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New EY Survey: Revenue Recognition Still Causing Challenges

by Corporate Compliance Insights
February 4, 2019
in GRC Vendor News
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EY Revenue Recognition Survey finds public companies making changes to their disclosures; many companies expect significant post-implementation work

  • 71 percent of CFOs and CIOs at publicly held companies have made changes to their disclosures since first reporting under the new standard
  • 36 percent of private companies are still designing solutions, with only 26 percent in the implementation stage and 54 percent expecting significant changes post-implementation
  • Companies are optimistic about post-implementation outcomes, namely improved data quality and enhanced risk, control and compliance

NEW YORK (February 4, 2019) — CFOs and CIOs of public companies report that 71 percent of their organizations have made changes to their revenue recognition disclosures since first reporting under the new standard, compared with 29 percent who have not, according to the just-released EY Revenue Recognition Survey. And private companies may still have plenty of work to do, with only 26 percent in the solution implementation stage. Many private firms (36 percent) are still designing solutions, such as establishing information technology (IT) systems or business process requirements; 27 percent are in the diagnostic assessment stage. Overall, 43 percent of organizations will continue to make significant process changes after the effective date. That’s even more pronounced for private companies (54 percent), whose effective date was a year later, compared with public companies (38 percent).

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) surveyed 300 CFOs and CIOs from U.S.-headquartered public and private companies across multiple industries, with annual revenues ranging from $750 million to more than $10 billion, in October and November 2018 to identify the key challenges and opportunities associated with revenue recognition accounting standard changes.

Budgets are greater than were expected. Most companies (75 percent) report that total costs since their revenue recognition program was initiated have increased. On average, public and private companies are estimating $3.3 million in total costs. In a 2017 EY survey of finance and IT professionals, more than half (55 percent) anticipated it would cost $1 million or less to implement the changes.

Eighty-eight percent of all organizations surveyed found getting the required data for the new financial disclosures challenging. More than 80 percent will use or have used manual workarounds in their reporting.

According to the CFOs and CIOs surveyed, nearly half (46 percent) have experienced or expect they will experience implementation difficulties with systems challenges, followed by problems allocating resources due to competing priorities (41 percent) and collecting sufficient required data (38 percent). When asked specifically about program elements, 55 percent report they have found or expect that developing new accounting policies and procedures will be a challenge, closely followed by designing new process changes (54 percent) and developing new controls (47 percent). This is down from last year, however, as 63 percent and 66 percent of the CFOs and CIOs, respectively, reported difficulty with these items.

Éloïse Wagner, EY Americas Accounting Change Leader for Revenue Recognition, says:

“There is no question that implementing the new revenue recognition standard has already presented a significant financial, technological and operational challenge – and a bigger one than many companies anticipated, as the survey results demonstrate. And just because the implementation date has passed for public companies does not mean revenue recognition implementation is complete. Transitioning short-term manual workarounds to long-term technology solutions and adapting programs to reflect comments received from regulators, auditors and other stakeholders means significant work is still ahead. It’s likely private companies will also be dealing with many of the same issues over the next year or more.”

Value will exceed investments made

Despite the work still to come, there is some good news. Almost all (94 percent) CFOs and CIOs agree that, over the long term, implementing revenue recognition changes will deliver a value return that will exceed the investment they will make, up from 62 percent last year. Many organizations are already experiencing the benefits. They report a variety of positive outcomes from implementing the new standard, such as improving data quality and data-driven insights into business performance (42 percent), enhancing risk, control and compliance (39 percent), transforming systems and driving greater process automations (38 percent) and identifying strategic cost reduction opportunities (38 percent).

Further, almost all CFOs and CIOs (96 percent) believe that this has been or will be an opportunity to position their functions at the forefront of business change and transformation, up from 51 percent last year.

John McGaw, EY Americas Accounting Change Leader, says:

“There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Organizations ultimately see the value and promise in these changes. By taking a strategic approach, they can actually drive improvements across their systems, processes, controls and operating models. The journey has become more than a task to be completed; it is now an opportunity to drive business transformation.”

About EY

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a U.K. company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. For more information about our organization, please visit ey.com.

This news release has been issued by Ernst & Young LLP, a member of the global EY organization that provides services to clients in the U.S.


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