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Our Services

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TECHNICAL & TRANSACTIONAL ACCOUNTING

INTERNAL & EXTERNAL REPORTING

EXTERNAL AUDIT PREPARATION

SYSTEMS, PROCESS & PEOPLE

We can assist with projects that require a high level of technical knowledge regarding authoritative literature, including generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (‘US GAAP’) and guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘SEC’).

TECHNICAL & TRANSACTIONAL ACCOUNTING

Implementation of US GAAP

Assistance in research, analysis and documentation related to complex accounting issues, including but not limited to: revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, asset impairments, equity issuances, complex debt issuances, derivative instruments, restructuring, fair value accounting, consolidation, foreign exchange, deferred costs, inventory and leases.

Purchase Accounting

Technical research, documentation and conclusions related to complex and judgmental acquisition-related accounting treatment.  Preparation or review of purchase accounting entries and subsequent adjustments.

Acquisition Due Diligence

Review of financial information related to acquisition targets, potential adjustments to deal pricing and summarization of potential issues and exposures.

INTERNAL & EXTERNAL REPORTING

SEC Reporting

Preparation or review of quarterly and annual filings or equity and debt offerings (including IPO’s).

Financial Planning & Analysis

Assistance with important financial planning and analyses necessary for internal or external stakeholders on a regular or ad-hoc basis.

IFRS Diagnostic

Assistance with evaluating the impact of adopting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) in place of US GAAP.

EXTERNAL AUDIT PREPARATION

Reconciliations and Schedules

Preparation of account reconciliations, equity and fixed asset rollforwards, and other schedules requested by the audit team as well as various testing procedures ahead of the audit team to minimize audit adjustments.

Communication with the Audit Firms

With our experience as former external auditors, we can communicate effectively with the audit firm, respond to the auditor’s inquiries which often includes drafting of technical memos.

Financial Reporting

Preparation of GAAP compliant financial statements including drafting of the primary financials footnotes, review of classification of expenses and completion of disclosure checklists required by the audit firms.

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SYSTEMS, PROCESS, & PEOPLE

System implementation / Integration / Optimization

Full accounting systems implementation support and ability to bridge accounting policies to system configuration and company operations including business requirements gathering, translation of requirements into system configuration and more.

Close Process Re-engineering

Analysis and redesign of close process related activities, optimizing the efficiency and effectiveness of accounting organization  including workflow revamp, documentation, training, and implementation of financial close management software.

Business Process Review and Optimization

Leveraging our knowledge of best practices and deep experience in process, workflow, and data flow designs our services include: data gap analysis, data flow documentation and re-engineering, process flow documentation and re-engineering, system architecture review and optimization etc.

The Professionals at ARC Consulting have assisted several high growth clients to realize their goal of successfully accessing the public market through an IPO.  Preparing for an IPO requires a unique combination of all services listed above, including but not limited to:  1) Implementations of US GAAP or IFRS, 2) SEC Reporting and 3) Close Process Reengineering.