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K. A Parker & Associates, Inc., offers a wide variety of services to help your company achieve compliance as quicckly and as seamlessly as possible without disrupting your business. KAPA Non-Audit Services Comprise Compliance Solutions
Under Sarbanes-Oxley in particular, programs and systems written for financial reporting must have additional auditing and other new programs needed to provide for the timeliness of reports mandated by the law. All of the tasks necessary for compliance are process driven. Sarbanes-Oxley mandates the following IT-related compliance issues, among others:
Using The Parker Process Method, our quick process improvement strategy tool, we can design an IT and workflow process that will provide a solution as “rapid” and “current” as is technologically and humanly possible. The model created can be crafted in two weeks, and it will define the process for review and improvement.
KAPA's Parker Process Method The Parker Process Method begins with a comprehensive discussion with affected individuals to determine and engineer or reengineer "mandated" processes, “problem” processes, “opportunity” processes or the entire enterprise. This is usually done on a recurring cycle at the customer’s discretion. This service has a process-modeling training capability option, if desired, which enables the customer to be self-sufficient. The Parker Process Method is a necessary tool for compliance achievement. If your browser blocks popup windows, you can view information about the Parker Process Method by clicking here. The Parker Process Method was developed by team leader, Kim Parker, Kim Parker, President & Chairman, K. A Parker & Associates, Inc. To learn how this model was developed, click here. To learn how the Parker Process Method can help your Information Technology team, please contact Kim Parker by calling: (919) 369-2373, or by sending him e-mail at: kparker@kaparkerassoc.com.
Obviously, any law written to focus on corporate fraud will put finance departments under regulatory microscopes. Under Sarbanes-Oxley, programs written for financial reporting must be audited, undergo additional auditing scrutiny and additional programs will be needed to provide for the timeliness of reports mandated by the law. All of the tasks necessary for compliance are process driven. Sarbanes-Oxley mandates the following finance-related compliance issues, among others:
All of the initiatives above require a group with an in-depth understanding of how Sarbanes-Oxley will impact the finance and accounting functions and departments. K. A Parker & Associates, Inc. has exactly the team you need. Our Finance and Accounting Services meet all of the demands necessary for compliance. Our team can assess how compliance will affect your finance department and then define a compliance process customized specifically for your company. Achieving compliance requires specific and in-depth processes. The combined experience of our associates in assessing finance department process issues enables us to design workable compliance processes using templates we have developed with great success over the yearsin real time by using the Parker Process Method. KAPA's Parker Process Method The Parker Process Method begins with a comprehensive discussion with affected individuals to determine and engineer or reengineer "mandated" processes, “problem” processes, “opportunity” processes or the entire enterprise. This is usually done on a recurring cycle at the customer’s discretion. This service has a process-modeling training capability option, if desired, which enables the customer to be self-sufficient. The Parker Process Method is a necessary tool for compliance achievement. If your browser blocks popup windows, you can view information about the Parker Process Method by clicking here. The Parker Process Method was developed by team leader, Kim Parker, Kim Parker, President & Chairman, K. A Parker & Associates, Inc. To learn how this model was developed, click here. To learn how the Parker Process Method can help your Information Technology team, please contact Kim Parker by calling: (919) 369-2373, or by sending him e-mail at: kparker@kaparkerassoc.com.
Sarbanes-Oxley poses some thorny compliance challenges for HR departments. It changes the way companies conduct HR practices and has specific provisions for whistle blowers. For instance, can a whistle blower be terminated for any reason, cause or not? The law mandates the following changes:
KAPA's Ethics Definition and Implementation Services can make the journey to compliance much easier. Inasmuch as the predicate for this act is ethics, most of SarBox's provisions focus on new ethical prerogatives. K. A Parker & Associate's Dr. David Powell not only did his doctoral thesis on ethics, he has taught medical ethics at both Harvard and Yale. He clearly understands the nuances of the law and is well able to tailor processes to make ethical compliance fit your corporate culture within the mandates of the law. If your browser blocks popup windows, you can view information about our Interactive and Publishing Services by clicking here. To see how KAPA's Ethics Definition and Implementation Services can help your Human Resources team comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, please contact Dr. David Powell by calling: (860) 653-4470, or by e-mail at: dpowell@kaparkerassoc.com. KAPA's Parker Process Method The Parker Process Method begins with a comprehensive discussion with affected individuals to determine and engineer or reengineer "mandated" processes, “problem” processes, “opportunity” processes or the entire enterprise. This is usually done on a recurring cycle at the customer’s discretion. This service has a process-modeling training capability option, if desired, which enables the customer to be self-sufficient. The Parker Process Method is a necessary tool for compliance achievement. If your browser blocks popup windows, you can view information about the Parker Process Method by clicking here. The Parker Process Method was developed by team leader, Kim Parker, Kim Parker, President & Chairman, K. A Parker & Associates, Inc. To learn how this model was developed, click here. To learn how the Parker Process Method can help your Information Technology team, please contact Kim Parker by calling: (919) 369-2373, or by sending him e-mail at: kparker@kaparkerassoc.com. KAPA's Compliance Training Services Training Services Crafting an ethics statement and defining processes must be followed by a highly focused training program that ensures that compliance goals are met and that adaptation to changes in the law or regulations are made successfully on an on-going basis. We are well able to assess not only who needs to take compliance training, but more importantly from a cost standpoint, who does not need such training. Because we are a non-audit company, we can design and implement the pathway to compliance while keeping your corporate culture in perspective during that process. To learn more about how KAPA's Compliance Training Services can help your Human Resources team, please contact Robert Fuller by calling: (919) 606-6371, or by e-mail at: rfuller@kaparkerassoc.com, or John Cannon by calling: (919) 345-4238, or by e-mail at: jcannon@kaparkerassoc.com KAPA's Interactive and Publishing Services Our Interactive (E-Learning) and Publishing Services can deliver training content on a range of media from paper to your intranet. Because we compose the content of our training programs, we can also provide the presentations mandated by the law for your employees and deliver training conventionally or electronically. If you prefer that we use your training content, we can certainly develop programs using that. In addition, we offer subscription-based newsletters that help companies stay informed about Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC regulations and how developing case law will impact implementation. If you prefer, we can produce the content of a customized newsletter designed to keep your company's prespective on relevant events. If your browser blocks popup windows, you can view information about our Interactive and Publishing Services by clicking here. To learn more about how KAPA's Interactive and Publishing Services can help your Human Resources team, please contact Jim Hyde by calling: (802) 253-0194, or by e-mail at: jhyde@kaparkerassoc.com.
