other material
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
Certara dismisses auditor CohnReznick, engages RSM after adverse internal control opinion for FY2021
Certara, Inc.
- Audit Committee approved dismissal of CohnReznick effective upon filing Q1 2022 10-Q; RSM engaged for FY2022 subject to acceptance.
- CohnReznick's audit reports for FY2021 and FY2020 were unqualified except for change in lease accounting (ASC 842).
- Reportable event: CohnReznick issued adverse opinion on internal control over financial reporting for FY2021 due to material weakness.
- Material weakness involved IT general controls over cloud-based software for project setup and customer time submissions.
- No disagreements on accounting principles or audit scope; material weakness was discussed with Audit Committee.