Enterprise Risk Management Best Practices - Hardcover

by Anne M. Marchetti (Author)

High-level guidance for implementing enterprise risk management in any organization

A Practical Guide to Risk Management shows organizations how to implement an effective ERM solution, starting with senior management and risk and compliance professionals working together to categorize and assess risks throughout the enterprise. Detailed guidance is provided on the key risk categories, including financial, operational, reputational, and strategic areas, along with practical tips on how to handle risks that overlap across categories.

• Provides high-level guidance on how to implement enterprise risk management across any organization
• Includes discussion of the latest trends and best practices
• Features the role of IT in ERM and the tools that are available in both assessment and on-going compliance
• Discusses the key challenges that need to be overcome for a successful ERM initiative

Walking readers through the creation of ERM architecture and setting up on-going monitoring and assessement processes, this is an essential book for every CFO, controller and IT manager.

Front Jacket

Although Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is a top concern fororganizations of all types across the globe, the process ofimplementing ERM often overwhelms business leaders, who fear theydon't have the time, money, experience, or resources to develop andsustain what they perceive to be a daunting project. Written todemystify the entire ERM process, Enterprise Risk Management BestPractices shows you how to easily and painlessly implement andmaintain a practical, cost-effective ERM plan in any organization, regardless of its size, finances, or resources.

Author Anne Marchetti--a Sarbanes-Oxley expert and thoughtleader on the subject--provides step-by-step guidancecomplemented by simplified explanations of related concepts in ahandy, reader-friendly guide. Enterprise Risk Management BestPractices begins by explaining how ERM initiative must begin fromthe top, with senior management and risk and complianceprofessionals working together to categorize and assess risksthroughout the enterprise. Marchetti then provides detailedcoverage on the key risk categories of concern--financial, operational, reputational, and strategic--along with practicaltips on how to handle risks that overlap across categories.Enterprise Risk Management Best Practices proceeds to walk youthrough the entire process of crafting ERM architectures andsetting up ongoing monitoring and assessment processes.

A must-read for CFOs, controllers, finance executives, auditors, IT managers, and consultants who want to curtail surprises andlosses as well as capitalize on business opportunities, EnterpriseRisk Management Best Practices delves deeply into:

• The value and benefits of ERM

• Corporate governance: roles and responsibilities

• The role of IT in ERM

• The ERM process, step by step

• COSO framework

• Financial reporting competencies

• Whistleblower programs

• Financial reporting objectives and risk

• Moving beyond and reevaluating initial compliance

• Available tools in assessment and ongoing compliance

• Key challenges you may face along the way

• Best practices for a successful ERM initiative

• International financial reporting standards

• Key elements of an effective IFRS implementation

• Cost minimization and control optimization insights andstrategies

Even a minimal investment in risk assessment and risk managementcan improve efficiency and reduce losses in your organization. LetEnterprise Risk Management Best Practices guide you through asuccessful ERM program tailored to suit your company's uniqueneeds.

Back Jacket

Although Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is a top concern for organizations of all types across the globe, the process of implementing ERM often overwhelms business leaders, who fear they don't have the time, money, experience, or resources to develop and sustain what they perceive to be a daunting project. Written to demystify the entire ERM process, Enterprise Risk Management Best Practices shows you how to easily and painlessly implement and maintain a practical, cost-effective ERM plan in any organization, regardless of its size, finances, or resources.

Author Anne Marchetti--a Sarbanes-Oxley expert and thought leader on the subject--provides step-by-step guidance complemented by simplified explanations of related concepts in a handy, reader-friendly guide. Enterprise Risk Management Best Practices begins by explaining how ERM initiative must begin from the top, with senior management and risk and compliance professionals working together to categorize and assess risks throughout the enterprise. Marchetti then provides detailed coverage on the key risk categories of concern--financial, operational, reputational, and strategic--along with practical tips on how to handle risks that overlap across categories. Enterprise Risk Management Best Practices proceeds to walk you through the entire process of crafting ERM architectures and setting up ongoing monitoring and assessment processes.

A must-read for CFOs, controllers, finance executives, auditors, IT managers, and consultants who want to curtail surprises and losses as well as capitalize on business opportunities, Enterprise Risk Management Best Practices delves deeply into:

• The value and benefits of ERM
• Corporate governance: roles and responsibilities
• The role of IT in ERM
• The ERM process, step by step
• COSO framework
• Financial reporting competencies
• Whistleblower programs
• Financial reporting objectives and risk
• Moving beyond and reevaluating initial compliance
• Available tools in assessment and ongoing compliance
• Key challenges you may face along the way
• Best practices for a successful ERM initiative
• International financial reporting standards
• Key elements of an effective IFRS implementation
• Cost minimization and control optimization insights and strategies

Even a minimal investment in risk assessment and risk management can improve efficiency and reduce losses in your organization. Let Enterprise Risk Management Best Practices guide you through a successful ERM program tailored to suit your company's unique needs.

Author Biography

ANNE M. MARCHETTI has twenty-five years of finance and accounting experience in both private industry and public accounting. She is a Sarbanes-Oxley subject matter expert focused on the design, implementation, analysis, and optimization of internal control systems and corporate governance programs. Ms. Marchetti has worked globally with both public and private entities in most industries as well as organizations of all sizes. She regularly interacts with Big Four, middle market, and local external audit firms as a liaison on behalf of these organizations. She is a member of the AICPA faculty and is the author of Beyond Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Effective Enterprise Risk Management and Sarbanes-Oxley Ongoing Compliance Guide, both published by Wiley.