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- Sarbanes-Oxley and IFRS
- The high-profile corporate scandals of several U.S. based companies, most notably Enron and WorldCom, led Congress to act to restore public confidence in U.S. financial markets. The result was the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 often referred to as SOX which set strict guidelines for financial disclosure and reporting for all...
- Tags: U.S., International Financial Reporting Standards, RedPrairie, Financial, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Financial Accounting, Government, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2005-01-10
- International Financial Reporting Standards, IFRS (IAS): Adoption of IAS in the EU as of January 2005 and Microsoft Axapta 3.0
- This paper is an overview of International Accounting Standards IAS and a description of the functionality of Microsoft Business Solutions - Axapta 3.0, a customizable, scalable, and global ERP solution that helps companies connect with their business partners, optimize business processes, and gain competitive advantages. This paper is intended to...
- Tags: International Financial Reporting Standards, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Axapta, International Accounting Standard, Free Trade, Finance
- White papers 2004-11-01
- The Implications of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on Finance Systems
- BASDA is the representative body for 250 of the largest software developers in the world. This white paper provides the definitive reference for the implementation of the International Financial Reporting Standard IFRS in business systems. The International Accounting Standards Board IASB has issued a wide range of International Accounting Standards...
- Tags: Accounting, International Financial Reporting Standards, Requirement, BASDA, International Accounting Standards Board, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance
- White papers 2004-10-01
Additional Resources
- Revised Financial Reporting Standards Prompt Behn Meyer to Turn to SAP for a Pioneer Solution
- New mandatory financial reporting standards require change in accounting system to measure transactions in the functional currency. The company deployed SAP Enterprise 4.7 and Customisation services. As a result the company was able to do financial reporting for two companies in US currency while the remaining companies in Singapore dollars.
- Tags: Financial Reporting, Financial, SAP AG, Standards, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Finance
- Case studies
- Nutrition Specialist Centralizes Reporting for Enhanced Operational Efficiency
- Leading European baby food and nutritional product provider Royal Numico reorganized its corporate structure in 2004. However, with a range of financial and accounting applications in place, it could no longer create timely, accurate reports on corporate performance. To address this issue, the company decided to deploy a new, centralized...
- Tags: Nutrition, Financial, Microsoft Corp., Nutrition Specialist, Business Intelligence, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies
- Leading Retail and Business Services Group Implements CPM Solution and Halves Monthly Reporting Time
- The change to the new International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS prompted leading retailer GUS to streamline its financial reporting process. It selected OutlookSoft - Microsoft Globally Managed Gold Partner - a Web-based, unified, Corporate Performance Management CPM solution delivered through Microsoft Office Excel 2003. Users now work from a single...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Business Intelligence, Free Trade, Retail, Financial Planning, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Finance
- Case studies
- Mitigating financial services risk with Component Business Modeling (CBM)
- Learn how IBM's Component Business Modeling CBM methodology is helping financial institutions take on the make-or-break challenge of managing risk. As they struggle to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, the USA PATRIOT Act, International Financial Reporting Standards and other industry and governmental regulations, financial institutions are faced with mounting costs. CBM can...
- Tags: Financial, Financial Service, Financial Company, IBM Corp., Financial Services, Regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley, Financial Accounting, Government, Finance
- White papers 2005-08-01
- The New General Ledger Capabilities of mySAP ERP
- In today's environment, your organization needs to satisfy a wide range of internal and external reporting requirements - and do so quickly. The mySAP ERP solution now unites all general ledger applications into a single function to support all internal and external accounting requirements. As a result, it helps your...
- Tags: mySAP ERP, Accounting, mySAP, SAP AG, ERP, Requirement, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Software
- White papers 2005-02-01
- Financial Consolidation, Reporting, and Analysis Solutions for Government
- Today's government agencies face a vast range of complex financial reporting and consolidation requirements - and ever-increasing scrutiny by auditors. Transaction systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning ERP systems should not be the automatic choice for financial consolidation and reporting requirements. Financial Consolidation, Reporting, and Analysis FCRA applications can provide...
- Tags: Financial, Consolidation, Government, Analysis, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Finance, Software
- White papers 2008-02-01
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Successfully Integrates Oracle Financial Services Applications Across Its Worldwide Operations to Identify Profit Opportunities and Improve Business Processes
- In an increasingly competitive marketplace, leading financial services companies need to streamline financial reporting processes and leverage data across their extended organizations. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation SMBC, the world's second largest bank, completed the implementation of Oracle Financial Services Applications across its international operations. A longtime Oracle Customer, SMBC selected...
