Webinar jan 28 2016 learn to improve period-end close process with effective controls in oracle

Leverage Technology:
Turn Risk into Opportunity™
Risk and Compliance Financial Reporting Internal Audit Controls Catalog Application Security Advanced Analytics
A Leader in Risk Based Enterprise Controls Management Solutions
Copyright ©. Fulcrum Information Technology, Inc.Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world - Archimedes
Learn to improve Period-End Close Process with effective controls in Oracle E-Business Suite
Educational Webinar
January 28 , 2016
Adil Khan
Managing Director

www.fulcrumway.comPage 2Copyright © FulcrumWay
Learn to improve Period-End Close Process
with effective controls
Statements
Introduction
Oracle General Ledger Controls Overview
Configurations that impact financial close
Oracle EBS Controls Assessment Approach
Oracle EBS Period-End Close Process - A Case Study
Q&A
Agenda

FulcrumWay™ Insight
Thought Leadership
Co-Authored GRC Book: First book on GRC for
Oracle Applications
FLOAUG Innovate 16 - February 12th – Orlando:
Oracle Role Based Security and Oracle Cloud
Educational Webinar – February 23rd – Self Service
User Provision
Educational Webinar – March 22nd – Procure to Pay
Process Optimization with Controls Monitoring
Collaborate 16 – April 11th, 2015 Las Vegas GRC
Client Appreciation Dinner
Educational Webinar – May 24th – Hire to Retire
Controls in Oracle Fusion HCM
Oracle Open World – Annual GRC Dinner on
September 19th, 2016 - San Francisco, CA
LinkedIn –FulcrumWay Risk, Compliance and Audit
Software Group
International GRC Round Tables – Sydney, London,
Johannesburg, Dubai See events page for details
Proven Expertise

FulcrumWay Client StudiesSuccessful
Track Record
Government Oil and Gas
Healthcare
Communications
Financial Services
Transportation Natural ResourcesManufacturing
Retail
High TechMedia/Entertainment Life Sciences

Oracle EBS R12 General Ledger
Configurations to Ensure Reliable Financial
Statements
Introductions
Assessment Approach for Oracle EBS Controls
Q&A
Agenda

Oracle EBS R12 Period-End Close
Controls
GL Controls
Overview
 Close Oracle Payables before you
close Oracle Inventory and Oracle
Assets.
 Close Oracle Payables before you
close Oracle Purchasing to account
for purchasing accruals at period
end.
 Close Oracle Cash Management
before you close Oracle
Receivables, as bank reconciliation
in cash management will create
miscellaneous receipts in Oracle
receivables.
 Finally, close all the subledgers
before we close the General
Ledger.

Oracle EBS R12 Import JournalsEBS GL Controls

Oracle EBS R12 Concurrent Request:
Period-End – AP Trial Balance
EBS GL Controls

Period End ReportsEBS GL Controls

Oracle EBS R12 Concurrent Request:
Create Accounting
EBS GL Controls
Check the Subledger Accounting rules that
will be invoked by the process.
Options Are:
a) Create Final Accounting Post to GL
b) Create Final Accounting
c) Create Draft Accounting.

Oracle EBS R12
Account Reconciliation
EBS GL Controls

Statements
Introductions
Oracle Advanced Controls – A Case Study
Q&A
Agenda

Configuration ChecklistGL Configurations
Item Configuration Control Risk
1 GLDI: Force Journals to Balance"
profile option
Set to “Yes” Inaccurate journal entries are posted to the GL, resulting in misstatements in
account balances.
2 Freeze Flexfield Definition Set to “Yes” Changes in key flexfield definitions could cause inconsistent transaction
accounting and data corruption issues, resulting in misstatements in account
balances.
3 Enable Journal Approval Enable Invalid or incorrect journal entries could result in misstatements in account
balances.
4 Require Journal Approval Enable Invalid or incorrect journal entries could result in misstatements in account
balances.
5 Journal Authorization limits Valid Limits Invalid or incorrect journal entries could result in misstatements in account
balances.
6 Freeze Journals Set to “Yes” Unreconciled journals between subledger and General Ledger may occur.
7 The "Method (Sequence
Assignment) for Ledgers
“A” (Automatic) Journal entries might not be entered completely resulting in incomplete
financial statement.
8 Allow Dynamic Inserts
Cross Validate Segments
Set to Yes
Set to Yes
Invalid account code combinations could result in journals being posted to
incorrect general ledger accounts resulting in misstatements in account
balances.
9 Security Rule and Security Rule
Elements
Define Security Rule
Elements
Transactions may be processed by users against account segments they are not
authorized to process in resulting in account misstatements.

