Managing reporting deadline
One of the common problems that auditor face is preparing for report against very limited time deadline. So what you should prepare to make your SOX reporting accurate, timely and secure during very tight time and schedule? Some of the classic solutions are by making priority for report that should be finished first.
Based on my experience, to be able to present an effective report should be depend on
1. Consistent with scope of the project,
Consistency is key factor for managing the deadline. SOX scope which usually pervasive to very part of corporation usually become major distracter for managing report timely. The auditors tend to recheck every part of system one by one and very detail. Most of auditor thinks that they could finish the job on time, and of course most of them were failed.
2. Understand the key person in the project
Sign off, interview and others personal relationship at SOX design usually become a problem when come with the deadline. The key person for entire department should be become the number one priority. Auditor should be work effectively with every stakeholder in the company.
3. Don’t focus at one finding
Every employee afraid about finding, since most of company implementing high attention for every finding that employee did. But some how this matter is unavoidable. There is a time that finding is very big and everyone pays attention on it.
So do you have any others tips how to prepare report in very tight schedule? How about accuracy and effectiveness? Hope you could share it to us.
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