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Dean, Dorton & 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
- Audits, reviews, and compilations
- Agreed-upon procedures
- Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance
- Employee benefit plan audits
- Compiled projections/forecasts
- Contract compliance assurance
- Internal control walk-throughs
- Government-required audits
- New accounting standards implementation
- Grant applications and reporting
- Budgeting assistance
- Accounting policies and manuals
We often utilize consulting personnel during the performance
of an audit, which allows us to better understand your
operations, gather evidence needed to opine on your
financial statements, and give better feedback to you
on operational issues. Since most controls are a process
or a series of processes, by using a consultant, we not
only gather the audit evidence we need, but also have
engaged an individual that can gauge the efficiency
of your processes as well. The consultant’s view
is typically broader than the auditor; thus, our feedback
to you can touch upon operational efficiencies that
we have found during the performance of our audit.
We believe that this approach is unique and has not only
allowed us to provide better feedback to our clients,
but has also helped us to train our audit staff better.
Our goal is to develop a staff of advisors that you
will find valuable to your daily operations.
Our workpaper documentation system is paperles;, 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.
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