10 MRC: Maximum days to roll forward conversion. Define Currency conversion rates may become outdated and incorrect, resulting in
misstatements in account balances.
11 Freeze Rollup Groups Yes Changes to Rollup Groups would affect how individual chart of account
values, used within journal entries, are consolidated for financial statement
reporting.
12 GL: Income Statement Accounts Revaluation Rule
profile
Define Income statement accounts may not be appropriately revalued each period,
causing gain or loss amounts to be inaccurate.
13 Budgetary Control Enabled Yes Ledgers may not be included in the budget process causing budget
monitoring to be non-existent.
14 GLDI: Converted Entry Threshold Define An Excessive Threshold amounts might lead to inaccurate postings to GL.
15 Flexfields:Validate On Server profile option Yes Inaccurate journal entries are posted to the GL, impacting the accuracy of
financial reporting.
16 SLA: Enable Data Access Set Security in Subledger
profile option.
Yes Transactions could be processed resulting in potential misstatement of
accounts.
17 GL: Number of formulas to validate for each
MassAllocation batch" profile option
"GL: Number of formulas to validate for each
Recurring Journal batch" profile option
Define Mass Allocations and Recurring Journals may not be processed accurately
and inappropriate formulas may be used.

18 SLA: Enable Subledger Transaction Security in GL" profile
option was set to "No" at the site and organization levels.
Set to “Yes” Subledger transactions can be accessed by unauthorized
users through General Ledger responsibilities.
19 "Access Set Type" Full Inappropriate configuration and assignment of definition
access sets may result to invalid journals being posted.
20 Default Average Rate Type and Default End Rate Type
were not defined.
Define Adjustments from currency translation or revaluations may
not be appropriately accounted for, resulting in inaccurate
financial reports.
21 GL Rollup Groups Define Inappropriately defined rollup groups may provide
management with inaccurate summary information.
22 Super User Definition Access Set Define If definition access sets are not appropriately designed,
inappropriate users may gain access to sensitive
functionality. This could result in financial misstatement.
23 Segment Value Qualifiers Define If posting is not restricted, users can post journals direct to
General Ledger accounts. This can lead to unreconciled
differences between the subledger and the general ledger.
24 Period Status Open current
period
All prior and future accounting periods (except the current
period) should have a status of Closed.
25 Enable Security configuration for all accounting
calendars, autopost criteria sets, COA mappings, and
journal reversal criteria sets.
Set to Yes If definition access sets are not appropriately designed,
inappropriate users may gain access to sensitive
functionality. This could result in financial misstatement.
26 The Reversal Period for different journal reversal
categories.
Define Journal entries may be reversed in an inappropriate period
affecting cut off in the financial statements.

Statements
Introductions
Q&A
Agenda

A Risk Based Approach to ERP Controls
Analyze
Control
Defects
Prepare
Remediation
Plan
Correct
Control
Defects
Monitor
Application
Controls
Scope
Application
Controls
Snapshot
Application
Data Source
Manage
Exceptions
Setup
Mitigating
Controls
Control Experts/
ERP Managers/
Control Owners
Risk Advisors/
Control Owners
Control
Owners/
ERP
Managers
Assess
Control
Risks
AnalyticsControls Catalog Controls Workbench
ERP Controls
Experts/
ERP Managers
Process
Rules ManagerDataProbe
Design
Application
Controls
Controls Monitor

www.fulcrumway.comCopyright © FulcrumWay
People: Reconciliation requires clear
communication and effective collaboration
Executives
Administrators
Auditors
Preparers & Reviewers
Risk Assessment

People: Reconciliation requires clear
communication and effective collaboration
Executives
Administrators
Auditors
Preparers & Reviewers
Lack of insight – Are
there any surprises
during account
reconciliation?
Lack of real time status.
Too much time for audit & review
Missing work papers on key account
balances
Disconnected control testing –
redundant efforts
No standard definition for “reconciled”.
Account Reconciliation not based on Risks
such as potential for fraud or
misstatement, turnover, account history,
materiality, volume of transactions,
significant judgment, need for regular
manual posting or adjustments, etc
Delinquent reconciliations – No Action
plan for Account owner to remediate
delinquent reconciliations
Risk Assessment

