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SOX Compliance & End User Applications
What is SOX? The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX or Sarbox) became public law on July 30th, 2002, as a result of the early 2000s financial scandals (Enron, Worldcom, etc). Its purpose is to protect investors through improving the veracity of disclosures from publicly...
Spreadsheet Errors… They Can Happen To You!
Large financial institutions or insurance companies as thought of being the most impacted by costly spreadsheet errors. However, the wide spread use of Excel means that all companies are vulnerable. This post is part of our Only Human series where we...
Version Control: Rule Your Files Before They Rule You
In the modern workplace, important decisions are often made based on information derived from spreadsheets. Whether it’s finalizing an annual budget or building a financial model to examine a possible investment, the spreadsheet plays a pivotal...
Customer Satisfaction Results Are In… Time to Celebrate!
Apparity’s top priority is Customer Satisfaction with our products and services. We reached out to our customers at the beginning of October to see if we’re meeting this goal. Well, the results are in and we’re ecstatic to report a Net Promoter...
5 Benefits of Implementing Spreadsheet Change Control
When managing spreadsheets within an organization, it is imperative to maintain an adequate process to ensure checks and balances on how the files are updated. Proper spreadsheet management control should be a major point of concern for large companies and...
Mitigating Risks by Implementing Spreadsheet Controls
Spreadsheets can be easily changed, may lack certain internal control activities, and are vulnerable to human error. A structured spreadsheet control process is imperative to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial records and bookkeeping. Therefore, it is...