Sarbanes-Oxley poses some daunting compliance-training challenges and will result in the following:
In the Future:
KAPA's Ethics Definition and Implementation Services can make the move to compliance a smoother road to follow. Inasmuch as the predicate for this act is ethics, most of SarBox's provisions focus on new ethical prerogatives. K. A Parker & Associate's Dr. David Powell not only did his doctoral thesis on ethics, he has taught ethics at both Harvard and Yale. He clearly understands the nuances of the law and is well able to tailor processes to make ethical compliance fit your corporate culture within the mandates of the law. If your browser blocks popup windows, you can view information about our Interactive and Publishing Services by clicking here. To see how KAPA's Ethics Definition and Implementation Services can help your Human Resources team comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, please contact Dr. David Powell by calling: (860) 653-4470, or by e-mail at: dpowell@kaparkerassoc.com. KAPA's Parker Process Method The Parker Process Method begins with a comprehensive discussion with affected individuals to determine and engineer or reengineer "mandated" processes, “problem” processes, “opportunity” processes or the entire enterprise. This is usually done on a recurring cycle at the customer’s discretion. This service has a process-modeling training capability option, if desired, which enables the customer to be self-sufficient. The Parker Process Method is a necessary tool for compliance achievement. If your browser blocks popup windows, you can view information about the Parker Process Method by clicking here. The Parker Process Method was developed by team leader, Kim Parker, Kim Parker, President & Chairman, K. A Parker & Associates, Inc. To learn how this model was developed, click here. To learn how the Parker Process Method can help your Information Technology team, please contact Kim Parker by calling: (919) 369-2373, or by sending him e-mail at: kparker@kaparkerassoc.com. KAPA's Compliance Training Services Training Services Crafting an ethics statement and defining processes must be followed by a highly focused training program that ensures that compliance goals are met and that adaptation to changes in the law or regulations are made successfully on an on-going basis. We are well able to assess not only who needs to take compliance training, but more importantly from a cost standpoint, who does not need such training. Because we are a non-audit company, we can design and implement the pathway to compliance while keeping your corporate culture in perspective during that process. To learn more about how KAPA's Compliance Training Services can help your Human Resources team, please contact Robert Fuller by calling: (919) 606-6371, or by e-mail at: rfuller@kaparkerassoc.com, or John Cannon by calling: (919) 345-4238, or by e-mail at: jcannon@kaparkerassoc.com KAPA's Interactive and Publishing Services Our Interactive (E-Learning) and Publishing Services can be delivered on a range of media from paper to your intranet. Because we compose the content of our training programs, we can also provide the presentations mandated by the law for your employees and deliver training conventionally or electronically. If you prefer that we use your training content, we can certainly develop programs using that. In addition, we offer subscription-based newsletters that help companies stay informed about Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC regulations and how developing case law will impact implementation. If you prefer, we can produce the content of a customized newsletter designed to keep your company's prespective on relevant events. If your browser blocks popup windows, you can view information about our Interactive and Publishing Services by clicking here. To learn more about how KAPA's Interactive and Publishing Services can help your Human Resources team, please contact Jim Hyde by calling: (802) 253-0194, or by e-mail at: jhyde@kaparkerassoc.com. KAPA's Coaching and Business Communications Services The compliance process means changes that may be disconcerting to some employees. Our Business Coaching and Communications Services are designed to help employees cope with the psychology of change. They also help people achieve a healthy work/life balance. Myriad factors both on and off the job affect an employee's perfomance and productivity. The complexion of the workplace has changed dramatically over the last half century. During the 1950's the average person got a job and made a career of it. Today, individuals in the workforce may change careers three or four times before they retire. This dramatic shift in work philosophy is due in part to the employee's inability to juggle work and life responsibilities effectively. More moms are in the workplace than ever before, but their responsibilities at home are still there. Likewise, in situations where both moms and dads work, there is more pressure on the dads to help out at home. These factors have a definitive impact on both employers and employees. Among them are:
To learn more about how KAPA's Business Communications Group can help your Human Resources team, please contact Jeff Fine by calling: (646) 638-9391, or by e-mail at: jfine@kaparkerassoc.com.
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Our combined IT experience has enabled us not only to conduct software audits , but to help in the development of new applications designed specifically for your company. In addition, since virtually every aspect of compliance involves processes, our Parker Process Method is completely customized to fit the needs of your company, and will help you comply not only in a timely way, but less painfully, as well.