Process: Financial Close is Complex
Monitor Financial Close Controls
Sub Ledger Close
General
Ledger Close
Data
Assurance
Consolidation
Internal
Reporting
External
Reporting
Filling
Close PO
Close Project Billing and Costing
Run post process for PO, Projects, etc
Close AR sub ledger
Close AP sub ledger
Close Inventory sub ledger
Close HCM sub ledger
Close Assets sub ledger
Run revaluation/re-measurement
Run GL post process for AP,AR, FA, etc.
Reconcile sub ledgers to GL
Reconcile Bank Accounts
Reconcile all accounts
Approve adjustments
Clear suspense accounts
Post accruals
Run allocations
Gather non actuals data from
reporting (lease, credit line,
headcount, plan, etc)
Gather and validate complete
data sets to support all financial
reporting needs (i.e. Legal Entity,
Segments, Management, Tax,
Sustainability Metrics, Tax, etc
Run summary allocations
Run consolidation to summary
ledgers
Make Topside Entries
Run reports for FASB
Run reports for KPI’s
Run reports for FX
Run reports for Retained
Earnings
Run period-end management
reports
Review reports for business
performance and realignment
Generate external reports
Compile Disclosure Items
Gather other financial information
Deliver XBRL/Edgar
filings to the SEC
Deliver statutory
filings such Tax
Risk Assessment

Monitor Financial Close Controls
Sub Ledger Close
General
Ledger Close
Data
Assurance
Consolidation
Internal
Reporting
External
Reporting
Filling
Close PO
Close Project Billing and Costing
Run post process for PO, Projects, etc
Close AR sub ledger
Close AP sub ledger
Close Inventory sub ledger
Close HCM sub ledger
Close Assets sub ledger
Run revaluation/re-measurement
Run GL post process for AP,AR, FA, etc.
Reconcile sub ledgers to GL
Reconcile Bank Accounts
Reconcile all accounts
Approve adjustments
Clear suspense accounts
Post accruals
Run allocations
Gather non actuals data from
reporting (lease, credit line,
headcount, plan, etc)
Gather and validate complete
data sets to support all financial
reporting needs (i.e. Legal Entity,
Segments, Management, Tax,
Sustainability Metrics, Tax, etc
Run summary allocations
Run consolidation to summary
ledgers
Make Topside Entries
Run reports for FASB
Run reports for KPI’s
Run reports for FX
Run reports for Retained
Earnings
Run period-end management
reports
Review reports for business
performance and realignment
Generate external reports
Compile Disclosure Items
Gather other financial information
Deliver XBRL/Edgar
filings to the SEC
Deliver statutory
filings such Tax
Numerous ERP modules
involved (INV,OM, AP,AR,GL)
Control interdependencies
between applications and
departments
Interdependent processes that must
run in parallel
Large volume of incomplete
transactions in interface tables
must be manually resolved
Large volume of incomplete
transactions in interface tables
must be manually resolved
Lack of issue identification and
remediation
Coordination of key personnel
Simultaneous audit of the close,
during the close
SOX certifications should precede
financial reporting
Compressed reporting period
Penalties for late reporting
Steps must be completed in the
right order
Difficult to see bottlenecks
within critical
Lack of time for internal
due diligence
Risk Assessment Process: Financial Close is Complex

Technology: Oracle EBS R12 Sub-ledger
Transaction ControlsRisk Assessment
 Invalid – Accounting errors
exist; Fix Errors and re-run
Create Accounting program
 Incomplete – Transactions can’t
be accounted yet; Run
Validation Program
 Unprocessed – Transaction
hasn’t been accounted; Run
Create Accounting Program
 Final – Accounted in SLA but
not transferred to GL; Run
Transfer Journal Entries to GL

Statements
Introductions
Q&A
Agenda

Global Fortune 500 Industrial Leader Ensures Reliable
Financial Statement with Smart Controls
Our Client
Founded in 1883, today a global supplier of paints,
coatings, optical products, specialty materials, glass and
fiber glass
Employs more than 40,000 people worldwide
Generated over $15B in revenue last year
External Auditor PWC.
Challenges
Reduce costs and “audit fatigue” related to
management controls
Reduce risk associated with the current state highly
manual, fragmented process
Need Enterprise-wide visibility into the Financial Close
Controls and Compliance processes
Leverage investments in technology to provide a
foundation for global management controls
Solutions
Oracle EBS R12, FulcrumWay Smart Controls
FulcrumWay Risk Advisory, Smart Controls and
Dataprobe.
Successes
Reduced audit findings by 70% and remediation
effort by 80% by configuring and testing ERP
controls
Improved management visibility into financial close
controls by providing real time reporting on GL
Controls across the regions.
Reduced financial misstatement risk by replacing
manual, spreadsheet based error-prone process
with automated controls
Streamlined financial close steps be ensuring period
end tasks are performed according to journal
dependencies checklist
Case Study

