Expert Guidance on Successful
SOC 1

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR) is a structured system of policies and processes that ensures the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of a company’s financial statements. Strong ICFR helps prevent errors, fraud, and misstatements while supporting regulatory, audit, and stakeholder expectations.

SOC 1 is an attestation that evaluates a service organisation’s ICFR controls. Businesses that influence their clients’ financial reporting—such as payroll processors, data centers, and SaaS providers—seek this certification. It strengthens client trust, reduces audit effort, and enhances a company’s credibility in financially significant operations.

At Coral, we support organisations by identifying control gaps, designing effective ICFR controls, preparing documentation, guiding remediation, and coordinating with auditors. Our experience since 2014 reduces risk, accelerates readiness, and ensures a smooth and successful SOC 1 audit.

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Project Phases

We have a structured approach to determine the applicable list of risks and controls that are required to achieve SOC 1 attestation. Our 6-phase approach ensures that the service organization has adequate ‘internal controls’ to assure any Certified Public Accountant (CPA) for issuance of SSAE 18 in USA, and professional accountant in public practice for issuance of ISAE 3402, globally.

Phase I - Determination of Objectives

This phase involves determining key business objectives, from user entity, as well as of the service organization.

Phase II -
Gap Analysis

This phase involves performing gap analysis of the above listed objectives on one hand, and the applicable SOC 1 controls and risks, on the other. We provide solution for all identified gaps.

Phase III - Control Design and documentation

This phase involves our methodology that involves distribution of risks, and control responsibility to internal stakeholders. This also includes nomination of key roles such as risk officer – who will drive the ongoing compliance.

Phase IV -
Tracking

This phase involves tracking the client risks, documentation and self-compliance on a weekly basis till all internal controls are adequately implemented.

Phase V -
Performance Tracking

This phase involves measuring internal control changes on a scale of 0-100%. This gives assurance to internal stakeholders that the processes implemented are adequate (or at risk). If there are deviations or risks identified, they are treated.

Phase VI -
Internal Audit

Internal audit followed by a formal review of the program gives organization an independent perspective, and enables them to be ready for final attestation.

Summary

At this stage:

The client has implemented the governance system in completeness. Generally upon completion of one month of this, the organization can achieve SOC 1 – Type 1 attestation, and upon completion of 6 months, the client can achieve Type 2 attestation. Here the assumption that all risks are under control that will give adequate assurance to the user entity.

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