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SEC Reporting for Public Companies

The right-sized expertise to help you stay compliant

Public company compliance is complex, especially for businesses operating with lean teams, limited budgets, and demanding investor expectations. Without the right support, companies can fall behind on technical requirements, delay filings, or face costly audit issues. Freed Maxick brings decades of SEC experience, senior-level attention, and a full-service approach to help you stay ahead, stay compliant, and focus on growth.

Why Freed Maxick?

Expertise That Fits

Our services are built for growth-oriented companies, balancing complexity and cost. We focus on your controls, systems, and team structure to ensure effective, efficient support.

Deep SEC Experience

Our professionals have extensive experience supporting SEC registrants and are fully equipped to meet regulatory rotation and review requirements. Our firm is in good standing with the PCAOB.

Strategic Thought Partnership

We provide more than just compliance; we act as an extension of your team, helping you anticipate challenges and unlock opportunities.

High-Level Capability, Practical Delivery

We deliver Big-Firm expertise without the overhead. You get senior-level attention, responsive communication, and implementation support from professionals who understand the full landscape.

Integrated Services

As your needs evolve, you can seamlessly transition into our full suite of services, including tax, risk advisory, internal audit, and cybersecurity.

Your challenges:

  • Reporting deadlines and technical disclosure requirements create pressure on lean teams
  • Lack of internal capacity for year-end and quarterly filings
  • Risk of errors in tax accounting and benefit plan reporting
  • Limited access to ongoing SEC updates or technical reviews

 

We help simplify the reporting process and reduce compliance risk, including:

  • Year-end financial statement audits for 10-K filings
  • Quarterly reviews for 10-Q filings
  • ASC 740 tax provision support
  • Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance assistance
  • Audit of employee benefit plans for 11-K filings
  • Updates and advisory on new SEC developments

Our Solutions

Specialized Advisory & Accounting Services

Your Challenge: Navigating new accounting standards, complex transactions, and audit readiness with limited internal expertise and capacity.

We provide solutions to support informed decision-making, including:

  • Evaluate and implement new accounting standards
  • Advise on technical accounting and financial statement preparation
  • Support IPO and SPAC transactions with capital markets expertise
  • Guide the documentation and impact assessment of complex transactions
  • Assist with equity-based compensation, M&A, convertible instruments, and valuation allowances

Risk Advisory Services

Your Challenge: Managing growing cybersecurity threats, compliance demands, and internal control gaps with limited risk and audit resources.

We provide practical risk management services to strengthen your operations, including:

  • Cybersecurity and privacy consulting (including NYS SHIELD compliance)
  • Vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
  • Co-sourced or outsourced internal audit programs
  • SOX consulting and IT controls assessment
  • Business process transformation and system implementation reviews
  • System and Organization Controls (SOC) reporting
  • PCI compliance assessments
  • Registered Provider Organization for CMMC
  • Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) for PCI

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Solutions

Your Challenge: Achieving and maintaining SOX compliance while managing limited resources, evolving IT systems, and complex auditor communications.

We provide comprehensive support to meet SOX obligations, including:

  • Designing and implementing internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR)
  • Supporting management testing of control effectiveness
  • Advising on controls within IT systems and infrastructure
  • Helping bridge communication with external auditors and boards

ESG Advisory Services

Your Challenge: Meeting growing ESG expectations with limited strategy, inconsistent reporting, and insufficient data management processes.

Environmental, social, and governance considerations are increasingly shaping investor expectations and regulatory landscapes. We help you:

  • Evaluate current ESG program status and disclosures
  • Conduct materiality assessments aligned to stakeholder priorities
  • Design data management strategies for ESG metrics
  • Develop an ESG communication and disclosure strategy grounded in best practices

Your Experts

J. Michael Ervin, CPA, CFE

Director

David L. Mancuso, CPA

Director

Patrick J. Clancy, CPA, CFE

Director

Thomas J. Berical, CPA

Director

Barbara A. Danner, CPA

Director

Michelle A. Sullivan, CPA

Director

Holly M. Hejmowski, CPA

Director