Recent regulatory enforcement actions have reinforced a shift toward process-level scrutiny, with the SEC repeatedly citing ineffective internal controls over ...

Today many companies recognize the desirability as well as the requirement to have an effective system of internal control. Yet, designing and implementing a cost-effective system of internal control ...

Of all the tools rushed to market to help companies comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOA) requirements, the potential of those developed by the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) vendors themselves is ...

The government’s new accounting oversight body Tuesday proposed its first set of new audit standards, or guidelines for external auditors to check and affirm the effectiveness of companies’ internal ...

A semi-annual or annual internal audit allows you to gauge the effectiveness of your business's internal control system. Unlike an external audit, which focuses on determining whether financial ...

After several years of sluggish activity, the public markets are showing renewed momentum, from traditional initial public offerings (IPOs) to mergers with special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) ...

Public and private companies are subject to different regulatory requirements relating to their financial and operational disclosures, including to whom the disclosures are provided and the level of ...

An essential function of every finance-related job on campus is to safeguard the assets of the university through the development and implementation of a solid structure of internal controls. Such a ...