Internal control review
Walkthroughs of purchase-to-pay, revenue recognition, and payroll cycles with findings ranked by financial statement impact.
Financial auditing · Chiba & greater Tokyo
Ledgers examined with care, so boards can sign with confidence.
Tideway Audit & Assurance is an independent practice that plans, performs, and reports on financial statement audits for mid-market companies whose books, inventory, and subsidiaries sit across Japan.
Statutory financial statement audit
We examine whether your consolidated and standalone financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework. The work covers risk assessment, substantive testing, inventory observation, and a written auditor’s report for shareholders and lenders.
Read the full engagement scope- Planning meeting with management and the audit committee
- Materiality and risk assessment across significant accounts
- Inventory count attendance where stock is material
- Independent auditor’s report and management letter
Typical fieldwork window: three to six weeks, depending on entity complexity and group structure.
Assurance that sits beside the annual audit
Financial due diligence
Quality-of-earnings and working-capital analysis for buyers evaluating a Japanese target before signing.
Agreed-upon procedures
Targeted testing of covenant calculations, royalty statements, or grant expenditure when a full audit is not required.
Rooted in Chiba, attentive to Japanese reporting calendars
Our office at 647 Cedar Avenue in 西マサ区 puts us within reach of manufacturing plants in Chiba Prefecture and headquarters in greater Tokyo. Engagements follow the March and December year-ends common to Japanese companies, with interim planning visits scheduled before the close.
See how an engagement unfoldsWhat finance directors say after fieldwork
“Tideway’s inventory count at our Funabashi warehouse ran on the agreed Saturday start. The only friction was a late bill of materials revision we should have flagged earlier.”
Keiko Morimoto · CFO, industrial components manufacturer
“They challenged our revenue cut-off around year-end shipments without turning the management letter into theatre. Clear findings, no jargon for jargon’s sake.”
Daniel Reeves · Group controller, consumer goods importer
Share your year-end date and group structure
Tell us which entities need an auditor’s report, whether inventory is material, and when your audit committee meets. We respond within two business days with a draft scope and fee range.