Sarbanes-Oxley ongoing compliance guide : key processes and summary checklists / Anne M. Marchetti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marchetti, Anne M., 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporations--Accounting--Law and legislation--United States.

Corporations.

Corporations--Auditing--Law and legislation--United States.

Financial statements--Law and legislation--United States.

Financial statements.

Corporations--United States--Accounting.

Corporations--United States--Auditing.

Financial statements--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (92 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Quick and easy implementation and maintenance guide for ongoing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance For most companies, achieving compliance to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) has proven to be more challenging, and more costly, than initially anticipated. In many cases, initial and second-year compliance efforts were found to have strained company resources, causing a shift of focus away from such areas as internal audit in order to meet SOX requirements. Sarbanes-Oxley Ongoing Compliance Guide: Key Processes and Summary Checklists provides controllers, CFOs, and auditors with step-by-ste

Contents:

SARBANES-OXLEY ONGOING COMPLIANCE GUIDE; DEDICATION; TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1: THE PATH TO ONGOING COMPIANCE; THE ORIGINS OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT; GENERATING VALUE FROM COMPLIANCE; MOVING BEYOND INITIAL COMPLIANCE; REMEDIATION PRIORITIZATION; CHAPTER 2: OPTIMIZING COMPLIANCE EFFORTS; CURRENT COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES; FUTURE STATE OPPORTUNITY: COMPIANCE OPTIMIZATION; ISSUES TO CONSIDER WHEN OPTIMIZING COMPLIANCE; RIGHT-SIZING BEST PRACTICES; THE ROLE OF INTERNAL AUDIT: BALANCING THE COMPLIANCE AND AUDIT FUNCTIONS; THE EVOLVING ROLE OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

CHAPTER 3: THE TIME HAS COME FOR ERMTHE BENEFITS OF ERM: VALUE PRESERVATION AND CREATION; IMPLEMENTING ERM; ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT CYCLE; RISK MANAGEMENT REQUIRES A WELL-INFORMED AUDIT COMMITTEE; MAXIMIZE FUTURE PERFORMANCE THROUGH BPM AND ERM INTEGRATION; CHAPTER 4: ADDRESSING COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES THROUGH AUTOMATION; SOFTWARE CAN ADD VALUE BEYOND COMPLIANCE; CONTINUOUS MONITORING TOOL CONSIDERATIONS; THE CONTINUOUS MONITORING PROCESS; RISK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE; UNIFYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CLOSE TASKS, AND SOX CONTROLS; APPENDIX A: Ongoing Compliance Checklist; PLAN, DESIGN, AND BUILD

IMPLEMENTINDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786610855308

9781119201502

1119201500

9781280855306

1280855304

9780470144947

0470144947

OCLC:

150888255