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Channel Processes and Compliance: Turning Project into Process
Companies are dealing with costly and time-consuming Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance efforts, and their channel processes are being scrutinized as a result. How can companies leverage their compliance investment to build sustainable, improved channel processes? What specific opportunities for improvement exist? To discuss leading practices and real-world experiences in this area, Jo Anne Gonzalez, Director of Revenue Policy and Accounting at Logitech, and Rachel Bell, Director at Protiviti, share their thoughts and experiences in an interactive discussion of subjects including:

• Lessons learned in SOX compliance - what can go wrong and how to avoid issues
• Assessing your organization's current state of channel process maturity
• Improving the control environment for partner-reported POS and inventory data
• Channel process improvement opportunities

Event Details
Original Date: March 15, 2007
Duration: 1 hour

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Speaker Bios
Jo Anne Gonzalez is Director of Revenue Policy and Accounting for Logitech.

Prior to joining Logitech, she was with Agilent Technologies/Hewlett-Packard for eleven years, most recently serving as Senior Manager for Worldwide Revenue accounting operations. She is also a CPA, with seven years experience with KPMG in both the Audit and Tax functions.

Jo Anne holds a BA degree in Business Administration and Accounting from the University of New Mexico, and an MBA degree in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis.

Rachel Bell is a Director in Protiviti's San Francisco office, focused on the high-tech industry. Rachel has assisted more than 20 companies with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and has over 13 years experience providing business assurance, management consulting, and internal audit services.

Prior to joining Protiviti, Rachel was a Principal Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Management Consulting Services group, specializing in organizational and process improvements in finance functions. She was also a Senior Manager with Marriott International's Internal Audit department. Rachel began her career at Coopers & Lybrand in external audit. Rachel is a Certified Public Accountant and accredited by the IIA in Quality Assessment and Validation, and has a BS in Accounting from the University of Maryland.