Understanding COSO 2013 Compliance

This event qualifies for 4 CEUs

This event qualifies for 4 CPEs

This event qualifies for 4 CLPs

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has finished updating the "Internal Control Integrated Framework (ICIF) in 2013.

This training seminar covers the best practices for establishing and sustaining internal control for any organization including public companies under Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). This one-day seminar includes sustaining SOX compliance and the latest guidance from the SEC, PCAOB, COSO and COBIT.

This training seminar is one of several seminars and workshops we present concerning compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This seminar provides a timely, one-day summary designed for controllers, C-level executives, finance managers, attorneys, IT professionals, CPAs, auditors and department heads. Learn how organizations can create and sustain internal control over financial reporting (ICFR).

Your goal may be to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 or to sustain your internal controls as a "Best Practice" without breaking your budget. Improve your situation by having a comprehensive set of internal controls!

Our instructors are experts in risk management, auditing, corporate accounting, executive management, information technology and CPA firm operations. Our goal is to provide expert advice on COSO ERM, COSO, Green Book, FDICIA, COBIT, NIST, ITIL, CMMI, FCPA, PCAOB standards, AICPA standards and cyber risk management.

The retail cost of this CPE seminar is $240.00 for the first attendee from a single organization. Discounts are available for more than one attendee from each organization: (2) $450.00 (3) $650.00 (4) $810.00 (5) $960.00.

Speaker and Presenter Information

John C. Blackshire, Jr., CPA is the CEO of The Accountware Group, Inc. (TAG) of Austin, TX. He has over 30 years of business management, internal control, software development and auditing experience. TAG helps companies improve their business processes, implement financial systems, and comply with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

During John's career, he has conducted internal control audits, designed business operations, implemented automated financial systems, and created quality control methodologies. He has written numerous articles, system user guides, presented continuing education seminars, and published booklets on best practices in accounting, finance and information technology management.

John started his professional career at KPMG as a financial auditor. His clients included insurance companies, banks, manufacturing firms and non-profits. A number of his clients were public companies. He spend several years in the financial software business designing, supporting and selling financial systems.

John received his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of South Carolina. He is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and helped plan their International Conference, and is a member of the international business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi and the honor’s accounting fraternity Beta Alpha Psi. John and David Marshall have been presenting informative and entertaining seminars on internal control, corporate governance and Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance since 2003.

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