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Presented by:
Eric Cohen, CPA
Wednesday, February 18th at 2:00-3:30pm EST (11:00-12:30pm PT)
What if accessing information from an ERP system was as simple as using a search engine? Or if hooking two disparate systems together was almost as easy as plugging a USB cable into both computers and hitting "Talk to each other"? The standardized Global Ledger was developed to make this possible! The Global Ledger is an XML-based framework designed so even non-programmers can extract and reuse information from any system and use it again with a minimum of retyping. Using standards promotes reusability, agility, leveraging legacy systems and maintaining investments in the future.
In The Standardized Global Ledger: Making Accounting System Integration Easier, Eric Cohen introduces the Global Ledger and the framework applies to you. In this session, you will:
- Learn about the Global Ledger, the royalty-free, freely licensed standard for representing accounting/ERP data
- See how the Global Ledger can make querying your data "Google" simple
- Better understand the broader scope of XBRL - it's not just about SEC required financial statements
- Identify tools that make system integration so easy, "even a managing partner can do it"!
About the Presenter:
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Eric Cohen, CPA
PriceWaterhouse Coopers, LLP |
Eric Cohen is one of the original founders of XBRL, and the originator and chief architect of XBRL's Global Ledger. A past chair of XBRL US and of many working groups within XBRL, he has also served as a liaison between XBRL and other governmental and standards organizations, including OASIS, OMG, W3C and OECD. Mr. Cohen is a prolific author and speaker, having written or contributed to numerous books and hundreds of articles for the business and professional press and having lectured and trained on XBRL and other accounting technology topics around the world. He serves on numerous AICPA and CICA committees focused on future assurance services, and is a past chair of the TECH+ conference and the NYSSCPA Emerging Technologies committee. He received his MBA in Public Accounting and Marketing from the Simon School of Management (Rochester, NY). He is a member of the AICPA and the NYSSCPA.
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