Audit & Attest
Audit-ready,
and signed off
PCAOB and first-time audit support — Debit builds the workpapers and schedules your auditor relies on, and a licensed CPA partner performs the attest and signs the opinion.
Best for: companies facing a PCAOB, first-time, or lender-required audit.
An audit you’re not ready for burns quarters.
A first audit surfaces every gap at once — unreconciled accounts, missing support, cash-basis books an auditor won’t accept. Debit & Co. closes those gaps; a licensed CPA performs the attest.
Sourcing an auditor while your books aren’t ready means a stop-start engagement and a 3 to 6 week scramble per request. We build the workpapers up front, so the audit runs on schedule.
Three ways we get you signed off.
Debit builds the workpapers and closes the gaps. A licensed CPA partner performs the fieldwork and signs the opinion. One engagement, one data set.
01
Audit readiness
Reconciled accounts, supporting schedules, and a full workpaper package before fieldwork begins.
02
PCAOB support
The heavier accounting offloaded so your team can meet PCAOB scope. Coordinated with the licensed CPA partner.
03
Attest & opinion
Audited, reviewed, or compiled financials issued and signed by our independent licensed CPA partner.
Licensed where it counts.
What Debit runs
- Reconciled accounts and closing schedules
- The full audit workpaper package
- Cash-to-accrual conversion where needed
- The 90% of hours the audit depends on
What the licensed CPA owns
- The attest opinion and signed report
- Fieldwork the license requires
- The regulated sign-off and independence
- An independent licensed CPA partner
How they connect
- One engagement, one data set, one contact
- Workpapers handed over audit-ready
- No mid-audit document scramble
- One team behind the numbers and the opinion
Probable fit if…
- Facing a first-time or lender-required audit.
- Preparing for a PCAOB audit.
- Have cash-basis books an auditor won’t accept.
- Want the heavy accounting offloaded before fieldwork.
Wrong fit if…
- Already audit-ready with signed opinions.
- Need only a personal return.
- Run a complete in-house audit function.
- Want attest with no underlying bookkeeping.
Need the full finance function too? See Outsourced Finance & Accounting →
Data security: encrypted data, role-based access, 7-day documented offboarding.
Case studies
Rebuilding AP operations for a construction firm on Dynamics 365. →
ArchTile’s accounts-payable backlog cleared within 60 days after an AP redesign in Business Central restored vendor payment accuracy and project-level payable visibility.
From cash to accrual: a surgery center regains financial visibility. →
Gayoso Plastic Surgery compressed its monthly close from several weeks to under seven business days following a structured cash-to-accrual conversion.
Ready before fieldwork vs. scrambling during it.
| Buyer compares | Audit without prep | Debit + CPA partner |
|---|---|---|
| Onboarding | Auditor waits on you | Workpapers ready Day 1 |
| Data pulls | Request-by-request scramble | One shared data set |
| Handoff gap | 3 to 6 weeks per cycle | None |
| Audit readiness | Reactive scramble | Built before fieldwork |
| Point of contact | Two | One |
Senior review behind every signed opinion.
Senior Controller
Aaron Ressel
25+ years of senior controller seats inside operating B2B businesses. Reviews every close packet weekly.
CFO
Kevin Cahill
25+ years of CFO seats inside operating B2B businesses. Generates monthly insight beyond compliance reporting.
The attest opinion is signed by an independent licensed CPA partner.
Scoped to the audit.
Audit support is scoped to entity count, prior-year condition, and audit type. One proposal covers readiness and the licensed sign-off.
Related thinking from the Playbook.
Four questions before you book.
Can I buy only the CFO or only the accountant?
No. The package staffs all three roles as one team. Bundling the accountant, CFO, and controller costs a fraction of building the same function in-house.
How much CFO and controller time do I get?
Kevin Cahill delivers 10 hours a month of CFO strategy. Aaron Ressel delivers 20 hours a month of controller review. Both join the weekly close.
How fast do the dashboards go live?
Live dashboards for cash, margin, and runway activate by Month 1. The accountant runs daily books from Day 1, closing in 5 to 7 days.
How does this differ from Staff Accountants in scope and price?
This package adds a fractional CFO, a fractional controller, and live dashboards on top of a full-time accountant, run as one team. Staff Accountants delivers the accountant seat alone. See Staff Accountants →
Walk into the audit ready.
Debit builds the workpapers and a licensed CPA signs the opinion — readiness, PCAOB support, and attest under one engagement.