SOX - Product Implementation Course

Course Overview: 

The MetricStream SOX Compliance product allows you to resolve Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance challenges by designing, assessing, and improving the internal controls. The product monitors compliance processes in detail and provides evidence to auditors on the internal control testing results. It also provides control and visibility into compliance issues, statuses, and plans. Using the SOX, Executive Management can review and certify the risk and control assessments according to SOX Act Section 302 requirements.

Learning Objectives: 

The training is focused on making trainees understand the features, process, workflows, and functionalities of the SOX Product. At the end of the training, practice and certification, trainees will have knowledge on how to implement and perform basic configurations on the SOX product which includes knowledge on:

§     Product Functionality & Use Case Workflow Usage

·         Understand how to navigate the app

·         Create and/or upload SOX compliance content

·         Create and approve Library Content

·         Create, approve and manage compliance plans

·         Execute compliance assessments

·         Create, approve and manage Risk Assessment plans

·         Execute risk assessments

·         Create, approve and manage surveys & certifications

·         Respond to surveys & certifications

·         Log, approve, manage, monitor and close issues

·         Administer and manage the SOX app

§     Product Functionality & Use Case Workflow Usage

·         Configuration Workbooks

·         Updating SOX LOVs

·         Updating SOX Data Tables

·         SOX Configuration Parameters

§     Product/Use Case Setup

·         Perform SOX Setup

·         Perform Risk Assessment Setup

·         Import Data

Practice & Facetime with Instructor:

Once you start the course, please reach out to MSU at [email protected] to get a practice instance allocated. Upon completion of course content and sufficient practice, reach out to your MSU instructor for your 2 hr Q&A session to clarify and address any open questions.

Certification (Optional):

To be certified, you need to score a minimum of 75% on both the objective and practical assessment. You are allowed a maximum of 2 attempts to pass the certification tests. Please reach out to the instructor once you are ready for assessment. The maximum duration allowed for appearing for assessment is 2 weeks from the course assignment date.