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1 Advisory Services Oracle Alliance Case Study

2 A global software company turns a Sarbanes-Oxley challenge into an opportunity for cost reduction and performance improvement Client s challenge A global software company, preparing for divestiture, was concerned about an accumulation of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance issues that could impact the business transaction. Many of the issues stemmed from an absence of visibility into the company s ERP and back-office systems leaving management unable to tell which employees or suppliers had access to critical data and applications. Executives were also concerned about the impact to its internal controls structure as ERP and back office systems endure changes brought on by divestitures of business units. But rather than manually address the deficiency, the company decided to invest in process and technology improvements that would change the way it handled compliance going forward. The company s IT leaders turned to PricewaterhouseCoopers to help with their GRC transformation effort. PwC solution Under PwC s guidance and Project Management Office operation, the company selected the Oracle GRC software solution and launched a high-profile remediation and implementation effort. The project was broken down into manageable phases beginning with a focus on identification and remediation of access control issues across its base of over ten thousand employees, contractors, and suppliers. PwC helped the IT staff implement Oracle s Governance, Risk and Compliance Controls software to automate access rules in order to detect and resolve potential control issues. PwC leveraged the company s existing controls and PwC s leading practice risk and controls repository, customized for Oracle s Enterprise Business Suite (EBS), to provide a baseline starting point to expedite the project. A key output of phase one of the project was the translation of existing control rules into the Oracle software and the creation of a roadmap to address and remediate all SOD and access exceptions enterprise wide. Impact on client s business Immediate benefits for the software company included remediation and resolution of conflicts before the company had to report on its financial controls. The company also positioned itself to lower GRC costs by leveraging automated functionality within Oracle s GRC suite to eliminate manual testing procedures and establish a more cost effective and flexible GRC infrastructure to support their continuously changing business environment. Empowered by having its own technology solution, its own reports, and the training to manage the process going forward, the company can look ahead to the next phase: preventative controls that embed compliance into each process in a more cost-efficient manner. PwC Page 2 of 3

3 PricewaterhouseCoopers contacts: Sohail Siddiqi Principal, Advisory Services Donna Chu Director, Oracle Alliance The issues facing the client discussed herein, the advice given to it and the results achieved are unique to that client. This document should not be used as a substitute for consultation with professional accounting, tax, legal or other competent advisers About PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers ( provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. More than 154,000 people in 153 countries across our network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. All rights reserved. In this document, PwC refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, which is a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, each member firm of which is a separate legal entity.

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5 A national rail transportation company begins its journey to transform Sarbanes-Oxley compliance Client s challenge A national rail-based transportation company continued to struggle with its Sarbanes-Oxley compliance program due to a fragmented and siloed approach to track and manage compliance needs. Maintaining manual processes and controls documentation on a network shared drive, manually tracking testing progress, and uncovering issues buried in spreadsheets stored in notebooks and electronic files passed between business owners via proved frustrating and inefficient for all involved. The SOX compliance program also relied on external consulting resources to perform annual user access testing to identify issues pertaining to segregation of duties and access to sensitive data and system functions. The company s IT and Internal Audit leaders turned to PricewaterhouseCoopers to help with the transformation of their manual processes, and selection and implementation of an automated SOX compliance management solution. PwC solution PwC s Project Management Office assisted the company with the selection of a technology solution and launched a high-profile implementation effort of Oracle s GRC software. The project was broken down into manageable phases beginning with a focus on identification and remediation of access control issues across its base of over 3,000 employees, contractors, and suppliers. PwC implemented Oracle s Governance, Risk and Compliance Controls software to automate access rules to detect and resolve potential control issues. In order to expedite the implementation, the company s existing controls along with PwC s leading practice risk and controls repository were used as the baseline and then customized for Oracle s Enterprise Business Suite (EBS). A key output of phase one of the project was the translation of existing control rules into the Oracle software and the creation of a roadmap to address and remediate all SOD and access exceptions enterprise wide. The second phase of the Oracle GRC implementation is now underway encompassing all of the company s SOX processes and controls documentation. This phase will leverage Oracle GRC technology and will provide the company with an enterprise-wide view of its SOX controls in real time with continuous controls monitoring. Oracle GRC Manager provides a central repository of for all processes controls, risks, and testing instructions. Based on risk rankings including severity and likelihood of occurrence, the company will execute periodic audits and management assessments, leveraging workflow to communicate with process area owners and designated controls testers, and capture testing results. PwC Page 2 of 4

6 Impact on client s business The transportation company was able to effectively remediate and resolve Oracle user access conflicts prior to the deadline to report on its SOX controls. The company also positioned itself to lower GRC costs by leveraging automated functionality in the Oracle GRC suite to eliminate the need for access testing by external consultants, and resources were redirected from manual tracking of SOX testing and issues remediation to focus on value added efforts within the company. In addition, the company s IT department plans to leverage the Oracle GRC solution s configuration change control functionality in its Oracle EBS Release 12 upgrade initiative. Empowered by the new Oracle technology solution and trained staff to manage the process going forward, the company is looking ahead to the next project phase: dashboard reporting for process area owners, Internal Audit, and executives. This will allow for easy identification of obsolete controls, areas with control failures, and any new processes requiring controls. PwC Page 3 of 4

7 PricewaterhouseCoopers contacts: Sohail Siddiqi Principal, Advisory Services Donna Chu Director, Oracle Alliance About PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers ( provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. More than 155,000 people in 153 countries across our network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. All rights reserved. In this document, PwC refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, which is a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, each member firm of which is a separate legal entity.

