DALLAS, DUBLIN, Ireland and LONDON, July 7, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trintech Group Plc (Nasdaq:TTPA), a leading provider of integrated financial governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) software solutions will be a sponsor, exhibitor and featured speaker at the upcoming International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC) Shared Services for Finance & Accounting Conference (SSFA 2010 Summit), July 14-16, 2010 at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago.
The SSFA 2010 Summit features leading financial shared services experts who benchmark and share best practices through presentations, roundtables, case studies and discussion panels.
This year, Trintech is proud to sponsor two presentations. At a pre-conference session, Trintech's Theresa Clark, Vice President of Finance Transformation, will discuss "Financial Close & Reconciliation Self-Assessments: Putting Better Practices in Action." During the main conference, the case study "Improving Financial Governance with Shared Services" will be co-presented by Trintech's Margaret Kelly, Financial Solutions Consultant, and Gary Berg, Senior Project Manager at Federal Home Loan Bank Chicago.
In her pre-conference presentation, Ms. Clark will demonstrate how companies are optimizing financial governance with enabling technologies specific to financial close and reconciliation. She will also discuss how organizations can apply self-assessments to gauge their positions in the marketplace.
The presentation and discussion will cover:
- The common drivers behind the need for optimization of financial governance
- Components of effective financial close and account reconciliation processes
- Close process implications and Sarbanes-Oxley
- What to consider when exploring enabling technologies
Co-presenters Margaret Kelly and Gary Berg will discuss the case study "Improving Financial Governance with Shared Services," demonstrating how businesses can leverage tools to streamline financial processes and improve key financial controls for successful financial governance.
For more information on Trintech, please visit www.trintech.com. For more information about IQPC's 2010 Shared Services Summit for Finance & Accounting, please visit www.sharedservicesfa.com.
About the presenters:
Theresa Clark, VP of Finance Transformation, has been with Trintech since 2006 and has previously held various senior roles in financial consulting, including Managing Director at BearingPoint and National Director of Andersen, LLP where she led projects in finance transformation, financial close improvement, and post-merger integration for large clients.
Ms. Clark is a CPA and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs. She earned a bachelor of arts in accounting from Gonzaga University.
Margaret Kelly, Financial Solutions Consultant, joined Trintech in 2003. She has extensive experience working with companies to create standardization and process automation around financial compliance, specifically in the area of Sarbanes-Oxley-related processes. Prior to Trintech, Margaret worked for Oracle Corporation, where she spent seven years working with Fortune 500 companies in their evaluation of enterprise financial management solutions. Her background includes public accounting in both an auditor capacity and management consulting.
Ms. Kelly is a CPA and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She earned a bachelor of arts in accounting from DePaul University, Chicago.
About Trintech Group
Trintech Group Plc (Nasdaq:TTPA) is a leading global provider of integrated financial governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) software solutions for commercial, financial, and healthcare markets. Trintech's recognized expertise in reconciliation process management, financial data aggregation financial close and reporting, risk management, and compliance enables customers to gain greater visibility and control of their critical financial processes leading to better overall business performance.
For more information on how Trintech can help you increase confidence in business performance and reduce financial risk, please contact us online at http://www.trintech.com/">www.trintech.com or at our principal business office in Addison, Texas, or through an international office in Ireland, the United Kingdom, or the Netherlands.
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