First external audit
The company needs a complete audit-request map and support assembling schedules and evidence.
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Audit & Assurance Support
Prepare the records before audit pressure builds.Keep every query moving.
Audit readiness and coordination support for mainland and Free Zone audits, plus separately scoped internal-control reviews. Signed audit opinions are issued only by the appointed independent licensed auditor.
Readiness firstBooks and schedules assessed before fieldwork
One PBC trackerRequests, owners and evidence visible
Independent opinionLicensed auditor retains audit responsibility
When this service fits
Choose it for a defined operating need.
Use support when finance records are not audit-ready, responsibilities are unclear or auditor queries are consuming the team without a central tracker.
Delayed or difficult audit
Outstanding balances, prior issues and scattered query responses are preventing completion.
Free Zone or mainland requirement
The licensing, banking, shareholder or tax context requires audited financial statements.
Internal-control review
Management wants a focused review of selected processes, controls and risk points.
How the engagement moves
Four stages. A visible output at every stage.
The work separates accounting preparation from the auditor’s independent procedures and keeps the company’s responses organised.
01Stage 01
Assess audit readiness
Review the trial balance, reconciliations, prior issues, reporting framework and available records.
Stage outputReadiness gap memo
02Stage 02
Build the PBC pack
Prepare the request list, schedules, document folders, owners and target dates.
Stage outputPBC tracker and schedules
03Stage 03
Coordinate fieldwork
Manage information flow, clarify requests and track queries between finance and the auditor.
Stage outputAudit query log
04Stage 04
Resolve and close
Support accounting adjustments, final schedules and the management action list.
Stage outputClose and action pack
Defined deliverables
What management receives.
The pack helps the company respond consistently while protecting the auditor’s independence and responsibility for the opinion.
Readiness assessment
A prioritised list of accounting, reconciliation, document and presentation gaps before fieldwork.
PBC and evidence tracker
Every request mapped to an owner, record location, due date and completion status.
Supporting schedules
Agreed account analyses, reconciliations and financial-statement support prepared from the company’s records.
Management action list
Audit and control matters, agreed owners and remediation dates after completion.
Audit responsibility
Preparation support and the independent audit are different roles.
The appointed licensed auditor determines materiality, procedures, evidence and the audit opinion. mkACE’s role is to improve readiness, coordinate the company’s responses and support accounting resolution.
Complete records
Management remains responsible for the financial statements and information supplied.
Readiness and coordination
Schedules, reconciliations, PBC tracking and accounting follow-up.
Independent procedures
Risk assessment, testing, evidence evaluation and signed opinion.
Remediation
Management actions can be tracked after findings and adjustments are agreed.
Records to begin
Start with the information that creates the position.
We tailor the final request list after an initial discussion. These records normally provide the starting point.
- Trial balance and general ledger
- Draft financial statements
- Bank and control-account reconciliations
- Fixed-asset and inventory records
- Customer and supplier ageing
- Contracts, leases and financing documents
- Prior audit report and management letter
- Tax filings and licence or authority requirements
Questions before you engage
Clear answers about this scope.
The final scope depends on the entity, operating model, records, authority requirements and the facts confirmed during onboarding.
Can you appoint the auditor?
We can assist with coordination and proposals, while the company appoints the independent licensed auditor.
Can you prepare all audit schedules?
Yes, within the agreed accounting and readiness scope and based on complete company records.
Do all UAE companies require an annual audit?
Requirements vary by legal form, authority, tax position, bank, shareholders and contracts. The relevant basis should be checked for the entity.
Can you help finish a delayed audit?
Yes. We first map the outstanding requests, accounting issues, owners and dependencies and then agree a recovery plan.
Do you provide internal audit?
Focused internal-control reviews can be scoped separately. They do not replace a statutory external audit.
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Contact Us
Request audit support Give the audit one tracker, one close plan and clear ownership.
Share the financial year, authority requirement, current books and appointed-auditor status. We will begin with readiness.