IT audit services help organizations verify compliance, strengthen system controls, and improve the reliability of the data that drives daily decisions. Instead of limiting the audit to paperwork and checklists, our approach focuses on how technology, governance, and reporting interact across real systems, ensuring that the controls protecting your data actually work.

SurveyKing Consulting combines CPA-led compliance expertise with deep technical capability. Our team includes auditors, engineers, and programmers who understand both financial and operational reporting, as well as the systems that support them, including SQL databases, ERP environments, and cloud infrastructure. This mix allows us to evaluate not just whether controls exist, but whether they operate efficiently, consistently, and in alignment with business objectives.

We begin by assessing your IT control environment and data flow to identify gaps in compliance, reliability, or process maturity. From there, we deliver clear recommendations and technical remediation plans that help leadership improve audit readiness, strengthen governance, and build a more secure, efficient foundation for future growth.

IT audit services become essential when leadership needs assurance that systems, data, and controls are functioning as intended. Common triggers include SOX readiness preparation, investor diligence, or acquisition reviews, when formal documentation of IT controls and data integrity is required. An independent audit verifies that access, change management, and reporting processes meet governance expectations and can withstand external scrutiny.

IT audits are also critical before major technology transitions such as ERP upgrades, system integrations, or rapid expansion of internal tools. Reviewing control design and data flow before these changes helps prevent breakdowns that lead to reporting errors, downtime, or compliance failures. Many organizations engage our team during planning cycles to confirm that financial and operational systems remain consistent, secure, and aligned with business objectives.

Beyond these key events, IT audits add value whenever systems grow faster than documentation or management visibility can keep pace. Regular reviews support board oversight, vendor evaluations, and insurance renewals by demonstrating control maturity and risk awareness. Even when not tied to a formal regulatory filing, a CPA-led IT audit provides credible assurance that your technology, data, and compliance frameworks are operating reliably.

The cost of an IT audit depends on the size of your environment, the number of systems involved, and the level of compliance required. Some organizations need a focused controls review for a single platform; others require a complete SOX-aligned assessment across multiple applications and data sources. Most engagements fall in the low five-figure range, with pricing scaled to complexity and depth of testing.

Each engagement begins with a short scoping call to define objectives and determine the priority: compliance, data integrity, or modernization. From there, we provide a fixed-fee proposal outlining scope, deliverables, and optional remediation support, ensuring the audit effort is proportional to the value it delivers.

For organizations near our Canton, MI office that need immediate insight, we offer a one-day on-site IT assessment. The visit includes a brief review of procedures, system documentation, and your data environment, along with a short interview to understand current challenges and goals. A concise one-page PDF summary is delivered within three business days, giving leadership a clear snapshot of current risks and next steps for only $950.

Common areas we serve for on-site IT audit services:

• Detroit, MI
• Akron, OH
• Cleveland, OH
• Ann Arbor, MI
• Dayton, OH
• Fort Wayne, IN
• Columbus, OH
• Grand Rapids, MI
• Erie, PA
• Windsor, ON

*For other locations, IT audit services may require 2–3 days of scheduling in advance, and travel costs may vary.

Our IT audit services combine financial discipline with technical depth to ensure your systems and controls operate as intended. Each stage is designed to strengthen compliance, verify data integrity, and create a clear roadmap for improvement.

1. Assessment
We start by reviewing your IT control framework, policies, and data environment to establish a clear understanding of current risks. This includes evaluating access management, change control, documentation, and data flow across systems such as ERP platforms, SQL databases, and internal applications. The goal is to identify where control design or execution could expose the organization to compliance or data accuracy issues.

2. Testing
Next, we perform targeted testing and analysis to confirm that controls operate effectively and data remains consistent across systems. Our team maps findings by severity, quantifies business impact, and highlights opportunities for efficiency or automation. This stage forms the evidence base for management reporting and potential SOX or third-party compliance reviews.

3. Reporting
Finally, we deliver a structured report detailing control performance, data integrity results, and prioritized recommendations. Each engagement includes a summary for executives and technical detail for system owners. For clients needing quick follow-up, our team can assist with remediation planning or implementation to ensure improvements are documented, tested, and sustained.

Our regulatory compliance audits focus on ensuring that IT controls meet the requirements of SOX 404, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and HIPAA. We evaluate access provisioning, change management, backup and recovery, and operational security to verify that each control supports accurate financial reporting and data integrity. For SOX environments, we test IT general controls and application controls linked directly to journal entries, reconciliations, and system-generated financial data. This includes walkthroughs, evidence sampling, and control documentation that external auditors can leverage to reduce redundancy and costs.

Beyond financial reporting, we assess compliance across broader data-handling and system-governance frameworks. Our reviews confirm that policies, procedures, and control ownership are clearly defined and operating as documented. Where possible, we help automate recurring control tests, such as access reviews and change-log monitoring, to maintain compliance between audit cycles and strengthen the organization’s overall control maturity.

Our audits trace data from source systems through every transformation and reporting layer to confirm completeness, accuracy, and consistency. We review how data is extracted, cleansed, and stored across SQL databases, ERP exports, Excel workbooks, and internal applications, verifying that each step preserves integrity. Clean, well-structured data environments are central to reliable decision-making; we evaluate table design, key relationships, and mapping logic to identify where duplication, missing joins, or manual overrides could distort results.

We also assess the integrity of internal applications and their logic, including labor standards, quoting tools, pricing engines, and forecasting models. Each formula, rule, script, or source dataset (like a price list) should maintain a clear audit trail of changes so version history can be reconstructed and analyzed. Our goal is to help organizations build transparent data pipelines where every metric is traceable, every assumption is documented, and every result can be reproduced with confidence.

We evaluate whether current systems, workflows, and vendors are truly supporting business objectives. Our reviews cover application design, user workflows, and integration efficiency, identifying where technology is creating value versus adding complexity. This includes assessing software utilization, vendor contracts, and system overlap to determine if the organization’s technology stack is cost-effective, secure, and aligned with operational goals.

When manual workarounds or Excel-based tools drive critical processes, we document the existing workflow and design a modernization roadmap. This may include building lightweight internal applications, refining data models, or recommending vendors that better fit the organization’s scale. The result is a clear view of how to streamline operations, reduce dependency on fragmented tools, and convert technology investments into measurable performance improvements.