Ro Sokhi, CPA | PCAOB Audit Partner

PCAOB Audit Partner — UHY LLP

CPA focused on VC funding and IPO-readiness.

Ro Sokhi, CPA
Partner, UHY LLP

For more than 20 years I have taken companies through PCAOB audits, IPOs, and the SEC scrutiny that follows. From your first raise to your S-1, I get you there. Big Four trained, startup-focused.

Work with me → See how I help

Ro Sokhi, CPA · New YorkPartner, UHY LLP

As featured in Thomson Reuters CNN Business S&P Global Accounting Today CFO Dive CFO Brew Techfinitive

Services

The four areas where I do my best work.

Whether you are heading toward the public markets or already filing, the work has to survive the toughest review in the room.

PCAOB Audit

Public-company audits built to PCAOB and AICPA standards, structured to withstand inspection from the first day of fieldwork.

10-K / 10-Q / SOX

IPO Readiness

Pre-IPO companies prepared for the SEC reporting that comes with going public, from S-1 support to the controls behind a first filing.

S-1 / SPAC / deSPAC

Venture Capital

Guidance for venture-backed companies on the accounting and reporting discipline that investors and the public markets expect well before an exit.

US GAAP / IFRS

Mergers & Acquisitions

Business combination accounting, purchase price allocation, and the diligence that keeps a deal from unraveling once the audit begins.

S-4 / 8-K / PPA

Work with me → Tell me where you are and I will tell you what it takes.

Experience

From first check to first filing. I've been on both sides.

Where I most often step in across the deal lifecycle, and the sectors I know best.

Engagement types

Founder & startup accounting readiness

Seed to Series C financial reporting

Pre-IPO readiness

S-1 & IPO audits

SPAC & deSPAC business combinations

Carve-out audits

Purchase price allocations

Sectors

Technology Bio & life sciences Fintech Crypto & digital assets Capital markets Consumer & retail Healthcare Media & entertainment

About

From first check to first filing. I've been on both sides.

Partner, UHY LLP. Managing Director, UHY Advisors. Big Four trained. Based in New York.

For more than two decades I have helped public and private companies through the moments that matter most: going public, merging, raising capital, and standing up to regulatory scrutiny. More than ten of those years were spent at a Big Four firm, where the standard was simple and unforgiving.

Today, as a partner at UHY LLP and managing director at UHY Advisors, I lead PCAOB and AICPA audits for SEC-listed and pre-IPO companies. My work covers complex debt and equity arrangements, capital market transactions, and the technical accounting questions that decide whether a filing holds up.

Crain's New York Business named me a Notable Leader in Accounting, Tax and Audit. What that reflects, more than anything, is one standard: do the work so it survives the toughest review in the room.

20+

Years in audit & advisory

100+

Transactions

10+

Years Big Four

NY/NJ

Licensed CPA

Process

Get started — process led by a partner.

Intro call

We start with a short call to understand where you are: pre-IPO, mid-transaction, or preparing for your next audit cycle.

Assessment

I map the gap between where your reporting is today and where the SEC, the PCAOB, or your deal counterparty needs it to be.

Engagement

We scope the work, set the timeline, and execute. You get a partner in the room, not a handoff to junior staff.

Start the conversation →

Recognition & Press

Thought leadership in the press.

2023

Crain's New York Notable Leader

Named to Crain's New York Business list of Notable Leaders in Accounting, Tax & Audit.

Standards I work to

PCAOBAICPAUS GAAPIFRSSOX

Selected coverage

On SEC reforms to revive the IPO marketThomson Reuters → On the SEC's semiannual reporting proposalAccounting Today → On why companies are staying private longerCFO Brew → On curbing key-man risk and late filingsCFO Dive → On the global IPO slowdownS&P Global → On the IPO market and SkimsCNN Business →

Ro Sokhi in the press

“The proposed rules are quite robust, and would likely benefit most issuers, from the very small to the very large.”

Thomson Reuters →

“There are still an incredible number of companies that are looking to go public.”

CNN Business →

“The rising cost of capital has definitely put a damper on IPOs.”

S&P Global →

“Companies no longer need to be in the public markets to access capital like they once did.”

CFO Brew →

“We're seeing a perfect storm of factors.”

CFO Dive →

“Reframe digitisation as an opportunity for growth, not just risk and compliance.”

Techfinitive →

Work with me

Let's talk about what you're facing.

Going public, closing a deal, or getting ready for your next audit? Tell me a little about it and I will get back to you personally.

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Based in New York, NY

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Insights

References I share with clients.

Practical one-pagers on audit season, SPAC structures, and the deal workflow. Preview them here; a quick one-time form unlocks the PDF.

2026 Audit Season Takeaways

What slows down IPO and M&A audits

Download PDF →

SPAC Warrants vs Rights

The structural trade-offs

Download PDF →

The SPAC Workflow

Every step from IPO to post-deSPAC

Download PDF →

A quick one-time form unlocks all three.

Questions

Good to know before we talk.

When should we start IPO readiness work? +

Earlier than most companies think. Building audit-ready financials, the right controls, and an experienced team takes time, and the gaps tend to surface under the SEC's timeline rather than yours. Starting 12 to 24 months out gives you room to fix things before they become filing problems.

How is a PCAOB audit different from a private-company audit? +

A PCAOB audit carries heavier documentation, independence, and internal-control expectations, and the work is subject to PCAOB inspection. Companies coming from a private-company audit are often surprised by the depth of evidence required, which is exactly where early preparation pays off.

Do you work with SPACs and deSPAC transactions? +

Yes. I work across pre-IPO, traditional IPOs, SPACs, and deSPAC business combinations, including the technical accounting and SEC reporting that each path demands.

Are you taking on new engagements? +

Yes. I take on a focused number of engagements where I can stay hands-on as the partner in the room. Send a note through the Work with me form above with where you are and your timeline, and I will tell you honestly whether and how I can help.