Whether you're getting started, working through monitoring requirements, or maintaining your system year after year, find practical tools and tailored support to help your firm move forward.
Whether you're starting from scratch or trying to finish what you've already begun, practical support to help your firm get its SQMS documented and implemented.
Choose between a ready-to-use working matrix or having your firm's risk assessment and policies prepared for you.
A pre-populated Excel workbook that gives your firm a structured starting point for identifying and documenting quality risks and responses.
Pricing varies by firm structure.
Your firm's risk assessment matrix and policies and procedures, substantially prepared for you based on your firm's actual operations, engagements, and circumstances.
Based on firm size, structure, and complexity.
Request a complimentary preliminary diagnostic of your existing risk assessment matrix to identify potential documentation gaps and areas that may need attention.
A limited diagnostic, not a comprehensive review or conclusion on SQMS No. 1 compliance.
Request a Complimentary DiagnosticDevelop a practical approach to monitoring your firm's System of Quality Management, with the tools and documentation to support ongoing monitoring activities and the annual evaluation.
A risk-based approach to monitoring. Not simply more work.
SQMS No. 1 provides an opportunity to reconsider how your firm monitors quality. A tailored monitoring plan can help focus procedures where they matter most, avoid unnecessary duplication, and identify opportunities to streamline engagement inspections when appropriate.
A comprehensive collection of connected templates and working documents to help your firm plan, perform, document, and evaluate monitoring activities under SQMS No. 1.
Designed for firms implementing their SQMS or improving their monitoring approach in subsequent years.
Pricing varies by firm structure and complexity.
A practical, risk-based monitoring approach developed for your firm, with a tailored monitoring plan, milestone calendar, and applicable workpapers based on your quality risks, policies and procedures, and monitoring cycle.
Both monitoring options include engagement inspection planning and selection templates. For firms needing additional assistance, engagement inspection planning services are available to help evaluate engagement populations, develop an appropriate risk-based selection approach, and complete the related planning documentation.
Discuss Engagement Inspection PlanningStay on top of your System of Quality Management without having to manage every detail yourself. Quarterly guidance, timely reminders, and practical support to help your firm maintain its SQMS year after year.
Pricing based on firm size, structure, and complexity.
This service is intended for firms with an established SQMS using CC Consulting's templates and documentation approach. Firms using other systems are welcome to inquire about available support options.
Your firm remains responsible for performing monitoring procedures, maintaining documentation, and making SQMS decisions. Preparation and detailed review of workpapers are not included.
Designed for firms at any stage of SQMS implementation.
Whether you're just getting started, reviewing your risk assessment, preparing for peer review, or simply looking for another perspective, hourly consulting provides practical guidance based on where your firm is today.
Available virtually for CPA firms nationwide.
Whether you use the SQMS Risk Assessment Matrix, the Complete SQMS Toolkit, or neither, consulting is available to help you determine the best next step for your firm.
Not sure where to begin?
Email me about your firm's current progress and I'll help you work out whether the SQMS Risk Assessment Matrix, Complete SQMS Toolkit, hourly consulting, or another approach is the best fit.
Book a complimentary 30-minute call and I'll point you to the right one.
I'm also happy to connect you with firms already using the toolkit for a reference.
Prefer email? caroline@carolinecast.cpa
You don't need to have your entire SQMS implementation figured out before reaching out. Some firms need help documenting their risk assessment and policies, others need a practical monitoring plan, and others simply want guidance maintaining what they've already established. A complimentary introductory call can help identify where your firm stands and which level of support makes sense.
That's fine. You don't need to start over or purchase an entire toolkit. Services can focus on the specific areas where your firm needs assistance, whether that's completing a risk assessment, developing monitoring documentation, or preparing for your annual evaluation.
Potentially. SQMS No. 1 uses a risk-based approach to monitoring, which creates opportunities to reconsider procedures that may be unnecessary or duplicative.
CC Consulting can help develop a monitoring approach based on your firm's risks, policies, and circumstances. The goal is an effective, defensible monitoring process, not simply fewer procedures. Applicable engagement inspection requirements must still be met.
The binder includes an engagement inspection planning and selection template for your firm to complete. It does not include an analysis of your engagement population, completed selection documentation, or recommendations of specific engagements to inspect.
If your firm needs assistance with those activities, engagement inspection planning support is available as a separately scoped service.
Ongoing SQMS Advisory is designed for firms with an established system using CC Consulting's documentation approach. This may include firms that purchased a toolkit or completed a tailored engagement.
Firms using other documentation systems are welcome to schedule an introductory call to discuss their needs and available support options.
No. Quarterly advisory focuses on guidance, reminders, check-ins, and discussing questions or changes affecting your SQMS.
Your firm continues to perform monitoring activities and maintain its documentation. Preparation and detailed review of completed workpapers are not included in the advisory retainer.
Yes. Findings & Remediation Support is available as a separate engagement to help evaluate findings, consider potential deficiencies, facilitate root cause analysis, develop remediation plans, and document follow-up activities.
This support is available whether or not your firm has purchased other CC Consulting services.
Yes. CC Consulting can help firms assess their SQMS documentation, discuss monitoring and evaluation requirements, identify areas that may need attention, and prepare for conversations with their peer reviewer.
The scope depends on your firm's circumstances and where it stands in its implementation or monitoring cycle. Peer review readiness support does not guarantee a particular peer review outcome.