Independent physical counts, inventory observation support, and fixed asset verification — with audit-ready deliverables your engagement team can rely on.
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Engagement Support
From planning to deliverables, we handle the logistics so you can focus on the audit
We coordinate with your client’s operations team on timing, scope, and logistics. You receive a methodology memo before fieldwork begins — no surprises.
Our teams execute independent physical counts using barcode and RFID technology. Real-time progress updates. Your team observes or focuses on other audit areas.
Complete audit evidence package delivered within 5 business days: count methodology, detailed results, reconciliation workpapers, exception analysis, and management letter points.
Regulatory Alignment
CPCON's methodology satisfies PCAOB AS 2510, AS 2301, and AICPA AU-C 501. Documentation formatted for direct inclusion in audit workpapers.
All documentation formatted for Big 4 and regional firm audit file standards.
Deliverables
Everything you need for audit documentation
Detailed procedures and approach documentation
Electronic, sortable format ready for analysis
Complete variance analysis and explanations
Identified discrepancies with root cause analysis
Assets in system but not physically present
Control deficiencies and recommendations (if applicable)
Formatted for Big 4 and regional firm audit file standards. No reformatting required.
Scale & Reach
Simultaneous counts across 50-200+ locations. Single point of contact. Consolidated reporting.
Process
Simple, transparent process from referral to completion
Submit the form or call us with client details.
We contact the client, scope the engagement, proposal within 48 hours.
Teams deploy, count, deliver audit-ready results to you and client.
You stay informed throughout.
Track Record
Decades of experience supporting audit engagements
“CPCON’s methodology documentation made our audit file review seamless. Their teams are professional, responsive, and understand what auditors need.”
“We’ve used CPCON for multi-location inventory observations for years. Their coordination across 100+ sites was flawless, and deliverables were exactly what we needed.”
Common Questions
What auditors and finance teams ask before engaging an independent count partner
Inventory verification services are independent, third-party physical inventory counts performed to confirm that the quantities and assets recorded in your books actually exist on the floor. CPCON provides inventory verification and audit support for financial-statement audits — counting, reconciling register-to-physical, and documenting exceptions to a standard your auditors can rely on.
An independent firm — not the client's own staff — should execute the count so the evidence is objective. CPCON deploys trained count teams nationwide to run third-party physical inventory counts while your audit team observes or focuses on other areas. We are independent of the entity being audited, which preserves the objectivity auditors require under PCAOB and AICPA standards.
Inventory observation is the audit procedure in which the auditor attends and observes the client's physical inventory count to obtain evidence over existence and condition. See our full guide to PCAOB AS 2510 inventory observation. CPCON's methodology is built to satisfy these requirements end-to-end.
AS 2510 is the PCAOB standard governing public-company audits; AU-C 501 is the AICPA equivalent for private-company and non-issuer engagements. The procedures are similar but the documentation expectations differ — we break it down in AS 2510 vs AU-C 501. Our deliverables are formatted to either standard.
Yes. Alongside inventory counts, CPCON performs fixed asset verification services — physically locating tagged assets, confirming existence and condition, identifying ghost assets, and reconciling the fixed-asset register to the floor. This supports both audit evidence and SOX fixed-asset controls.
Yes. CPCON coordinates simultaneous physical inventory counting across multiple sites — warehouses, plants, and distribution centers — with consistent methodology and a single consolidated evidence package, so a multi-location engagement reconciles cleanly regardless of how many facilities are in scope.