SOX ITGC Cost Estimator

Public company (or pre-IPO)?Yes

SOX 404 applies to SEC registrants; private companies may adopt ITGC voluntarily or ahead of an IPO.

IT systems in SOX scope

systems

Systems that feed financial reporting (ERP, billing, payroll, key databases).

ITGC already in place

Change management (tickets + approvals)Periodic user access reviewsSegregation of dutiesIT operations monitoring / job scheduling reviewAudit logging & retention

External auditor tier