In this issue: +++ SAP Journey at Global Entertainment Company+++ Finance Demands Better Tools for Business Analysis and Reporting +++ Managing Risk Control and Compliance in Infor M3/Movex ERP +++ Metric of the Month: Internal Audit Costs +++

SAP Compliance Journey at Global Entertainment Company

Join us on Tuesday 12th January to gain insights into the SAP Compliance journey at Global Entertainment Company and to share lessons learned and experiences on the road to greater visibility and better control.

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Finance Demands Better Tools for Business Analysis and Reporting

A recent study sponsored by SAP explores the ever increasing demands on the finance function, and growing concerns about companies’ ability for analysis. Fewer than half of those surveyed believe that their business has the current capabilities in advanced analytics to meet the speed of information being introduced.

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Managing Risk, Control and Compliance in Infor M3/Movex ERP

Continuing the World Class Finance series, we will be sharing experiences and best practices in some of the lesser known ERP environments, whether they are the dominant or satellite platform for the effective management of Segregation of Duties (SoD), User Access Attestation, Process Control & Transaction Monitoring for the finance and assurance functions.

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Metric of the Month: Internal Audit Costs

The CFO Magazine and APQC report that the ‘Best’ are spending 13 cents or less per $1000 of revenue to monitor controls and compliance internally. In contrast, the ‘Rest’ are spending on average $1.40 per $1000. This survey highlights the need for greater effectiveness in some companies Internal Audit functions.

To learn more about the context and what is driving the advances of the best in class companies, click here.