Services

Value-Added, Practical Solutions

Our practice is built on decades of experience providing management consulting and auditing services involving nearly every area of state and local government. We specialize in performance audits, internal audit, management consulting services, and customized training.

Regardless of the type of service, our firm’s overall philosophy is simple. We strive to deliver more to our clients than they expect, and do so with unsurpassed quality. Our consulting approach and rigid quality control procedures ensure that we consistently produce insightful, on-point, value-added, and practical solutions—and we do so on-time and on-budget.

Through performance audits and operational reviews, we provide independent and objective assessments of the business and services of government. We promote public accountability, transparency, and reliable, objective information to assist public leaders to more efficiently and effectively operate government.

We offer decades of experience conducting performance audits in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, often working on behalf of elected and appointed officials tasked with the responsibility to oversee government operations. Performance audits ensure accountability in the use of government resources and the delivery of government services. In conducting performance audits, our goal is to inform government leaders, elected officials, and the public on the successes and challenges of government programs and practices in meeting their goals and serving the public. As part of our performance audits and program evaluations we:

Assess the extent to which legislative, regulatory, or organizational goals and objectives are being met;
Benchmark and identify alternative and leading practices to improve performance and achieve results;
Evaluate the relative cost-effectiveness of a program or activity;
Measure whether programs produce their intended results;
Assess the efficacy of operations and/or programs;
Determine whether a program provides equitable access to or distribution of public resources;
Examine systems of internal controls to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse of public resources;
Evaluate whether government fees are reasonable and justifiable; and
Ensure the programs or operations comply with relevant laws and regulations.

Sjoberg Evashenk Consulting provides independent, objective assurance and consulting services by working with client management to identify problems and recommend solutions. We have several multi-year internal audit service contracts with a variety of state and local agencies throughout the Western United States, including serving as the outsourced Internal/Performance Auditor for two local governments, the City of Elk Grove, California, and Snohomish County, Washington. We also assist internal audit units through training and consultation, conducting performance audits upon request, and performing independent quality assurance reviews of internal audit activities in accordance with auditing standards.

We offer expertise in the application of pertinent audit standards, including those promulgated by the Comptroller General of the United States (Yellow Book) and International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (Red Book).

Our management consulting practice is focused on assisting leaders, managers, decision-makers, and practitioners within government and non-profit organizations in doing what they do best — serve the public. We take a cooperative approach with our clients to really understand their organization and the challenges they face to provide assistance and solutions that are practical, actionable, and cost-effective. We offer a wide-variety of services and we are experienced in assisting both new start-up agencies and long-standing, mature organizations.

Our services include:

Organizational Evaluations
Staffing Models and Workload Allocation
Operational Risk Assessments and Enterprise Risk Management
Business Process Re-engineering
Development and Implementation of Policies and Procedures
Establishing Systems of Internal Controls
Assessing Employee Recruitment and Hiring Strategies
Classification and Compensation Studies
Rate and Fee Studies
Benchmarking Studies
Budget and Funding Analysis and Optimization

Our team of seasoned professionals are active members in a variety of industry organizations, including the Project Management Institute, Institute of Internal Auditors, Association of Government Accountants, and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

SEC ACADEMY

Through our SEC Academy, a continuing educational provider recognized by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Sjoberg Evashenk Consulting offers a wide selection of training courses for both public and private entities. Striving to deliver pertinent, practical, and actionable training, our custom and catalogue courses are tailored to client groups and organizations. Courses include:

Performance audits and evaluations
Risk assessments and Enterprise Risk Management
Internal controls and Green Book standards
Contracting and Procurement
Regulatory control, monitoring, and compliance
Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
Audit Standards, including the Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book) and the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Red Book)
Capital construction
Grant management and oversight
Change management relating to policies and procedures

We train groups of all sizes—from 4 to 400 participants. Class materials are geared to reach individuals from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds, including government auditors, accountants, financial and operational managers, and program personnel. All of our courses are taught by seasoned consultants with direct hands-on, practical experience that translates directly into the workplace. Our training courses meet the Continuing Professional Education requirements for many professional certifications including those issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants standards, as well as the requirements set forth in the generally accepted government auditing standards issued by the United States Government Accountability Office.

To assist in the contracting process, we have several on-call master agreements with various government entities throughout the west coast region, including:

California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) – Non-IT Services
City of Los Angeles (City Controller, Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles World Airports, and Department of Water and Power)
Los Angeles County (Auditor-Controller and Chief Executive Office)
Port of Long Beach
San Francisco City Services Auditor
A.C. Transit District
State of Oregon Business Development Department
Bay Area Rapid Transit