Exhibit 31.2

I, Charles B. Carden, certify that:

             1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of John H.
                  Harland Company;

             2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
                  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
                  necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
                  circumstances under which such statements were made, not
                  misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

             3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
                  financial information included in this report, fairly present
                  in all material respects the financial condition, results of
                  operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for,
                  the periods presented in this report;

             4.   The registrant's other certifying officer and I are
                  responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
                  controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
                  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

                  a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
                      caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
                      designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
                      information relating to the registrant, including its
                      consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
                      within those entities, particularly during the period in
                      which this report is being prepared;

                  b)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                      controls and procedures and presented in this report our
                      conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
                      controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
                      covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

                  c)  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
                      internal control over financial reporting that occurred
                      during the registrant's fourth quarter that has
                      materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
                      materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
                      financial reporting; and

             5.   The registrant's other certifying officer and I have
                  disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
                  control over financial reporting, to the registrant's
                  auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of
                  directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

                  a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
                      the design or operation of internal control over financial
                      reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
                      the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize
                      and report financial information; and
                  b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                      management or other employees who have a significant role
                      in the registrant's internal control over financial
                      reporting.

Date:  3/8/2004
                                                       /s/ Charles B. Carden
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                                                       Charles B. Carden
                                                       Senior Vice President and
                                                       Chief Financial Officer