Full Service Audit Readiness
Specialized Pre-audit Risk Advisory
Pre-Audit Health Check
Documentation Review
Mock Audit Simulations
Team Evaluations and Future Proofing
Comprehensive evaluation of internal accounting controls and financial reporting ledgers to surface potential audit adjustments early.
Detailed technical analysis of working papers, tax filings, and regulatory disclosures to structure airtight lead schedules and post-closing sweeps.
Mock-testing high-risk sample targets in a safe, zero-judgment environment so vulnerabilities are caught internally.
Providing targeted education, real-time guidance, and repeatable frameworks to empower your internal team so they walk into next year's audit completely self-sufficient.
Regulatory and Restricted Fund Attestation
Validating compliance with applicable regulatory frameworks, grant guidelines, and restricted reserve or revenue parameters for your specific Organization.
Executive CPA Coaching & Advisory provides a confidential, high-status sounding board built exclusively for finance leaders and executives. I don't act as a distant consultant or a rigid reviewer; I act as your personal strategic advisor. I give you a safe, zero-judgment space to pressure-test complex entries, talk through operational friction, and gain immediate clarity before you present to your Board or hand schedules to external auditors.
Executive CPA Coaching & Advisory
Your Trusted Partner When It Matters
Confidential Peer Sounding Board
Board and Audit Committee Preparation
Targeted Issue Triage
Regulatory and Grant Strategy
Serving as your trusted second pair of eyes to validate complex technical entries, ASC updates, and judgment calls in a completely safe, judgment-free environment.
Helping you craft your financial narrative, anticipate tough questions, and step into Board meetings with total executive composure and authority.
Assistance with complex software sync errors, ledger anomalies, or account variances, offering a high-level diagnostic perspective and best-practice frameworks.
Partnering with you to navigate complex regulatory frameworks, restricted fund allocations, and compliance parameters without second-guessing.
Leadership Elevation
Coaching you on how to manage auditor relationships, set firm boundaries, and lead your internal finance team with calm, decisive clarity.
Lindsey Harrison
CPA. MBA
My path to founding Audit Readiness Advisors was built on a simple realization: finance leaders don't need more pressure, they just need better support.
After earning my Master of Science in Accountancy from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), I began my career in public accounting at RubinBrown. Spending over a decade on the auditor’s side of the table gave me an inside look at how audit teams think, how sample testing actually works, and where internal accounting systems most frequently break down under scrutiny.
Wanting to make a more direct impact, I transitioned into client advisory services (CAS) at a boutique outsourced CFO firm. There, I worked hand-in-hand with non-profit leaders to manage complex operational ledgers, navigate regulatory compliance, and handle day-to-day financial leadership. Sitting on the client side of the desk showed me the real-world pressure controllers face. It’s a huge task to keep daily operations running while simultaneously managing complex audit request lists.
I founded Audit Readiness Advisors to bridge those two worlds. By combining the rigorous standards of a regional accounting firm with the hands-on empathy of an outsourced CFO, I help finance teams turn audit season into a calm, predictable, and routine process.
When I’m not diving into the numbers, I’m usually out exploring the world. I love traveling to new places, stepping outside my comfort zone, and trying new hands-on crafts—a curiosity and adaptability that keeps my perspective fresh, grounded, and cool-headed under pressure.
Audit Readiness Advisors LLC
St Louis. MO
2026