Learn the best practices for Information Technology governance, management, security, control and auditing under COBIT and COSO 2013. This is a one-day CPE seminar designed to provide an understanding of an effective program for the creation of a system of internal control within Information Technology (IT). We use the COBIT framework as our basis for the control groups and assessment is under COSO 2013. It was created to allow organizations t...

One of the goals of an internal audit project is to improve an organization's overall ability to function effectively. This goal is accomplished through the identification of control weaknesses, potential process improvements, and positive change opportunities. Audit workpapers facilitate this process by enabling auditors to document work performed from the planning stage to the final closing meeting. Workpaper objectives include: - Document t...

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 event gets the attendee ready to meet the challenges of a high-tech, global marketplace to lead small projects and create successes for organizations. Build a solid base of project management knowledge, best practices, techniques, and tools in this 8 houe CPE event that covers the entire project life cycle. The key to success for your COSO 2013 implementation project to have effective project management. The use of project manage...

Fraud is a serious problem organizations need to prepare for and looking for. Any Internal Audit function needs support management's efforts to establish a culture that embraces ethics, honesty, and integrity. Internal Auditors assist management with the evaluation of internal controls used to detect or mitigate fraud, evaluate the organization's assessment of fraud risk, and are involved in any fraud investigations. What is forensic accountin...

"How to prevent and detect corporate fraud!!" Under COSO 2013 and The Green Book, Principle 8: "The organization considers the potential for fraud in assessing risks to the achievement of objectives". Corporate fraud is more prevalent today than ever before. Layoffs, pressures, incentives, anonymity, computerization, and lack of privacy are all contributing factors. Fraud consumes an estimated 5% of corporate revenues. How can the auditor, inv...

This CPE training has been developed specifically to assist External Audit firms to comply with the PCAOB's expectations for the documentation concerning internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR). It is based on the best practices for auditing public companies, including planning engagements using the latest guidance from the SEC, PCAOB, COSO and COBIT. This is one of several CPE seminars and workshops we present concerning compliance...

Managing Your Ethics in the Professional Setting Ethics training for the CIA, CPA, CFE and CISA to meet their CPE requirements. Look at Ethics from the from a number of perspectives: fraud examiner, investigator, auditor, accountant, attorney or business owner's. Each professional group provides their code of conduct or set of professional ethics. This seminar explores how to manage professionals behavior within these guidelines. This timely,...

A Practical Approach to ERM "Effective risk management allows an organization to have the confidence to take risks." The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has unveiled an update to its Enterprise Risk Management - Integrated Framework and is seeking public comment of the proposal, from June 15 through Sept. 30. The update, Enterprise Risk Management - Aligning Risk with Strategy and Performance, is designe...

Ensure Audit and Quality Testing Consistency Public Presention on Wednesday mornings Events Start at 9:45 Eastern Time You can request this event for any day at any time with two attendees For auditors, choosing and applying the appropriate sampling method is crucial in performing an efficient and effective audit, quality assessment or control test. This event was developed to help the auditor, compliance assessor or quality tester in determin...