Statement on Auditing Standards
ECI annually completes its SAS 70 Type II audit. The audit was performed by Crowe Chizek and Company, LLC and the disaster recovery plan was completed by GramTel, USA. ECI is one of a select number of software service bureaus that offers SAS 70 Type II assurance to its clients.
Developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, SAS (Statement on Auditing Standards) 70 is the standard used to report on a service organization’s internal controls and procedures. Jeffrey Lacy, President and CEO of ECI noted: “We are pleased with the unqualified opinion of the auditor. In addition to helping our public clients address their Sarbanes Oxley documentation and attestation requirements, the presence of this strong validation of our control environment will help all clients feel confident that ECI is providing them with a reliable, stable and secure Payroll and Human Resources System."
The report on controls at ECI examined:
- Software implementation, maintenance, and documentation
- Computer operations
- System software and hardware
- Online security
- Physical security
- Backup and recovery procedures
- e-Business policies and procedures
ECI maintains a complete disaster recovery plan developed to ensure that ECI is fully prepared for full business continuation should a qualifying event occur. The plan has been implemented and tested, and includes the following:
- I.T. recovery teams
- Notification procedures
- Hardware and software preparations, strategy, and scenarios
- Data backup and retention
- Execution of the plan
- Plan testing process
Says Lacy, “Completion of these procedures means a lot to ECI. In today’s business climate there is a focus on reliable data. It is important that policies and procedures are in place to maintain this integrity and provide a continuation of services should a disaster occur and confirms to us and to our customers that we have achieved a proper set of internal control objectives.”
For a copy of this plan, please contact your ECI representative.
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