Community Banks
Faced with changing regulatory requirements, intense technology disruption and an accelerated M&A environment, community banks need specialized financial and operational solutions tailored to their size.
Community Banks
Our solutions
For community banks in need of timely, relevant and effective solutions, Baker Tilly brings you skills, knowledge and exceptional client service from specialized banking professionals to help you achieve your business goals and be confident in your provider decision.
From comprehensive services packages to individualized agreed-upon procedures, our team can help your organization.
Explore our services
Grow your business
Merger, acquisition and transaction advisory
- Readiness: Accounting and tax considerations, earnings analysis, internal control and regulatory reviews and vendor management process evaluation
- Structuring and getting the deal done: Deal structure accounting and tax analysis, personnel quality and exit cost assessment, accounting and tax due diligence, technology risk/cybersecurity assessment
- Ongoing compliance and post-transaction considerations: Loan acquisition accounting, purchase accounting and deferred tax analysis, integration plan review and control environment analysis
Optimize resources
- Corporate governance consulting
- Corporate tax planning and compliance
- HR consulting and benefits administration
- Internal audit
- Multistate tax planning
- Robotic process automation (RPA)
- Tax credits and incentives
- Fair Lending assessments
- FDICIA assistance
- Loan reviews and collateral reviews
- Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) assistance
- Trust department reviews
Maintain compliance
- Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) audits
- Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
- FINRA Rule 3310
- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
- RESPA/Regulation Z/Dodd Frank
- USA Patriot Act
Manage risk
- Cybersecurity: Cybersecurity risk assessment, compliance readiness and assessments (FFIEC, GLBA, PCI DSS), vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, and social engineering including phishing and ransomware
- IT governance: IT general controls review, third-party risk management and disaster recovery planning (DRP) / business continuity planning (BCP)
- IT process assurance: Outsourced or co-sourced IT audit, System and Organization Control (SOC1 and SOC 2) reporting and FDICIA and SOX readiness and testing
Gain assurance
- Accounting for loan and lease loss (ALLL) review, including assessment, implementation and validation of current expected credit loss (CECL) models
- Control testing
- Financial statement audits and reviews
- Lending and deposit compliance audits/monitoring procedures
- Quality Assessment Reviews (QARs)
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings
- System and organization controls (SOC) reporting
- Tax accounting methods reviews
- Tax compliance and consulting
2025 Annual Community Banking Conference
Founded by legacy firm Moss Adams and proudly carried forward by Baker Tilly, the Annual Community Banking Conference brings together influential voices from across the financial services landscape. This year marks an exciting new chapter as we unite under the Baker Tilly name to continue delivering bold insights and transformative ideas for the industry.
Our services
Cybersecurity
We provide cybersecurity services to maximize the confidentiality, integrity and availability of your critical information assets and reduce cyber risk.
Data Solutions
Capturing, understanding and leveraging the data that matters most and bringing it into focus is no trivial matter. Rely on our experience to drive your business forward.
Forensic Accounting
When critical situations arise, organizations count on Baker Tilly to deliver accurate and reliable financial analysis to help forge a path forward.
Tax
Contributing to clients’ success by accelerating tax deductions, increasing tax credits, reducing cash taxes and mitigating risks
Transaction Advisory Services
Baker Tilly’s transaction advisory services team provides straightforward advice to clients on every critical business decision before, during and after a transaction.
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