALYTICS AND AUTOMATION 3 min read Key takeaways and findings from a SOX Compliance Poll of Audit and Finance Executives and Professionals... SURVEY Internal Auditing Around the World® 9 min read Studying the cosmos has transformed our understanding of how planets, stars and galaxies form, and revealed deeper insights into the fundamental nature of the universe. Astrophysicists and cosmologists pursue this knowledge, in effect, by looking... BLOG Calmer Audits, Higher Bar — 2025 SOX Compliance Trends and Update 6 min read Thus far in 2025, filers have seen far fewer last-minute audit requests than in previous years, yet regulators continue to focus on and expect more in familiar hot spots. A recent informal Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance poll[1] of audit and... Previous Article Pagination Next Article