Case Study Record to Report Process Flow

SafePaaS Application Controls ManagerProduct
Application Controls Manager
Access Manager
• Provision Users
• Manage User Access Self
Service Request
• Certify User Access
Roles Manager
• Design Roles &
Responsibilities
• Analyze Role Configuration
• Simulate SOD Control Test
• Generate Role Configuration
Control Ontology
• Manage data objects
• Manage configuration
objects
• Manage Transaction objects
Oracle E-Business Suite
Setups Forms/PagesMaster Tables Profile Options User Security
Controls Workbench
• Manage Access Rules
• Manage Configuration Rules
• Manage Transaction Rules
• Manage Master Data Rules
Control Monitor
• Control Analytics
• Monitor Setup Changes
• Monitor Transaction Errors
• Monitor Master Data Change
Segregation of Duty Monitor
• SOD / Security Analytics
• Manage SoD Rules
• Manage App Environment
• Manage SoD Test

Standard + Smart Controls
Financial
Roles
Sub-Ledger
Accounting
Journal
Import
Generate
Close
Tasks
Manual
Journal
Entry
ApprovalsPrevent
access to
sensitive
setups
Notify
Account
Fluctuations
GL
Transaction
Threshold
Transaction
Risks
Fine-
grained
User
Access
Configuration
Snapshots &
Audit Trial
Risk Based
Account
Analysis
Fuzzy
Logic,
‘similar
values’
Smart
Monitor
Controls
Standard
ERP
Controls
Approval
Hierarchies
Journal
Sources
Smart Controls

Discover ERP Application RisksDataProbe RA™
1 2 3MS Windows Install Login with Licensed Credentials Connect to EBS Database

Application Risk Factors
Risk Threshold
AR
AP GL
INV
INV
PR
HR
OM
PO
FA List of
Apps
Primary
Process
Enabler
Financial
/Sensitive
Data
Custom
Code
Freq. of
Changes
Audit
Logs
Risk
Rating
GL 8 9 5 9 8 34
AP 7 7 6 8 9 32
AR 7 7 9 9 7 39
FA 5 5 5 5 5 25
PO 5 5 4 6 4 24
AP GL
AR Risk Scale: Highest 10
Risk Threshold: Over 30
Assess Risks

ERP Control Methods
Monitor Controls
Mitigate Remediate & Prevent
Accept
High Risk
Medium Risk
Medium Risk
Low Risk
Low
High
High
I
M
P
A
C
T
PROBABILITY
Treat Risk

Access Controls
Access Control Risk Description Process ERP
App
Risk
Type
Risk
Rating
Enter Journal and Post
Journal
Can cause frauds or errors resulting in
over or under stated financial statements
R2R GL Fin High
Create Suppliers and
Create Invoices - R12
Can lead to an overstatement of liabilities if
fictitious suppliers are created and invoiced.
P2P AP Fin High
Create Customer and
Create Sales Order - R12
Can lead to an overstatement of revenues. O2C AR Fin High
FulcrumWay Controls Catalog
Control Risk
FulcrumWay SOD Monitor
FulcrumWay DataProbe

Configuration Controls
Configuration Control Risk Description Process ERP
App
Risk
Type
Risk
Rating
Journal Authorization
Limits
Authorization limits for employees. R2R GL Fin High
Payment Adjustment
Controls
Adjustments made to invoice distributions
after payment is issued can cause errors in
reconciliation …
P2P AP Fin High
Define Credit Usage Rules In Credit Management, credit usage rule sets
ensure that all transactions for the specified
currencies are converted to the credit ...
O2C AR Fin High
FulcrumWay Data Monitor
Control Risk

ERP Transaction Controls
Transaction Control Risk Description Process ERP
App
Risk
Type
Risk
Rating
Exchange Rates Identify transactions after the fact
monitoring of manual inputs of system
exchange rates that are …more than 10% +/-
R2R GL Fin High
AP Invoice Over PO Invoice payments in excess of PO / user
Invoice approval limit
P2P AP Fin High
AR Invoices Over
Threshold
Control monitor returns a record of each
customer invoice that is valued in excess of a
specified threshold.
O2C AR Fin High
FulcrumWay Data Monitor
Control Risk

Monitor Key Configurations in ERPSmart Controls

Transaction Controls Detect unusual
Invoice Entries (duplicate invoices)
Smart Controls

Close Monitor DashboardSmart Controls

Case Study Results and Benefits

Leverage Advanced Controls for Oracle EBS
R12 to streamline your Record to Report
process
Introductions
Top Financial Close Challenges
Overview of Financial Controls
Advanced Controls for Record to Report
Case Study
Q&A
Agenda

Download Dataprobe to assess your Period-End
Risks
Q & A
Download Dataprobe
for 30 days Free
Evaluation

Webinar jan 28 2016 learn to improve period-end close process with effective controls in oracle

More Related Content

What's hot (20)

Similar to Webinar jan 28 2016 learn to improve period-end close process with effective controls in oracle (20)

Recently uploaded (20)

Webinar jan 28 2016 learn to improve period-end close process with effective controls in oracle