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Broker-Dealers & Investment Advisors

Industry-Specific Support

Build a Strategy for Success

By leveraging a best-in-class partnership tailored to your specific needs, you can identify your obstacles and build a strategy that targets even your most complex problems. We provide a full spectrum of specialized services and accounting, audit, consulting and tax solutions for the brokerage and investment advisory industries, including:

  • SEC/FINRA/PCAOB regulatory analysis and support
  • Anti-money laundering program audits and reporting
  • SEC required internal control reporting and surprise examinations
  • Net capital calculations and Rule 15c3-1 compliance
  • Reserve requirements and Rule 15c3-3 compliance
  • FOCUS reporting and compliance with new rules and supplemental filings
  • SIPC reporting and compliance
  • Enhanced data analysis
  • Business process and accounting/finance function improvement
  • Information security
  • State and local tax reviews, including nexus
Proactive Technology Support
Strengthen Your IT Environment

Enhancing your IT control environment allows you to eliminate constant troubleshooting and alleviate manual burdens and process inefficiencies. Our team of IT professionals can evaluate your systems and develop customized, practical solutions to help you achieve your goals.

Increasing your system effectiveness and efficiency
Increase your system effectiveness and efficiency
Mitigating data loss and system breaches
Mitigate data loss and system breaches
Automating processes
Automate processes
Integrating IT into your business environment
Integrate IT into your business environment
Broker-Dealers & Investment Advisors
Specialized Expertise
Industry Focused
Improving your firm’s systems and processes begins with a deep understanding of your industry. Our experienced team has the specialized training required to provide in-depth, industry-specific support, including the continuing education needed to stay current with key issues and developments facing broker-dealers and investment advisors.
Experts
Bianca Sarrach - Risk Assurance & Advisory | Armanino
Partner
Bianca Sarrach, CIA, CFE, CFSA, CRMA
Bianca focuses on improving clients’ operational and financial business processes and accounting procedures.
St. Louis, MO
Amy Ribick - Partner, Risk Assurance and Advisory - St. Louis, MO | Armanino
Partner
Amy Ribick, CIA, CFE, CRMA
Amy is an experienced auditor and operational head of Trust at Armanino.
St. Louis, MO
Lincoln Gray - Partner, Audit - St. Louis, MO | Armanino
Partner
Lincoln Gray, CPA
Lincoln is a partner in Armanino’s Audit practice and has a specialized focus in financial-service-related entities.
St. Louis, MO
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Resources
Achievable Route to Modern Financial Close BlackLine Webinar
Webinar
An Achievable Route to a Modern Financial Close
Financial close experts reveal strategies and technology that can help streamline your month-end close process.
August 17, 2021 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
Do You Really Need a CFO or Controller, and What’s the Difference?
Article
Do You Really Need a CFO or Controller, and What’s the Difference?
Does your finance function need tactical savvy or strategic vision? Here are the skill sets each role contributes.
August 13, 2021
Why You Need Strategic Finance Army on Your Side Webinar
Webinar
Why You Need a Finance Army on Your Side
Many companies hire a CFO far too early and build analyst and controller skills far too late.
August 10, 2021 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
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