As seen in
LocalTechWire (www.localtechwire.com)
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Raleigh, NC, January 18, 2004 –
Bob Broda, Managing Partner of
Visage Solutions, LLC. will present at the prestigious IQPC
Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Benchmarking Best
Practices Forum at the Hotel Intercontinental New
Orleans, New Orleans, LA on January 24th 2005.
Bob will conduct a workshop:
‘How to Successfully Technology Apply for AP Processing’.
This
workshop will help attendees get a solid understanding of
how their organization can implement internal controls for
Sarbanes-Oxley while saving money through the effective
utilization of technology. This session will explore the
evolutionary growth of AP Departments, and the remarkable
advances that may be made with technology resulting in cost
saving.
Agenda
to include:
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A brief overview of Sarbanes-Oxley and internal controls
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The control objectives expected from A/P internal
controls
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Risks associated with obtaining those objectives
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Control activities to mitigate those risks
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Information and communication necessary to achieve the
objectives
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Automated monitoring strategies
This
workshop will feature Pre-Audit, a process that audits the
transaction prior to the check being approved and written.
It will address the issue of manual data entry, and the ways
to eliminate ALL manual data entry. Document retrieval and
storage will be addressed. Cost justification and methods to
cost justify the upgrades to system will also be discussed.
The International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC)
provides millions of business executives with tailored
practical conferences, keeping them up- to-date with
industry trends, technological developments and the
regulatory landscape. Last year alone, IQPC produced more
than 1,200 events. Founded in 1973, IQPC now has offices in
11 countries across five continents around the world. See
www.iqpc.com for more details. |
