Harnessing the power of WdeskS ix hundred spreadsheets. Hundreds of people. Countless hours of work. And immeasurable frustration. That’s a summary of the process one multinational energy company was using to meet its Sarbanes- Oxley (SOX) documentation requirements. The company’s SOX reporting team had used the time- consuming and costly process since the regulation came in to effect for the company. “We decided we just couldn’t continue that process,” says the internal controls manager who oversees SOX compliance. “It wasn’t scalable, and it wasn’t very efficient.” The manager is responsible for the execution of the internal controls program, SOX testing, planning, fieldwork, and reporting to the executive management team. In his role, he travels to company locations around t

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