Category: Risk management
A 2021 Guide to the Key Areas of Focus for SOX Compliance
As we head into the home stretch for this year’s SOX programs, we thought it would be helpful to highlight some key areas of focus by auditors that deserve particular attention this year. No year is ever the same: From d…
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5 Ways to Improve Your Internal Audit Function
Is there room for improvement in your IT and business processes? Are your internal controls effective? Are you effectively meeting your compliance obligations? These are some of the top-of-mind questions for an internal au…
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The Challenges and Benefits of Developing a Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Program
Without a doubt one of the most major milestones in a company’s growth journey is going public. That ringing of the opening bell (either literally or figuratively) for your IPO leads to another milestone the company will…
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5 SOX Compliance Tips for Early Stage Startups
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance has come an incredibly long way since the corporate governance law was passed nearly two decades ago. That doesn’t mean startups are in a hurry to become SOX compliant. Still, for a high-growth …
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8 Lessons Learned from the 2019 Sarbanes-Oxley Season to Apply This Year
Now that the dust is settling on the 2019 financial reporting cycle, it is a great time to evaluate what went well and what you would change going forward in your Sarbanes-Oxley program. We surveyed our consultants and fou…
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How Corporate Governance Issues Tripped Up WeWork: A Wake-up Call to Startups
Boldness, skyrocketing growth, and claiming to be a tech company—for a time, WeWork had many of the signs of a typical Silicon Valley company. Except it’s based out of New York. It’s actually more of a real estate co…
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Sarbanes-Oxley Success: The Missing Piece Could Be Effective Communication
What you really don’t want in the midst of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance is any kind of sudden surprise. Getting caught off-guard in the middle of a compliance effort can slow things down considerably and create rifts within…
See MoreFalling off the rails? 6 tips for a smooth transition to your new accounting system
The next time your company undergoes an accounting system switch, will it make your team soar or fumble? Of course, we dream of success and no one predicts failure when taking on a big project like this, but there is somet…
See MoreA 6-point internal control checklist for year end (yes, already!)
Many people say life speeds up as you get older. Maybe that’s why the year-end crunch seems to keep getting tighter. The end of Q3 is upon us and year end is right around the corner. While the company’s SOX testing may…
See MoreThe big impact of small business fraud, and some smart steps to prevent it
We often hear more about fraud at large companies because of the hefty price tags involved and the large number of investors who may be affected. But the sad fact is that when small businesses experience a fraudulent event…
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