Vick and Grohman CPAs, LLC
Based in: Garland, Texas
Full-service accounting firm offering a broad range of services for business owners, executives, and independent professionals.
- Internal Controls
- Audits - Reviews - Compilations
- Business Valuation
Your local starting point
Internal Controls Reviews for Josephine-area Businesses
When approvals, payments, and recordkeeping depend on unclear routines, start with a practical review of how work gets done. Discuss internal controls with a CPA, identify the processes causing concern, and ask what recommendations and follow-up support an engagement would include.
What do you need help with?
Unclear payment approvals
Describe who requests, approves, records, and reviews transactions so the CPA can understand the current process.
A changing team
Explain staff responsibilities and handoffs that have changed as the business has grown.
Procedures staff can follow
Ask whether written recommendations, staff guidance, and follow-up are included in the proposed work.
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A little preparation goes a long way
Walk through one process at a time
Vick and Grohman offers reviews of business controls and operating procedures. Begin with the process you want examined, such as purchasing, approving payments, recording receipts, or reviewing accounts. Describe who performs each step, what software is used, and where handoffs or exceptions become confusing. Explain the size of your team and any recent staffing changes. Ask how the CPA would observe the process and what records or staff conversations the review would require.
Make the expected recommendations concrete
Discuss whether the engagement includes a written assessment, updated procedures, staff guidance, or a later review of agreed changes. Ask how recommendations will account for the number of people available to carry them out. Establish who owns each follow-up task and how questions will be resolved. If the concern involves particular unexplained transactions, ask whether forensic accounting is a separate need. Confirm the boundaries of the review and how any additional work would be authorized.
Good questions. A clearer next step.
Before you reach out.
A few things to know as you explore your options.
What is a useful starting point for a controls review?
Choose a process that causes confusion or concern. Explain the people, records, software, and approvals involved, then ask the CPA how it would be reviewed.
Can a small team discuss internal controls?
Yes. Tell the firm how many people handle the work and which responsibilities overlap. Ask how the engagement would account for those practical limits.
Will the CPA put recommendations into practice?
Confirm the scope. An assessment, written procedures, implementation help, and later follow-up may involve different tasks and should be discussed before the engagement begins.
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