September 07, 2004
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance a Marathon not a Sprint
Part of preparing for a marathon - Section 404 - is starting to train way in advance, carefully mapping out each "mile" or process in the race. This assures that you/your company are prepared with the tools and habits to finish the race successfully. This also allows practices and habits to be in place for "races to come" - future filings.
Projects for management of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance need to be put into place sooner rather than later. This legislation is here to stay and is recurring on the reporting requirements. To put off software infrastructure until...is not a solution but only increases the cost and effort in complying.
For an excerpt from an article from accountancyage.com on this topic:
"IT departments should not become complacent in complying with the Sarbanes Oxley Act despite the recent postponement in reporting times requirements, warn analysts" For the complete article see: http://www.accountancyage.com/News/1138065
Complete information on Issues Central Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Playbook(tm) see www.issuescentral.com
Projects for management of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance need to be put into place sooner rather than later. This legislation is here to stay and is recurring on the reporting requirements. To put off software infrastructure until...is not a solution but only increases the cost and effort in complying.
For an excerpt from an article from accountancyage.com on this topic:
"IT departments should not become complacent in complying with the Sarbanes Oxley Act despite the recent postponement in reporting times requirements, warn analysts" For the complete article see: http://www.accountancyage.com/News/1138065
Complete information on Issues Central Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Playbook(tm) see www.issuescentral.com
