Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Yes, Advisory Services Associates offers business consulting services to help startup, small, medium, large companies (public registrant or private) build, document and test internal controls to align with their business goals and compliance needs. Our rate per hour starts at $75 per hour (all onshore US resources - no offshore work), and varies depending on type of services needed.  

Rest assured of our promise, quality services at fair price - no surprises! 

Let Advisory Services' Subject Matter Professionals help your organization successfully address Compliance activities, such as:

(I) Sarbanes Oxley (SOX 404 - Internal Controls Over Financial  Reporting:

   Documentation, Readiness, Testing, Self-Assessment, Remediation

(II) Internal Audit: 

  Plan Development, Self-Assessment, Testing

(III) Information Technology / Application Controls Audit: 

  Plan Development, Self-Assessment, Testing

(IV) SSAE 18 - System Organization Controls (SOC 1 or 2): 

   Documentation, Readiness, Remediation, Self-Assessment in   preparation for SOC Trust Criteria - (Security, Confidentiality, Availability, Privacy, Processing Integrity)

(V) Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Planning 

  Plan Development, Documentation, Self-Assessment

(VI) Policy and Procedures: 

  Development of business and Information Technology processes,     process maps and controls.

(VII) Project Management:

  Help drive activities from planning to completion to meet tight timeline and   budgets.

Let our experienced professionals take the burden off your personnel - we can help build your Compliance program from the ground up or sustain it year over year.  Leverage our know how with:

- Internal Controls: Documentation Development, Policies and Procedures, 

  Risk Control Matrix, Risk Identification, Internal Controls, Testing, etc. 

- Controls Identification - Manual or systems / application control

- Gap Analysis

- Testing of Internal Controls

    - Test of Design

    - Tests of Operating Effectiveness

- Remediation

- Monitoring

- Project Management

Our Professionals have 15 to 30 years of experience in helping startups, small, medium, large organizations address Compliance challenges in following Industries:

- Banking / Financial Institutions

- Technology

- Healthcare

- Life Sciences

- Financial Services

- Manufacturing

- Distribution

- Artificial Intelligence

- Cloud Services companies:

   - SaaS

   - IaaS

   - PaaS

We are proficient and efficient in getting you the results so your personnel can focus on what matters - Your Core Business!

Our commitment - no greenies.  Only qualified professionals to deliver quality outcomes.

Advisory Services Associates offers Compliance Solutions focused on Internal Controls covering Business and Information Technology processes in following domains:

- US SOX 404 (ICFR), J-SOX, C-SOX, K-SOX Readiness and Testing

- SOC 1 and 2 (SSAE 18) Readiness, Pre-Exam Testing, Remediation

- Internal Audit / IT Audit Self-Assessment and Testing

- Self Assessment and Readiness Testing for:

   - FedRamp 

   - FFIEC 

   - NIST

   - ISO 27001

   - HIPAA

   - GDPR

   - PCI-DSS 

   - CCPA

Our experienced professionals have provided solutions that pass the master of internal and external auditors, and regulators.  Call us at (657) 246-2444 today!