Role of Internal Audit in Procurement


This event qualifies for 4 CEUs

This event qualifies for 4 CPEs

This event qualifies for 4 CLPs


Auditing the Procurement Function is an important assignment for auditors and compliance departments.


The seminar presents:

  • The definition, scope, and importance of purchase to pay process,
  • The core challenges of procurement process,
  • The important risk areas of fraud, ethics, and external factors,
  • Common risks, procedures, and internal controls at different stages of the purchase to pay process.
  • Procurement tactical and strategy planning.
  • This training seminar looks at how world class organizations reduce costs.

 

Procurement is usually the largest category of administrative expenditures. This seminar offers practical advice for auditing the procurement function, and it is intended to be of relevance for all types and sizes of organizations globally-in the private sector, the not-for-profit or charitable sectors, local and national government, and international organizations.

 

This timely, half-day CPE training seminar is designed for the accountant or internal auditor who has to be aware of how to approach auditing and improving the purchasing function.

 

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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Event Type
Webcast


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When
Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 8:45am - 12:45pm CT


Website
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Organizer
Corporate Compliance Seminars


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