Beyond Sarbanes-Oxley - by Anne M Marchetti (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Designed to lead financial managers from initial compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, through ongoing maintenance and monitoring, Beyond Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance helps readers seize this opportunity to revitalize their business practice, drive greater performance, and transform their finance organization into a key contributor to the business. Focusing on the present and future financial road ahead, Beyond Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance explores how to implement enterprise risk management processes that comply with Sarbanes-Oxley 302/404/409 requirements, ways to build on initial compliance activities that will improve financial management processes and profitability, compliance and quarterly close checklists, timelines, and table summaries to help readers achieve their goals, and much more.

From the Back Cover

Praise for Beyond Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

"Many public company executives have struggled with the practical implications of SOX for both themselves and their businesses. This book demystifies compliance with straightforward advice that serves as a clear road map to building compliance capability, in year one and beyond."
--Francis Aquila, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

"Sarbanes-Oxley compliance is an unchartered territory for even an experienced finance executive. Anne Marchetti's book serves as a practical, insightful guide through complex Act requirements, both at initial and ongoing phases. It brings clarity and focus to compliance."
--Mark Kurtz, CAO, Haights Cross Communications

Now that your company has undergone the greatest initial challenge of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act--Section 404 compliance--what's next? Designed to lead financial managers from initial compliance with the Act, through ongoing maintenance and monitoring, Beyond Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance helps you seize this opportunity to revitalize your business practice, drive greater performance, and transform your finance organization into a key contributor to the business.

Focusing on the present and future financial road ahead, Beyond Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance explores:

• How to implement enterprise risk management processes that comply with Sarbanes-Oxley 302/404/409 requirements
• Ways to build on initial compliance activities that will improve financial management processes and profitability
• Compliance and quarterly close checklists, timelines, and table summaries to help you achieve your goals
• And much more

Review Quotes

"...full of pragmatic advice on achieving and sustaining compliance" (Supply Management, 5th January 2005)

About the Author

ANNE M. MARCHETTI is a practice director for Parson Consulting, a global consulting firm focused on finance, accounting, and business strategy. She is the national leader of their Sarbanes-Oxley practice.