Finance Practice

Controls & Policy

Pragmatic internal control frameworks (SOX / ICFR) and corporate accounting policy manuals that remediate material weaknesses.

The Transaction Challenge

Rapidly growing lower middle-market companies often operate with informal approval workflows and limited segregation of duties inside their accounting systems. During an audit uplift or public readiness review, these gaps surface as Material Weaknesses or Significant Deficiencies—creating friction with audit committees, underwriters, and institutional investors.

The DiedrichCo. Execution Methodology

We design pragmatic, right-sized internal control environments and corporate accounting policy manuals that satisfy regulatory mandates without suffocating small-to-midsize finance teams. Our principals conduct end-to-end process walkthroughs, construct Risk and Control Matrices (RCMs), remediate existing material weaknesses, and establish Segregation of Duties (SoD) and close-the-books checklists across your ERP environment.

Technical & Regulatory Standards

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Section 404(a) & 404(b) ICFR Frameworks • COSO Internal Control Integrated Architecture • Material Weakness & Significant Deficiency Remediation • Comprehensive US GAAP Corporate Accounting Policy Manuals.

Execution Scope

Key Deliverables & Advisory Focus

Senior Principal Accountability

SOX 404 Scoping, Narratives & Risk Control Matrices

Engineered to institutional, audit-ready, and board-defensible standards.

Material Weakness & Deficiency Remediation

Engineered to institutional, audit-ready, and board-defensible standards.

Corporate Accounting Policy Manuals

Engineered to institutional, audit-ready, and board-defensible standards.

Segregation of Duties & ERP Controls

Engineered to institutional, audit-ready, and board-defensible standards.

Mandate Continuity & Bundling

How Controls & Policy Integrates Across Your Transaction

While clients frequently retain DiedrichCo. specifically for Controls & Policy, our advisory framework is designed to package seamlessly with adjacent disciplines as deals evolve—such as transitioning from PCAOB Audit Preparation into your ongoing Investor Relations firm of record, or bundling Corporate Structure and Valuations into a unified RTO or IPO strategy.