Assurance

Dean Dorton Allen Ford's audit approach requires that the auditor have a sound understanding of a client's operations and the environment in which they operate. We believe in utilizing a consistent team throughout an engagement and also believe very strongly in proper planning. We use procedures that mesh with each client's operations, systems, and procedures. We will not waste your resources, or ours, in using standardized approaches that are not practical for your environment. Our audit approach ensures that we deliver an effective and efficient audit to our clients on a timely basis.

Assurance Services

1. Agreed-upon procedures
2. Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance
3. Employee benefit plan audits
4. Compiled projections/forecasts
5. Contract compliance assurance
6. Internal control walk-throughs
7. Government-required audits
8. New accounting standards implementation
9. Grant applications and reporting
10. Budgeting assistance
11. Accounting policies and manuals

Our workpaper documentation system is paperless; therefore, it is easy to communicate questions and issues to the client. Our staff utilizes scanners in the field, and documents that are necessary to our workpapers are filed electronically. We often engage our technology personnel in various areas of our audits, including documenting information systems and testing the controls embedded in the systems. We also use IDEA, a data-mining software, to help us select statistically valid samples.