- Tags: Mitsui & Co., Business Process, Oracle Corp., Financial, Oracle Financials, Banking, Sumitomo Corp., Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- The Fast Close: Achieving Quick Wins and Big Wins
- The "fast close," a concept used to describe a corporation's ability to complete its accounting cycles and close its books quickly, is re-emerging as an important project for today's global finance function. For a brief period in the late 1990s, companies became more efficient at closing their...
- Tags: Financial, Financial Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Services, Finance, Regulations, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2007-09-01
- Italian Institute for Foreign Trade Improves Business Processes With Integrated Financial Infrastructure
- The Italian Institute for Foreign Trade ICE is a public sector organization responsible for developing, facilitating, and promoting Italy's international economic and commercial ties - with a special focus on the needs of smaller enterprises and associations of emerging businesses. ICE wanted to replace it's legacy financial applications with an...
- Tags: Business Process, Oracle Corp., Financial, ICE, Financial Accounting, Financial Management, Finance, Financial Planning
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- IT Systems and SOX Compliance
- IT plays a critical role in the operations of an organization. It is difficult to imagine a successful organization existing in the 21st century without some level of reliance on IT systems. In today's environment, financial reporting processes are driven by IT systems. Such systems are deeply embedded in initiating,...
- Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, MetricStream Inc., information technology, financial reporting, financial, compliance, environment
- White papers
- Planning for a Financials Implementation: How to Avoid a Nosebleed
- At many companies, it seems that they are continually implementing, re-implementing and tuning critical financial reporting applications. Financial scandals at Enron and WorldCom, the crash-and-burn of the "Internet bubble," and the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have all increased the exposure and attention, both internal and external, paid to financial...
- Tags: Financial Reporting, Financial, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance
- White papers 2006-03-30
- Building a Foundation for Consolidation in a Compliance-Driven World
- New standards for corporate accountability and regulatory governance demand timely, accurate financial information. Your finance organization needs next-generation consolidation solutions to ensure compliance integrity and efficiency, faster closing, and streamlined financial statement preparation. This webcast will explain first-hand how others have improved the consolidation process to meet statutory and management...
- Tags: CFO Publishing Corp., Financial, Consolidation, Compliance, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Finance
- Webcasts
- Tribal Government Improves Efficiency and Enhances Federal Reporting Capabilities
- The government of the Muscogee Creek Nation MCN, the fourth-largest Indian tribe in the United States, serves the citizenship of Muscogee Creek and parallels the U.S. federal government in structure. Even as a separate government, the tribe must still meet federal requirements for financial reporting, audits, and other regulations. Unfortunately,...
- Tags: Financial Reporting, Financial, Microsoft Corp., Government, Financial Planning, Vertical Industries, Financial Accounting, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2006-12-01
- Frigoglass Accelerates Financial Reporting and Enhances Sales Analysis
- Frigoglass is the world's leading manufacturer and solutions provider of Ice Cold Merchandisers ICM, with operations in 14 countries across Western and Eastern Europe, Africa, India, China, and Indonesia. Headquartered in Athens, Greece, the company achieved revenues of US$540 million in FY2006, an increase of nearly 31% over the previous...
- Tags: Financial Reporting, Oracle Corp., Financial, Sales, Frigoglass, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance
- Case studies 2007-08-01
- Hyperion Financial Reporting, Consolidation and Analysis for Government
- Government agencies must maintain and close their books and then report financial results with confidence. To integrate financial and operating results from multiple systems into one view - without delays, agency finance managers need "a single version of the truth." Hyperion provides government organizations with a financial reporting and analysis...
- Tags: Financial Reporting, Hyperion Solutions Corp., Financial, Agency, Consolidation, Government, Analysis, Financial Accounting, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Marketing
- White papers 2005-05-01
- Financial Reporting and Analysis: A Tactical Solution for an Age-Old Challenge - Dynamically Leverage the Capabilities of Microsoft Excel
- The organization's ability to dynamically realize its financial information in a familiar format like Excel is paramount in terms of providing C-level executives an instant and accurate picture of a company's financial anatomy. Spreadsheet solutions achieve a long-sought goal of an instant corporate financial "X-ray," easily organizing and revealing the...
- Tags: Financial Reporting, Financial, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Excel, Analysis, Organization, Financial Accounting, Finance
- White papers 2005-06-07
- The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) - Implications for UK Financial Services Companies
- The new MiFID directive requires all UK and European financial services companies to comply with new guidelines which call for extensive changes to client related information tranasaction reporting and record keeping obligations by November 2007. MiFID represents both a huge opportunity for UK organisations to increase their international client base,...
- Tags: Financial, Financial Service, Financial Services Company, Financial Instrument, U.K., MiFID, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance
- White papers 2007-02-02
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