Michael Hugh

Sustained Sox: a Practical Guide for Implementing a Sustainable Sarbanes Oxley Process Volume I of III Michael Hugh

Click this link to read a review of Sustained Sox. This is Volume I of III. This entire series is based on our practical experience in the design, implementation and assessment of internal control frameworks since 2003. The primary focus is on providing you with pragmatic methods for developing a sustainable series of Sarbanes Oxley processes. VOLUME IThis volume introduces to the initial set of required procedures. The entire SOX process is reviewed in detail with examples, forms and formats provided to assist you in developing sustainable, cost efficient processes.* The SOX ORGANIZATION hierarchy required - includes complete roles and responsibilities for all SOX participants,* PREREQUISITES that must be established for an effective Sarbanes Oxley process - the policies, procedures, guidelines that comprise the methodology,* THE ENTITY LEVEL CONTROL PROGRAM using COSO as the framework model - including the points of focus, related controls and assessment methods including sample Interviews and Questionnaires.* THE SOX CALENDAR in detail - including the entire list of required tasks by quarter, the inter-departmental coordination requirements, the external Auditor coordination, and more,* SOX COMMUNICATIONS - how to organize and implement this critical process - this section is often ignored and leads to ineffective, costly mistakes during the initial and ongoing phases - includes training, presentations, a complete message library, library and regulatory updates and more.* The SOX REPOSITORY - the roles, responsibilities, how to implement the ongoing procedures, the validation and analysis processes that are critical to management reporting and more,* RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESSES - includes the Financial Statement Risk Assessment processes, the assignment of Significant Accounts and Processes, default Financial Assertions and more,* REPORTING AND METRICS - if you can't measure it, you can't manage it! This section provides you with the report and metrics that should