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9 An oil and gas services company embeds GRC in their ERP upgrade to recognize savings sooner vs. later Client s challenge A global provider of equipment, systems, and services for oil and gas industries determined that their existing ERP platform could no longer support their expanding business needs and acquisition strategy. As the company began an upgrade initiative to Oracle Enterprise Business Suite (EBS) R12, savvy executives recognized an opportunity to reduce costs and improve overall efficiency by addressing governance, risk, and compliance requirements as an integrated component of the ERP implementation. Historically, many companies have waited until after an upgrade to consider GRC, which typically results in retrofitting business processes and functionality at a significantly higher cost. The executive team agreed that regardless of market drivers and conditions, greater process discipline, consistency, and rigor will translate into a more secure and efficient implementation, better cost management, and an improved competitive position. The company asked PricewaterhouseCoopers to assist with the task of the enterprise wide role design for Oracle users while leveraging the Oracle GRC solution as part of the Oracle R12 implementation. PwC solution PwC engaged the management team in a discussion on cost effective approaches to implementing Oracle s GRC Application Access Controls Governor solution. Together, they determined that the company should implement an enterprise role design model for their Oracle R12 environment that would address their user management needs. This would enable the company to streamline its control and testing environment by improving processes and leveraging new functionality in Oracle R12 for user management and access controls. The implementation strategy included a series of business module roll-out s that would enable user management and access rights to be fully tested before being applied to their production environment. Phase one of the roll-out included the company s general ledger and payroll business modules with the sub-ledger modules to follow in phase two. PwC focused on access control management including standardization of user roles across the enterprise that incorporates segregation of duties (SoD) control objectives. In addition, PwC was able to enhance their business process controls and establish policies and procedures for ongoing monitoring of controls. The Oracle R12 release and the Oracle GRC Suite includes support for automated security and testing rules and controls that PwC leveraged to improve compliance and reduce costs of ongoing testing and monitoring of their control environment. PwC Page 2 of 4

10 Impact on client s business By choosing to build the GRC requirements into the overall project plan for the Oracle ERP upgrade, the company was able to optimize and automate business processes to improve compliance, lower risks, and tighten security. The secure roll-out of roles, responsibilities and users helped to reduce business risks by providing users with access rights specific to their job function before going live in a production environment. The company was able to quickly resolve any conflicts or issues without impacting their production environment and employee productivity. The company also reduced the amount of time and resources spent on implementation by eliminating the duplication of effort that would be incurred if the GRC component was implemented after the upgrade was completed. By automating user management functions and implementing configurable controls, the company will also reduce their IT and administration costs moving forward. PwC Page 3 of 4

11 PricewaterhouseCoopers contacts: Sohail Siddiqi Principal, Advisory Services Donna Chu Director, Oracle Alliance About PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers ( provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. More than 155,000 people in 153 countries across our network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. All rights reserved. In this document, PwC refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, which is a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, each member firm of which is a separate legal entity.

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13 CSX Corporation streamlines compliance program with Oracle GRC solution and expertise from PricewaterhouseCoopers Challenge CSX Corporation is a national transportation company that provides rail, intermodal, and rail-truck transload services. Spanning 21,000 miles, CSX s network connects customers to more than 70 ocean, river, and lake ports as well as production and distribution centers and markets in 23 states and the District of Columbia. Facing increasingly complex government regulations and rising compliance costs, the company was looking for a solution that would: Optimize Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance with more cost-effective governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) controls Improve ability to identify, report, escalate, and remediate control weaknesses and to continuously monitor compliance across the organization Reduce reliance on external consulting resources to perform user access for controls testing Solution PricewaterhouseCoopers evaluated CSX s compliance needs and recommended a complete compliance solution based on Oracle s suite of GRC applications. Implemented in less than four months, the solution automated and streamlined CSX s compliance readiness program, and provided CSX with real-time reporting, documentation version control, and electronic management of its testing and remediation processes. Experts from PricewaterhouseCoopers helped CSX define business rules and end-user requirements, migrate data to the GRC application, and train of users and stakeholders. The firm s deep understanding of CSX s needs and industry regulations helped to make this the easiest implementation that we ve done, said Tom Price, Director of Internal Controls Auditing at CSX Results Eliminated between 700 and 900 hours a year in fees paid to external consulting resources savings that are expected to generate a complete return on investment within 18 months Enabled CSX to quickly identify and remediate system-user access conflicts in time to meet its year-end SOX deadline Eliminated manual tracking of compliance testing, saving more than 5,000 analyst hours and enabling the transportation provider to redirect audit resources to more strategic department initiatives Provided CSX executives with a real-time, enterprisewide foundation to support forward-looking strategic planning PwC Page 2 of 3

14 Headquarters: Jacksonville, FL Founded: 1828 Industry: Revenue: Travel & Transportation US$9 billion Employees: 30,000 Products and services Oracle Application Access Controls Governor Oracle Enterprise GRC Manager Oracle Fusion GRC Intelligence Benefit highlights: Automated key risk and compliance processes across company Saved up to 900 hours per year in fees to external compliance consultants Savings are expected to pay for investment in 18 months Enabled company to deploy existing staff to additional risk management projects Oracle provided us with a complete governance, risk, and compliance solution that we could extend across our entire compliance program. As a result, we have automated risk and compliance processes, gained significant cost savings to date, and expect a complete return on investment within approximately eighteen months. Tom price director of internal controls auditing CSX Corporation PwC Page 3 of 3

15 2011 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. All rights reserved. In this document, PwC refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, which is a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, each member firm of which is a separate legal entity.

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