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SOC 1 attestation in New York
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- Independent attestation
- New York office team
- Effivity software included
- Academy training included
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SOC 1 attestation in New York at a glance
Behind many New York balance sheets are outsourced processes: a payroll run, a fund's unit pricing, a custodian's reconciliations, a managing agent's rent collections. The clients' auditors have to rely on those processes without testing them each year, and SOC 1 is how they do it. A CPA firm examines the service organisation's description of its system and the design, and where Type 2 applies the operation, of controls relevant to user entities' financial reporting. The report is not a certificate but an attestation. Sterling's New York office helps the provider define control objectives, document and test controls, and close gaps before the CPA firm starts fieldwork. Local questions follow.
Why SOC 1 in New York
- Payroll, fund-administration and outsourced finance providersClients' auditors need a report on controls relevant to financial reporting.
- Property and building-services managers handling client fundsTheir clients' auditors look for assurance over outsourced processes.
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Take the SOC 1 (ISAE 3402 / SSAE 18) readiness checkWhat drives SOC 1 in New York
Demand is customer-led: SOC 1 is requested by user entities and their auditors; no New York authority requires it.
What SOC 1 requires
Strip away the vocabulary and SOC 1 asks a service organisation to report on six things about controls affecting its clients' financial reporting.
The detail is on the global hub: SOC 1 explained →
How Sterling delivers SOC 1 in New York
Sterling's New York office defines control objectives and tests readiness with the service organisation's finance and operations leads. One team carries the work from scoping to report.
- End to end, from one team
- Effivity ISO & GRC software
- Preferential Sterling Academy access, with complimentary awareness training for your people
- Internal auditor training for your audit team, as applicable to your standard
- Vulnerability assessment on ISMS engagements
The Sterling Promise: 100% on-time completion, 100% success, 8,100+ client engagements.Sterling does not certify. Certification decisions stay with independent bodies.
Regulations and accreditation for SOC 1 in the US
The laws, regulators and accreditation route for SOC 1 apply across the US, New York included. They are set out on the country page: SOC 1 attestation in the US →
Standards New York organisations combine with SOC 1
SOC 1 in New York: questions clients ask
Why are New York fund administrators asked for SOC 1?
Because their clients' auditors need assurance about outsourced processes that affect financial statements. A SOC 1 report prepared by a CPA firm describes the service organisation's controls and tests them, so the auditor need not examine each process directly. Whether Type 1 or Type 2 is needed depends on the client.
How is SOC 1 different from SOC 2 for a New York provider?
SOC 1 addresses controls relevant to a client's financial reporting; SOC 2 covers security and related criteria such as availability and confidentiality. A payroll processor may need SOC 1 for customer auditors and SOC 2 for customer security teams, so the real question is who is reading the report.
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Sources
- Financial services and securities — osc.ny.gov (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
- Large buildings under the city's emissions law — nyc.gov (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
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