Internal Controls - What Every Manager Needs to Know

This webinar highlights the importance of management’s role in instilling proper internal controls within their processes. In this session, instructor will explore methods to educate management on their individual responsibilities for control processes and the variance between a control malfunction and control design issues. Participants will be provided with tools to help management better understand their role in internal control and effectively execute their obligations. The session will also review the impending COSO changes and examine how they may impact your organization.

Why Should You Attend:

The new COSO framework was released in May 2013. Original compliance date was is set as December 2014. Many companies are still working towards compliance. This will turn up the focus on how its guidance should be used by companies and auditors when evaluating processes for Sarbanes-Oxley and other control requirements. Key aspects have been added to mandate knowledge of business and regulatory changes as well as an increased focus on information technology and its controls. It is imperative that management, compliance professionals, legal professionals and audit professionals all understand the roles and responsibilities incumbent upon them when it relates to internal control. It is also imperative that management learn and accept their critical role as it relates to the management and monitoring of internal controls.

The impending release of the new COSO Framework clearly outlines the importance of understanding all aspects of internal control and ensuring those elements are properly working together in an effective manner. All individuals involved in oversight, management, monitoring and auditing processes within an organization will need to heighten their awareness of basic controls and their linkage to corporate strategies and regulatory and business requirements.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• The reason internal control has become a strategic focus for companies
• Overview of the impending new COSO framework release and its impact on companies
• Methods to educate management on responsibilities for control processes and understanding the term “internal control”
• Evaluating implications when management does not pay attention to internal controls
• Key monitoring methods for management to utilize when evaluating internal controls
• Review of the standardized SOX 302 and 404 sign-off processes and considerations for enhancement

Who Will Benefit:

• Board Members
• Management
• Risk and Legal Professionals
• Internal Auditors
• Compliance Professionals
• Process Improvement Professionals