Sarbanes-Oxley services
Sarbanes-Oxley services help clients achieve compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, build an efficient infrastructure to sustain compliance and improve business performance.
I. Sarbanes-Oxley 404 readiness services assist companies in complying with section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 by providing assistance in documenting, evaluating, testing and reporting on internal control over financial reporting based on the COSO* internal control framework. This offering also assists companies in adopting technologies to support management's assessment of internal control.
- Provide Sarbanes-Oxley training
- Assist the company to:
- Document existing business processes, risks and controls
- Develop and document control objectives and related controls
- Develop recommendations for improvement
- Deploy an internal control self-assessment process
- Adopt enabling technologies
- Conduct a formal cultural assessment
II. Testing, remediation and monitoring services assist non-attest companies when testing and evaluating the effectiveness of controls, performing control deficiency remediation and developing and performing the on-going monitoring of internal control
III. Sustained compliance services assists companies with moving beyond first year section 404 readiness projects to designing and building an infrastructure to sustain compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley. Deloitte's multi-disciplinary approach combines competencies in financial reporting, risk and control, regulatory compliance, and technology enablement.
IV. Business improvement services - Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts have highlighted many opportunities for companies to improve their business. Improvement opportunities will vary based on the complexity and nature of a company's business...however, certain themes and improvement opportunities have emerged: Reduce complexity (waste, variability, and volatility), Improve information quality, improve operational performance, ensure compliance.
* Committee of Sponsoring Organizations is a voluntary organization with an objective to increase quality of financial reporting through business ethics, effective internal controls and corporate governance.
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