Financial Reporting Advisory

In a market environment where companies are working to establish more transparent management structures, there is an increasing need for auditing firms to provide highly objective advisory services. We consider it our mission to provide quality services that live up to the expectations of all our stakeholders and support clients who, based on their increasing awareness of the stricter regulatory environment and the importance of quality auditing services, are desirous of coping with these new hurdles.

Focusing on the three key concepts of accounting professionalism, process expertise, and global service development, PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata has brought together a team of professionals specialising in financial reporting and the related internal control services, who work together to make up PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata's Financial Reporting Advisory department. The department benefits from seamless communication with the PwC global network and in-depth knowledge and expertise acquired through experience to provide services tailored to clients' financial reporting needs.

Key Service Areas

• Support for IFRS conversion
• Support for US GAAP conversion
• Support for the establishment of financial reporting structures
• Support for compliance with Section 404 of the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Support for compliance with "Management Assessment and Audit concerning Internal Control Over Financial Reporting" under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (J-SOX)
• Support for the improvement of operational processes and internal controls
• Support for the establishment of an internal auditing structure
• Support for IPOs in Japan by Japanese companies
• Support for IPOs in Japan by foreign companies
• Support for overseas financing by Japanese companies