JD Supra

Design-Centric Internal Controls: The Foundation for Compliance Excellence

The dynamic world of compliance is continually evolving. New regulations, emerging technologies, and changing market conditions demand that organizations remain vigilant and proactive in their ...
Forbes

Continuous Controls Monitoring: The Next Generation Of Controls Testing

Craig is the founder/CEO of compliance operations software company Hyperproof and an expert in the compliance, risk, and technology space. In today’s volatile environment, organizations need to have ...
Business Wire

Grant Thornton awarded patent for innovative technology in cta.x — an app for rapid, automated controls testing

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grant Thornton LLP has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for innovations related to the firm’s controls-test automation app, cta.x. The app helps ...
The Business Journals

Internal controls protect small and mid-sized businesses from financial fraud and operational risks

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. When people hear the term internal controls, they often ...
Business Wire

Grant Thornton launches cta.x — an app for rapid, automated controls testing

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grant Thornton LLP has launched cta.x — an app that allows companies and auditors to rapidly develop and deploy automated internal-controls tests, helping them comply with ...
JD Supra

Ten Top Lessons from Recent FCPA Settlements-Lesson No. 9, Internal Controls

Over the past 15 months the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made clear through three Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions and speeches, ...
Forbes

The Importance Of Internal Controls

Internal controls play an integral role in a company’s success, but many young accounting and finance professionals enter their careers without a clear understanding of their importance. I recently ...
Houston Chronicle

A Checklist for How to Evaluate Internal Controls

Internal controls represent safeguards that protect a company's business operations and financial information. Business owners are typically responsible for developing and implementing internal ...
Women's Wear Daily

Major Overhaul to Focused Assessment Program Could Mean More Testing, Longer Audits

A major facelift to the Focused Assessment program U.S. Customs and Border Protection uses to evaluate compliance could mean a major headache for importers. The first significant changes in more than ...
Compliance Week

Setting Testing Levels For 404 Compliance

I was acting chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission in May 2003 when the Commission’s first set of rules implementing the provisions of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act—the ...
Labroots

The Necessity of External Controls

Many assays have integrated, built-in, or internal controls to demonstrate their operability at specific procedural steps. What role do these built-in controls play in quality control to assure ...
Government Executive

Postal Service boosts internal controls

When the Postal Service decided to add functions to employees' Blackberrys, it turned to Peg Weir to make sure it was properly securing the wireless devices. As a result, when the new gadgets are ...