The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 reflects the growing concern among citizens
and their elected officials that public companies need to be more accountable
for the accuracy of their financial statements. There are several proposed
rules and provisions to the act, but two that stand out as the priorities
for many financial officers are:
Section 302,which requires CEOs and CFOs of public companies
to attest quarterly and annually to their responsibilities for their internal
control capabilities.
Section 404, which requires these companies to report annually
on the effectiveness of their internal controls, and requires their auditors
to attest to their assertion.
The SOXA Accelerator™
is a complete Web-based application for automating and enforcing the flow
of work involved in auditing your internal controls. It simplifies and
automates the auditing processes that underlie the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley
Sections 302 and 404, including such tasks as identifying key financial
accounts, documenting risks, testing and evaluating internal controls,
and tracking and resolving issues.
The SOXA Accelerator automates the data collection process with secure,
easy-to-use forms, supports collaboration with project participants throughout
the enterprise and with auditors, and manages the results in real time.
The SOXA Accelerator can be deployed quickly and will reduce your time-to-compliance
by streamlining and standardizing the data collection process across the
organization and establishing an infrastructure for on-going monitoring
and improvement. |