Creative Professional in a SOX world 1439
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Hello,
I’m not sure if this would be the place for my question, so I appologize in advance if I should be posting elsewhere.
I am an e-commerce art director for a fairly large publicly held company. My question is, how does SOX affect creative workflow? Does it affect this area of the business?
It is my understanding that financial, IT and executive responsibilities are the focus of this legislation. I can see how there might be a grey area as my creative efforts crossover into IT functions.
Please advise. I have been presented with requirements for my creative process and would like to be as informed as possible when I approach the subject.
Thank you.
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I am an e-commerce art director for a fairly large publicly held company. My question is, how does SOX affect creative workflow? Does it affect this area of the business?
Hi EG and welcome to the forums
I’m not versed in the letter of the law on SOX, and hope others might have better recommendations on this.
I would share some of the following ideas:- I can see at least indirect applications and involvement. Since you’re involved with e-commerce and most likely designs related to promoting your company and it’s financial status sometimes – there may be some tie-ins regarding SOX requirements.
- As an example promoting factual representations of the company must be accurate on the corporate website (e.g., annual statement, annual sales, or other financial info on the website). For example, in a controls audit, they may check external or internal websites for accuracy, (esp. the public one to ensure no one is ‘cooking the books’)
- You may not become involved with this, but from an e-commerce standpoint, electronic payment systems need to be secure and protect the customer’s underlying sensitive information.
- If you report or gather any financial information in your job role, it should be carefully controlled to ensure it’s as factual as possible.