Key numbers in finance.

• Author: Marshall, Jeffrey
• Position: In brief - What businesses spend their maoney on - Brief article - Statistical data

$2.5 million per $1 billion in revenue -- Amount spent by typical companies on financial controls, including direct compliance costs, Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 audit fees, and the cost of performing finance controls.

$1.4 million per billion of revenue -- What leading companies spend on the above areas.

40-60 percent -- Fewer key controls that leading companies have in five key finance areas: general accounting, revenue cycle, cash...