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• Surge in Control Self Assessment Implementations!

  Phew! We’ve had a surge in inquiries about Control Self Assessments lately! What's more interesting is that, among the four clients that followed through with implementation in the last two weeks, each client had their own thoughts about how the process... Posted Oct 17 2011, 08:24 AM by stepheniebuehrle with | with no comments Filed under: SOX, tips, Training, features, best practices, configuration, forms, sarbanes-oxley, Control Self Assessment

• Revisit our list of policyIQ Solutions

  Capital Expenditure Projects, Model Audit Rule Compliance, and Mergers & Acquisitions Due Diligence. What do all of these things have in common? policyIQ. That's right; policyIQ users have implemented policyIQ for many different content management... Posted Jul 06 2011, 08:02 AM by jenkohlman with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SOX, internal audit, account reconciliation, contract management, sarbanes-oxley, ECM, project management, IFRS, P&P, FASB, risk assessment, automation, business processes, automate workflow, cost-saving, compliance, Solutions, EH&S, risk management

• Proud to be of service to Equinox Fund Management, LLC

  So you think that you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all? Think again! Equinox Fund Management is a horse of a different color. An alternative asset manager with a product offering that stands alone, Equinox Fund Management, LLC, boasts greater than $1... Posted Jun 16 2011, 07:12 AM by stepheniebuehrle with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: sarbanes-oxley, project management, audit, information governance

• Automating 302 – Thank you for the rich discussion!

  Sincere thanks to participants in our recent CPE session (addressing automation of the quarterly 302 certification process using policyIQ) for engaging in the conversation! We covered the process and application from soup to nuts and encouraged the audience... Posted Apr 25 2011, 10:42 AM by stepheniebuehrle with | with no comments Filed under: SOX, Training, sarbanes-oxley, Solutions

• Certifications and Sub-Certifications – Building confidence from below

  Sarbanes-Oxley Section 302 requires that the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (or those in equivalent positions) of all companies publicly traded in the US certify the accuracy of all annual and quarterly financial reports. The actual... Posted Apr 06 2011, 12:12 PM by chrisburd with | with no comments Filed under: SOX, tips, Training, 302, sarbanes-oxley

• Issue Reporting: Take Action Now!

  Let's face it; several companies could have avoided public scandals if they had functioning, efficient whistleblower functions in place to catch issues early. Not only is an effective whistleblower function a key element of corporate governance, but... Posted Mar 15 2011, 01:51 PM by jenkohlman with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SOX, sarbanes-oxley, internal control, Dodd-Frank Act, WhistleBlower

• Wrapping Up on Rolling Forward - Training wrap-up and Q&A

  After a holiday hiatus, the policyIQ team was back with our monthly training session last Thursday. With the new year firmly upon us, we chose to take a look at all of the activities that may make up your Roll-Forward plan in policyIQ from year to the... Posted Jan 24 2011, 11:44 AM by chrisburd with | with no comments Filed under: SOX, tips, Training, best practices, forms, maintenance, sarbanes-oxley

• COSO launches survey of Internal Controls Framework

  While most often we use this blog to share information regarding policyIQ, sometimes we like to share relevant industry related information with you as well. Today I'd like to share with you an opportunity for you to share your opinion to help organizations... Posted Jan 10 2011, 02:07 PM by jenkohlman with | with no comments Filed under: SOX, sarbanes-oxley, COSO, compliance, internal control, audit

• Risk Control Matrix: A common report takes on some uncommon challenges

  My dad is a high school teacher. It's hard to ask him a "quick question", because he prefers to teach you how to find the answer rather than to just give it to you. Sometimes he can be the most frustrating man in the entire world. (Just... Posted Oct 06 2010, 07:39 PM by chrisburd with | with no comments Filed under: SOX, tips, reports, best practices, internal audit, sarbanes-oxley, risk assessment

• More Effective and Efficient Risk Assessment Process

  We enjoyed great turnout and great questions from those who attended our recent CPE event walking through the automation of Risk Assessment. Special thanks to our guest presenter, Leslie Tamayo, who testified to the effectiveness of the process as well... Posted Sep 24 2010, 05:15 PM by stepheniebuehrle with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SOX, sarbanes-oxley, risk assessment, automation, control rationalization, AS5, Top-down

• Control Self-Assessments: Let us make it easier!

  My favorite part of my job comes when I can help someone take a cumbersome process and simplify it using policyIQ. Knowing that I've just saved someone time in their busy day (or prevented a migraine caused by extreme frustration) puts a smile on... Posted Jul 16 2010, 10:04 AM by chrisburd with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: SOX, tips, Training, features, best practices, configuration, forms, sarbanes-oxley

• Lessons Learned in Model Audit Rule training apply to any compliance initiatives!

  A huge thanks to everyone who joined us last week for our training session on how to use policyIQ to implement an effective and efficient Model Audit Rule (MAR) compliance program! Co-presented by Jenny Hergenrother, the Internal Control Senior Analyst... Posted Jun 28 2010, 10:30 AM by chrisburd with | with no comments Filed under: SOX, tips, Training, configuration, setup, sarbanes-oxley, customer success, legislation, industry news

• Meet Roberta, one of our MVP’s

  When Roberta McEniry first walked through the doors for her most recent consulting engagement, her understanding of the project before her was that she was needed to help implement policyIQ. The client who had enlisted her assistance was implementing... Posted Jun 17 2010, 08:47 AM by chrisburd with | with no comments Filed under: SOX, best practices, sarbanes-oxley, project management, customer success, Version 6, professional services

• Governance, Risk and Compliance: We have an app for that.

  Over the past few years, we've all been hearing a lot about "GRC", or "Governance, Risk and Compliance". Products are marketed as GRC Solutions and organizations are advised to implement strong GRC programs. GRC seems to be all... Posted May 03 2010, 11:00 AM by chrisburd with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: SOX, tips, features, configuration, forms, internal audit, sarbanes-oxley, legislation, industry news, GRC

• Allow us to introduce you to one of our outstanding supporting cast members!

  Allow me to introduce you to MarDee Haring-Layton. Like many of you, MarDee Haring-Layton has a background in public accounting and audit. In her own words, she's "done everything from Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable / Collections to... Posted Apr 22 2010, 09:15 AM by chrisburd with | with no comments Filed under: tips, community, administration, maintenance, internal audit, sarbanes-oxley, project management, customer success, professional services