Auditing with a balanced approach –
agile, personal and uncompromising in terms of quality.
Copartner's auditing services combine in-depth expertise with pragmatic implementation and personalised support. As certified audit experts, we advise companies, foundations, and organisations of all sizes and industries – independently, on time, and with a clear focus on quality, reliability, and transparency.
Our mandates range from small and medium-sized enterprises to more complex structures with heightened regulatory requirements. We work in accordance with recognised national and international auditing standards and ensure compliance with legal regulations as well as the individual requirements of our clients.
Our strength lies in the combination of structured audit processes, short decision-making paths, and an experienced team that understands economic contexts and communicates them clearly. We work critically but constructively – with the aim of creating security and trust for the board of directors, investors, supervisory bodies, and other stakeholders.
Auditor Mandates
In these engagements, we act as an independent auditing or supervisory body in accordance with the applicable legal and regulatory requirements. Our focus is on accurate auditing, clear reporting, and providing assurance to the board of directors, supervisory bodies, and other stakeholders.
- Ordinary Audit
- Limited Audit
- Internal Audit
- Legal form-independent auditing of annual and consolidated financial statements in accordance with national and international accounting standards (Swiss Code of Obligations, Swiss GAAP FER, IFRS)
- Audits according to OR Art. 725a (half capital loss) and Art. 725b (over-indebtedness)
- Other statutory audits for company formations, capital increases and reductions, contributions in kind, mergers, revaluation of real estate and shareholdings, relocation of registered office and liquidations
- Special audit in accordance with the Swiss Code of Obligations
- Audit of registered and other pension funds in accordance with the occupational pension legislation (BVG)
- Auditing of foundations
- External auditing body for various self-regulatory organisations in accordance with anti-money laundering legislation
- Supervisory audits for asset managers authorised by FINMA and affiliated with AOOS, OSFW Control AG and SRO Treuhand Suisse
- GWG Audits for Financial Intermediaries Registered with SRO Treuhand Suisse and PolyReg
- Submission of legally required reports as well as reports tailored to the company's needs, to the Board of Directors (final meeting, explanatory report, management letter)
- Review of the Internal Control System (ICS) and identification of weaknesses/risk assessment
- Assessment of the tax situation within the framework of the final audit
Additional Audit Mandates
In addition to statutory audit mandates, we undertake further audit and assessment assignments tailored to specific issues and information needs. These mandates support well-founded decision-making for boards of directors, investors, banks, and other stakeholders.
- Auditing of annual financial statements or specific items in the annual accounts of companies that are not subject to mandatory auditing
- Agreed Upon Procedures according to PS 920
- Audits related to loans granted under "Horizon Europe" according to the guidelines of the SBFI (State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation) or the EIC (European Innovation Council)
- External review (quality assurance)
- Expert opinions and arbitration reports, second opinion reports
- Business valuations in connection with succession planning, company acquisitions or restructurings
- Assisting with due diligence work in company acquisitions
- Analysis reports commissioned by the Board of Directors for external stakeholders (banks, investors)