Risky Business: Mitigating Risks and Improving Controls in Reporting

As the business landscape continues to evolve, the risk of accounting and reporting misstatements continues to rise, often due to the inability to respond to internal and external circumstances. What drives the rising risk, and how should companies mitigate the changing risk profile? We’ll discuss: 

• Areas of risk receiving more attention from the SEC
• Root causes that may trigger misstatements and the need for remediation
• How controllers may strengthen internal processes and procedures to better link marketplace and business drivers to their impact on accounting and disclosures