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Manager's Guide to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Improving Internal Controls to Prevent Fraud [Hardcover]

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Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (Feb 12 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0471569755
ISBN-13: 978-0471569756
Product Dimensions: 15.9 x 2.3 x 24.2 cm
Shipping Weight: 544 g

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Need help ensuring your campany complys with Sarbanes-Oxley? Armed with this hands-on guide, you can detect early signs of fraud and operational loss, and safeguard your job, your employees' jobs, and the long-term success of your company. Don't let fraud derail your career. Protect yourself with the fail-safe Control Smart method found in Manager's Guide to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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Text provides a practical approach for managers in assessing internal control structure at the transaction level. Introduces the 'Control Smart' approach, which helps identify and understand operational threats, and guides readers through a comprehensive evaluation of internal control systems to mitigate these risks. DLC: Corporations--Accounting.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Readable and informative starting point, July 10 2004

Mike Tarrani "Jazz Drummer" (Deltona, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Manager's Guide to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Improving Internal Controls to Prevent Fraud (Hardcover)

I've read a number of books and literally thousands of web pages of information about Sarbanes-Oxley, and have to rank this book as the best starting point for stakeholders who are peripherally involved in compliance. The reasons are:

(1) It's readable! This is not a dry, boring tome, but a highly readable summary of Sarbanes-Oxley, what it is (and isn't), and realistic examples and anecdotes to reinforce the material.
(2) It covers a surprisingly lot of ground for a book aimed at a non-practitioner audience. The Control Smart Framework, detailed advice on identifying threats and vulnerabilities, and how to protect yourself are invaluable to anyone directly or indirectly involved in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

In addition to the rich information and clear explanations of key elements of Sarbanes-Oxley I like the appendices, which also provide useful information - especially appendices B (Key Performance Indicator Reporting), C (Examples of Key Performance Indicators) and D (Control Activities).

This book will quickly get you up-to-speed about Sarbanes-Oxley and its ramifications, and will do so relatively painlessly compared to other books on the basics of the Act.

If you're looking for a more in-depth book, especially one that addresses the scope and complexity of Section 404 compliance, I highly recommend "How to Comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404: Assessing the Effectiveness of Internal Control (ISBN 0471653667). If you are an IT professional I strongly recommend visiting Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ASIN B00006BW74), which makes available a free 84-page document titled "IT Control Objectives for Sarbanes-Oxley". For more general information, there is a commercial site that provides news and updates on Sarbanes-Oxley issues (ASIN B0000AM23N), as well as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (ASIN B00013Y80Y), which provides rule making information and a means to comment on proposed rules. You can reach these sites by pasting the ASIN numbers in the search box at the top of this page, selecting all products and clicking GO.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and Enjoyable Reading, April 21 2004

Carl Jano (Manhasset, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Manager's Guide to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Improving Internal Controls to Prevent Fraud (Hardcover)

Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOA) is probably the single most important law affecting corporate governance and financial disclosure since the US securities laws of the early 1930s.
This book describes in a practical and concise manner the complexity of Sarbanes-Oxley Act for non-financial managers and directors, and gives a pathway model to develop an efficient control environment of businesses. I found very useful and straightforward to implement the Control Smart approach to help obliterate vulnerabilities and develop a strong defense against corporate fraud.
I think that this book is a valuable, must read guide for both, financial and non-financial managers. I would also recommend it as reference manual for management training programs as well as business schools.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Smooth reading and very informative!, Mar 25 2004

Marina Jagoda (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Manager's Guide to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Improving Internal Controls to Prevent Fraud (Hardcover)

I found the book to be smooth reading and very informative. The book provides detailed examples of internal control issues from actual companies. I have a newfound understanding of these issues now, because of the level of detail and the varied perspectives provided in by the author. I would recommend this book to anyone in a managerial position concerned with internal controls in their organization.

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