The Sarbannes-Oxley Act

Maximising its added value

Course overview

This course will focus on how your organisation will add value from compliance of this Act and following the legal requirements. Serious criminal sanctions apply to lapses in these SOX requirements. The SEC and PCAOB have developed mandatory guidance on conformance with these legal requirements. This course will explain how to set about s302 and s404 to maximise benefit and minimise costs and it will also address other important sections of the Act.

Programme

• Overview of the Act and the 2007 changes to 'SOX-Lite'
• Certification / reporting requirements of s302, s404 and s906
• Approaching s302 and s404 compliance, and benefiting from this
• Criminal sanctions and the global reach of the enforcers
• SOX on audit committees and independent

What you will gain

• An understanding of what the Act, the SEC and the PCAOB require
• A practical guide on how you will achieve value for money from s302 and s404 work
• An appreciation of the other requirements of the Act and how to comply with them

Who will benefit?

• Finance managers with SOX responsibilities
• Internal auditors and compliance officers in SOX-compliant entities
• External auditors
• Other accountants and auditors who need an awareness of the Act and how it is implemented including
• those working for a US company or a subsidiary of a US company

Trainer

• Professor Andrew D Chambers BA, FCCA, CEng, FCA, FIIA, FBCS, CITP, FRSA