SOX Offshoring: Benefits and Key Considerations From the Service Provider and Client Perspectives

In the latest episode of our Risk & Accounting Advisory podcast, Neal Beggan, Risk Advisory Leader, and key leaders from Cherry Bekaert’s Risk Advisory SOX practice, Gareth Montague-Smith and Peyton Black, discuss the concept of offshoring and some key considerations for companies evaluating whether to use the offshore ability of their service providers. Their conversation analyzes key considerations from both the client’s and service provider’s viewpoint.

Listeners will learn about:

• Key considerations for offshoring and potential benefits from both the service provider and the client’s perspective.
• Establishing a formalized process for reviewing deliverables, scheduling and training.
• Identifying the right projects and tasks (e.g., high volume and low-risk control testing) to offshore strategically, so that your onshore and offshore teams succeed.

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