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SOx 404 in Year Three: Unleashing the Business Value of Sarbanes-Oxley
Type:Webcast | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
Join us on November 29th as we present Lee Dittmar, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP and Tom Connors, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, leaders of Deloitte’s Sarbanes-Oxley Services group, as they discuss how companies can use their Sarbanes-Oxley work as a strong foundation for effective governance, risk and compliance initiatives and ultimately increase confidence, lower costs, and enhance performance.
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Best Practices for Info Services Companies-Complex Billing & Revenue Recognition
Type:Webcast | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
Jon Greifenkamp, Vice President, Finance, Solucient, the leading provider of business intelligence, services and solutions to healthcare industry, discusses Solucient’s M&A history, the resulting inefficiencies, and how they turned “chaos” into order, to create a financial infrastructure that can handle the rigorous requirements of a growth-oriented information services organization.
Case in Point – Solucient
Demands of Innovation and Growth
Consolidate and automate financial processes
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Meeting the Financial Operational Challenges of the SaaS Model
Type:Webcast | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
This special webcast event was co-sponsored by Softrax and the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA). Our panel of speakers discuss the SaaS model from the unique perspective of how it affects the operational requirements of the finance department, how to avoid the inherent pitfalls, and how to ensure a successful, efficient transition.
Meeting the Financial Operational Challenges of the SaaS model
* Challenging traditional finance operations with innovative, yet disrupt...
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Beyond Compliance: Achieving Sustainability and Competitive Advantage
Type:Webcast | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
Hear how leading CFOs are leveraging the changes brought on by compliance to build a whole new world of financial management. Achieving compliance provided the groundwork—now hear how processes and systems can be further streamlined to produce sustainable governance practices and unprecedented visibility into financial performance.
Find out how your compliance initiative can become a vital source of strategic insight.
Featured speaker is Kathleen Wilhide, Program Director Compliance and Bu...
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Continuing the Sarbanes-Oxley Challenge: An Insider's Perspective
Type:Webcast | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
Get an insider's view from Stephen DeMarco, partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers Technology, InfoComm and Entertainment (TICE) Practice. Stephen provides practical, real world insight into the realities of Section 404 compliance during the first year, as well as the challenges we can expect in year 2 – and beyond.
Where are we now? Sarbanes-Oxley 404 - the year in review:
* First year 404 results
o Level of material weaknesses experienced and market reaction
* First year 4...
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The Impact of Compliance on Finance Operations
Type:White Paper | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
RevenueRecognition.com in association with IDC present the findings from a survey of 118 business leaders on the impact of today's regulatory requirements. The report shows a significant trend in how compliance is changing the way finance departments manage, control, and automate key processes.
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The Impact of Tools on Forecasting
Type:White Paper | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
RevenueRecognition.com in association with IDC, present the findings from a survey of 91 business leaders on the impact of tools on financial forecasting. The report shows that companies with multiple revenue models are more likely to use forecasting tools-and that they forecast more frequently with higher levels of satisfaction-than companies that use spreadsheets alone to help them forecast single revenue streams.
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The Compliance Chasm
Type:White Paper | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
RevenueRecognition.com in association with IDC, present the findings from a survey of 220 business leaders on the perceptions of the costs and effectiveness of complying with Sarbanes-Oxley sections 302 and 404. The report shows that while costs are front loaded, there is proportional value once companies get through the full compliance process. However, there are distinct differences between companies that crossed the compliance chasm and rated effectiveness equal to or higher than costs and th...
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Sarbanes-Oxley and Revenue Recognition Practices
Type:White Paper | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
RevenueRecognition.com in association with IDC, present the findings from a survey of 400 business leaders on the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on revenue recognition practices. The report shows that more than half (55%) of all public companies, have changed revenue recognition policies as a result of Sarbox and that many of these changes were “moderate” to “significant”. Other findings include: the impact of business models, ongoing control risks, technology plans, costs, and outsourcing.
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Accounting For Software as a Service: Factors for a Successful Market Strategy
Type:White Paper | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
Innovation is still the key to growth in the high tech business, but it has broader implications than in the past. Today some of the most important innovations are about the business model—how technology is being sold and delivered. Offering software as a service (SaaS) via subscription or utility models is reshaping key customer relationships for high tech companies. This white paper discusses the advantages of the SaaS model and the implications for managing brand new revenue streams.
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Billing Strategies for Innovative Business Models
Type:White Paper | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
Billing Strategies for Innovative Business Models: How Boring Old Billing Could Be the Competitive Advantage You Never Knew You Had
Billing processes are one of the most underrated competitive assets in business. This paper examines the complex billing requirements of businesses such as e-commerce, information providers, content aggregators, business process outsourcers and more. Self-assessment questions help determine if your billing systems are ready to take on the competition.
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SOx 404 Checklist: Do you have "Internal Control" of your Revenue?
Type:White Paper | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires proper internal controls and procedures to ensure correct financial reporting of public companies. To ensure compliance the law specifically requires companies to:
* Establish internal controls and procedures
* Certify their completeness and quality
* File an Internal Controls Report
* Have an external auditor attest to the adequacy of your internal control system
One of the key reporting elements and the item, which was the leading cause ...
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The SOx 404 Compliance Countdown...
Type:White Paper | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
This white paper examines revenue recognition compliance for technology companies. By virtue of their complex business models and revenue accounting, technology firms are challenged to get their revenue recognition practices in line with demanding regulations for internal controls. An underlying cause is the common use of multi-element contracts that require different revenue recognition treatments for various contractual elements, such as: services, licensing, maintenance, recurring revenue, an...
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Sarbanes-Oxley white paper: Key Issues for CFOs and CEOs
Type:White Paper | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
This white paper reviews the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a clear and concise manner. Key reporting and certification requirements challenges for CEOs and CFOs are among the nine elements your company should be most aware of when working towards full compliance. Read the details in this whitepaper.
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Even If You're Private: What You Should Know About Sarbanes-Oxley
Type:White Paper | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOx) is the most far reaching legislation affecting the federal securities laws since they were created in the 1930’s. It impacts everything from the role of auditors to public reporting of stock trades by management, from committee independence to reporting of off-balance sheet transactions, and from officer loans to employee whistle blowing. The ideas presented in this white paper will help private companies avoid pitfalls that could interfere with important fut...
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The Revenue Compliant Enterprise, Part 1: Achieving Accurate Revenue Accounting
Type:White Paper | Company:Softrax - a division of AFS Financial Solutions
Revenue accounting is under greater scrutiny and becoming more complex. To successfully manage all the operational and regulatory requirements, many different processes must be controlled throughout the enterprise. This white paper discusses the major processes and describes the key success factors necessary for enterprise-wide revenue compliance.
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