Engagement

Opening Balance & First-Year Audit Support

Support for entities facing their first independent audit—opening balances, prior-period adjustments, and policy documentation.

Who it is for

Growing private companies moving from compilation to audit

Result you receive

Documented opening balances and accounting policy notes ready for the engagement file

Duration
2–6 weeks before fieldwork
Fee basis
Quote based on years of unaudited history
Delivery
Remote-friendly with one site visit
Provider
Manager-led team

Included

  • Opening balance substantiation plan
  • Prior-period adjustment schedule draft
  • Policy memo templates for inventory and revenue

Not included

  • Restatement of published statutory filings without separate instruction

How the work proceeds

  1. History review
  2. Balance work
  3. Handover pack

Preparation

Prior management accounts and fixed-asset register

Constraints

We remain independent for the subsequent audit year

Next step

Send last three years of management accounts

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