What does Finrep do for SEC reporting teams?

Finrep provides purpose-built workflows for SEC reporting including roll-forward analysis, peer alignment benchmarking, comment letter risk detection, filing readiness checks, and AI-assisted disclosure drafting — all grounded in evidence and peer precedent.

How does Finrep help with 10-K and 10-Q drafting?

Finrep's Disclosure Drafting workflow drafts or refines 10-K and 10-Q sections using peer precedent, prior period language, and applicable ASC guidance as grounding sources. Every output is traceable to its source.

Can Finrep help respond to SEC comment letters?

Yes. Finrep's Comment Letter Response workflow drafts substantive, defensible responses to SEC staff comment letters by referencing peer company responses and applicable accounting guidance.

What workflows does Finrep offer for CFO and Controller teams?

Finrep offers Certification Readiness, Cross-Period Consistency, and Board Briefing workflows — covering pre-certification risk summaries, narrative consistency checks, and audit committee-ready disclosure summaries.

Does Finrep support ESG and sustainability reporting?

Yes. Finrep includes ESG Disclosure Benchmark and ESG Regulatory Monitoring workflows, supporting TCFD, SASB, and GRI framework alignment as well as SEC climate disclosure rule tracking.

Which teams in the CFO office does Finrep support?

Finrep supports SEC Reporting, Technical Accounting, Legal Counsel, Investor Relations, Disclosure Committee, CFO and Controller, Tax Team, and ESG Reporting functions.

Does Finrep independently evaluate DC&P or ICFR?

No. The report documents and structures the DC&P and ICFR conclusions the team provides. It does not substitute for the evaluation or the auditor's attestation.

What does "retained support" mean?

Documentation structured to serve as the basis for the certification decision, organized in a format a regulator or auditor would expect, and filed alongside the certification.

How are open items prioritized?

By the team at upload, or Finrep applies a default: items affecting material disclosures or DC&P conclusions are high priority; others are medium or low. Priority is editable before export.

Does it cover both Section 302 and Section 906?

Yes. Report addresses the Section 302(a) representations (completeness, fair presentation, DC&P effectiveness, ICFR assessment) and the Section 906 representation (no material misstatements).

When should I generate the report?

After the filing is finalized and all open items are resolved or documented. Before the certifying officers sign.

Can the report be updated if an issue surfaces after generation?

Yes. Rerun with updated inputs. Version history maintained so the final signed version is distinguishable from earlier runs.

CFO / Controller

Certification Readiness

Certification readiness is the documented basis behind the Section 302 and 906 signature. Finrep returns a pre-certification report from the final filing: disclosure completeness by section, disclosure controls and procedures status, ICFR testing results, and every open item with owner and priority, structured as support retained for the certification decision.

Section 302 + 906

Both certification bases covered

4 dimensions

Completeness, DC&P, ICFR, open items

Retained support

Structured for the certification file

See sample reports

Sample Certification Readiness Reports

See what a Finrep certification readiness report looks like. Download and review the full output.

Today's reality

Certification Readiness without Finrep

Certification basis assembled from emails, trackers, and auditor communications under deadline
Disclosure completeness not formally documented section by section at the time of sign-off
Open items tracked in spreadsheets not linked to the certification representation
No single retained artifact capturing the support basis for the certification decision

CFO / Controller · Pre-Filing

The CEO and CFO sign. The documented basis for that signature is assembled under deadline from separate sources.

Section 302 requires the certifying officers to represent that the filing presents fairly and that disclosure controls and procedures are effective. Section 906 adds criminal liability for knowing false certifications. The representation is significant. The documentation behind it is typically scattered across emails, tracker spreadsheets, auditor sign-off emails, and the filing itself.

No single artifact captures the complete basis. The certification is signed. The support is reconstructible if needed. That is not the same as support that was retained.

Without Finrep

Manual process

Certification basis assembled from emails, trackers, and auditor communications under deadline
Disclosure completeness not formally documented section by section at the time of sign-off
Open items tracked in spreadsheets not linked to the certification representation
No single retained artifact capturing the support basis for the certification decision

With Finrep

Automated workflow

Pre-certification report generated from the final filing and supporting inputs
Disclosure completeness documented by section with status and any residual gaps noted
Open items listed with owner and priority, each linked to the section it affects
Single retained artifact structured as support for the Section 302 and 906 decision

From final filing to retained certification support in four steps

Upload the final filing and supporting inputs

Drop the final 10-K or 10-Q. Provide DC&P assessment, ICFR testing results, and any known open items. Finrep parses the filing and maps each section.

Finrep assembles the four dimensions

Disclosure completeness assessed by section. DC&P status pulled from the provided assessment. ICFR testing results summarized. Open items compiled with owner and priority.

Pre-certification report generated

Four-section report: disclosure completeness by section (complete, thin, or residual gap noted), DC&P conclusion with basis, ICFR testing summary, and open item register with owner, priority, and resolution status.

Retain as certification support

Export and file as support documentation for the certification decision. Structure matches what a regulator or auditor would expect to see as the documented basis for the representation.

What you get

Pre-certification report with completeness, DC&P, ICFR, and open item register

Checklist BenchmarkingDashboard

CFO / Controller

What Certification Readiness does at a glance

Team: CFO / Controller
Filing phase: Pre-Filing
Output: Pre-certification report with completeness, DC&P, ICFR, and open item register
Modules: Checklist BenchmarkingDashboard

What changes when the certification basis is a document, not a reconstruction

Disclosure completeness by section

Every section of the filing assessed for completeness at the time of sign-off. Status per section: complete, thin (noted for the record), or residual gap with explanation. Sourced to the applicable ASC paragraph or S-K item. Captures the completeness representation with specificity.

DC&P status documentation

Disclosure controls and procedures effectiveness conclusion documented with the basis: controls tested, deficiencies identified, remediation status. Structured to match the Item 9A disclosure the filing makes. Pulls from the assessment the team provides, not independently evaluated.

ICFR testing results summary

Material weaknesses and significant deficiencies identified or confirmed as none. Testing scope, methodology, and conclusion summarized. Cross-referenced to the auditor's attestation where applicable. Structured to support the Section 302(a)(5) representation.

Open item register with owner and priority

Every item identified as unresolved at sign-off documented with: description, section affected, owner, priority (high/medium/low), and resolution status. High-priority unresolved items flagged for explicit acknowledgment in the certification support. Certifying officer sees what was known and how it was assessed.

Built for the people who sign and need the basis documented before they do

CFO / Controller

Pre-certification report covering all four dimensions before the signature. Retained support that does not need to be reconstructed if questioned.

SEC Reporting Lead

Open items with owner and priority documented alongside disclosure completeness. Everything the certifying officer needs assembled in one artifact.

FAQ

Four dimensions: disclosure completeness by section, DC&P status with basis, ICFR testing results summary, and open item register with owner, priority, and resolution status.