End-to-end SOX compliance services

Q: How can Highspring help reduce compliance costs?

We offer several cost-reduction strategies: leveraging offshore resources, automating manual processes, rationalizing control frameworks, and providing on-demand support during peak periods instead of year-round FTEs.

Q: Can you support SOX during ongoing system implementations?

Absolutely. We specialize in integrating controls into ERP implementations and CPM optimizations, ensuring that your new system is optimized for compliance from the start. This approach reduces post-implementation rework and lowers long-term costs.

Q: What if we already have an internal audit team?

We complement existing teams through co-sourcing arrangements. We can handle overflow work during peak periods, bring specialized expertise, or support your first and second lines of defense—not just internal audit.

Q: How quickly can Highspring get started?

We can move quickly. Depending on your needs, we can begin assessments within weeks and scale our support to match your timeline and objectives.

Build confidence in your controls and unlock more value from your SOX program.

SOX compliance built for today’s business realities

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) is no longer just about passing a SOX compliance audit. It’s about supporting growth, protecting valuation, and maintaining trust with investors, auditors, and regulators. Highspring is trusted by leading public and pre-IPO companies across technology, life sciences, energy, industrials, aerospace and defense, and financial services sectors.

We turn SOX compliance into a business enabler, aligning risk, finance, and technology to deliver measurable outcomes across your organization.

Customized solutions that lower compliance costs

Highspring delivers end-to-end SOX compliance services that help public and pre-IPO companies meet regulatory expectations while strengthening processes, improving efficiency, and reducing long-term compliance costs.

From SOX readiness and remediation to ongoing SOX regulatory compliance and program transformation, we partner with finance, audit, and technology leaders to design, implement, and operate scalable control environments—without the independence constraints of traditional audit firms.

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What we help you solve

Highspring supports organizations facing:

Accelerated IPO, SPAC, or de-SPAC timelines
Material weaknesses or recurring control deficiencies
Rising external audit and SOX-related costs
Resourcing constraints
Manual, spreadsheet-driven controls that don’t scale
Finance transformations and system implementations impacting ICFR
M&A, carve-outs, or PE roll-ups with inconsistent controls

We provide end-to-end services that bring fewer surprises, stronger controls, and a SOX program that works for your business.

Our SOX compliance services portfolio

SOX readiness

Prepare for life as a public company with confidence.

SOX readiness assessments and scoping
ICFR framework design aligned with COSO and PCAOB expectations
Process, risk, control, and ITGC documentation
Integration with SEC reporting and technical accounting support

Material weakness remediation

Resolve issues quickly and sustainably.

Root cause analysis and remediation planning
Control and process redesign to prevent recurrence
Coordination with management, audit committees, and external auditors
Training and enablement for control owners

Internal controls design and implementation

Build scalable controls that evolve with your business.

Business and IT control design across core processes
Controls tailored for M&A, PE integration, and global expansion
Alignment with ERP and CPM platforms to improve accuracy and timeliness

Finance transformations and system implementations impacting ICFR

Transform your SOX compliance program alongside critical initiatives or system implementations.

SOX program updates or designs as part of critical system implementations
SOX program optimized through automation and continuous control monitoring
Access controls and segregation of duties designed for effective operations and risk management
Efficient IPE validation frameworks
Lower compliance costs

Ongoing SOX compliance and testing

Flexible support that scales with demand.

Outsourced or co-sourced SOX compliance audit testing
Test planning, execution, and documentation aligned to auditor reliance
Program governance, templates, and recurring support
On-demand resourcing during interim, year-end, and system go-lives

Why Highspring?

Unlike traditional audit firms, we don’t provide assurance services. This means we can support you end-to-end—from control design and remediation to implementation and testing—without independence constraints. 

Cost-efficient, flexible delivery

Onshore, nearshore, and offshore delivery models
Built for seasonal SOX peaks and evolving needs
Lower total cost than large audit firms or permanent teams

Deep industry, process, and technical expertise

Former Big Four and global consultancy professionals
Experience across technology, life sciences, energy, industrials, aerospace and defense, and financial services sectors
Integrated SOX, ICFR, technical accounting, and SEC reporting capabilities

Lower compliance costs by design

Critical review of ICFR risks and rationalization of key controls
Shift from manual controls to automated and configurable solutions
Baseline SOX program cost analysis and ROI monitoring

System implementation support

Expertise in major ERP systems and implementations—including SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Cloud, NetSuite, and Workday—to optimize your control environment
Integrate Sarbanes-Oxley compliance controls throughout the implementation process
Streamline compliance from day one, reducing post-go-live rework and audit effort

How we deliver

Our expertise combines a practical, collaborative, and holistic approach that delivers results.

Assess

We evaluate your current SOX program, ICFR risks and control environment, regulatory gaps, and cost of compliance

Design

We develop right-sized, risk-based, and automation-enabled suite of key controls

Implement

We work alongside your teams to implement controls, remediate issues, and prepare for audit.

Test

We execute SOX testing and validation aligned to external auditor expectations.

Sustain

We provide ongoing support as regulations, systems, and your business evolve.

Who we serve

CFOs and finance leaders focused on reducing compliance costs and improving control efficiency

CAOs and controllers accountable for financial reporting integrity
Chief audit executives seeking co-sourced or outsourced testing support
CIOs and technology leaders overseeing system transformations that impact financial controls

Organizations we work with

Pre-IPO and SPAC/de-SPAC companies
PE–backed portfolio companies
High-growth firms across technology and life sciences
Public companies implementing or modernizing SOX programs

We support organizations across the revenue spectrum, from emerging growth companies to Fortune 100 enterprises.

Trusted by innovators, backed by outcomes 

Explore our insights and real-world results to see how Highspring helps organizations strengthen SOX compliance, reduce risk, and drive measurable outcomes.

Thought leadership

Improve exit valuations with integrated sell-side due diligence

Gain actionable insights on linking internal controls and SOX readiness to drive value during sell-side transactions.

Enhancing exit readiness: The growing impact of AI and Machine Learning

Explore how strong ICFR and SOX programs help companies harness AI/ML to improve exit planning and operational resilience.

Case studies

Remediating a Fortune 100 material weakness

The challenge: A multibillion-dollar acquisition created material weaknesses across critical processes in the aerospace and defense sector.

The solution: Conducted root cause analysis and executed a comprehensive remediation roadmap.

Our impact: The material weakness was remediated within one year, strengthening SOX compliance and establishing sustainable processes.

IPO readiness for a high-growth technology company

The challenge: A fast-growing SaaS company faced an accelerated IPO timeline and complex technical accounting requirements.

The solution: Designed a scalable SOX program, implemented ITGCs, and supported S-1 filings.

Our impact: Achieved a successful IPO with on-time filings and an effective SOX program from day one.

SOX optimization and cost reduction for a global manufacturer

The challenge: Rising audit fees and thousands of hours spent annually on manual SOX testing.

The solution: Rationalized the control inventory and piloted continuous controls monitoring for key SAP applications.

Our impact: Reduced testing burden and lower audit costs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What makes Highspring different from the Big Four?

Our independence model allows us to provide end-to-end support without restrictions. We can design controls, implement them, and test them—services that are often prohibited for firms with audit relationships. 

How can Highspring help reduce compliance costs?

Can you support SOX during ongoing system implementations?

What if we already have an internal audit team?

How quickly can Highspring get started?

Ready to strengthen your SOX program?

If you’re preparing for an IPO, navigating a system transformation, or looking to reduce SOX compliance costs, Highspring is here to help. Contact one of our SOX experts today to get started.

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