Currently, the team is working on developing an integrated control framework to increase the
efficiency of monitoring and help internal audit issue financial statements. With regard to Sarbanes-
Oxley, Bendermacher and his function are involved with the testing of operational effectiveness. “Last
year, [which was] our first year working on this, we spent approximately 45 percent of our total hours
on Sarbanes-Oxley testing,” he says. “This year, we spent about 15 percent to 40 percent of our time.”