2022 State of the SOX/Internal Controls Market Report

Key Takeaways

• The Sarbanes-Oxley Act turns 20 years old in the summer of 2022
• Workiva and the SOX Pro Group conducted a survey of SOX professionals to get their attitudes and opinions on the current state of the market
• More than 80 percent of respondents said they are satisfied with their job even though they still have concerns over feeling connected to their coworkers and report job-related anxiety
• One area that could help with reducing pressure: an increase in automation—90% of respondents say they use little to no automation in testing