On 15 July Cranfield University School of Management
will bring together experts from a range of organisations to
identify business benefits from compliance with the US
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and how to cascade them throughout the
organisation.
The Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, which introduces controls on all
companies with a US stock listing, is causing headaches for many
firms aiming to comply by mid-2006. And there are signs that the
European Commission has plans to introduce similar legislation
within the next four years.
The conference organisers said IT directors need to get to grips
with Sarbanes-Oxley.
"They need to work closely with colleagues in finance and other
parts of the business, taking a lead in supporting the business
document they control. They need to develop people with new sets of
competencies that combine business analysis with auditing and
compliance skills," said Cranfield.
"They need to help to find ways of reducing the annual cost of
Sarbanes-Oxley. They need to change the way in which they plan and
roll out systems so that key controls remain intact ahead of
financial announcements."
More information:
www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/conferences