This Internal Controls and Governance training will guide you through Strategies and Controls for Small and Medium Business in SOX Compliance & IT Governance.
Publicly-owned Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) are subject to the same laws and regulatory mandates that their large counterparts are. Even though the SEC has granted an extension until July 2007.Even though the SEC has granted an extension until July 2007 for SMBs to comply with the encompassing Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, SBMs must promptly embark on their governance and internal controls program. They cannot afford to wait until the recommendations from the study task forces by SEC and the COSO commission on trying to simplify compliance guidelines are out to proceed with their compliance efforts. Aside from compliance, good governance is a matter of sound management and due diligence needed regardless of regulations.
Publicly-owned Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) are subject to the same laws and regulatory mandates that their large counterparts are. Even though the SEC has granted an extension until July 2007.Even though the SEC has granted an extension until July 2007 for SMBs to comply with the encompassing Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, SBMs must promptly embark on their governance and internal controls program. They cannot afford to wait until the recommendations from the study task forces by SEC and the COSO commission on trying to simplify compliance guidelines are out to proceed with their compliance efforts. Aside from compliance, good governance is a matter of sound management and due diligence needed regardless of regulations.
Areas Covered in the seminar:
- THE CHALLENGE OF INTERNAL CONTROLS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE COMPANIES
- DRIVERS FOR AND BENEFITS FORM A ROBUST INTERNAL CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SMBs
- CLASSES OF INTERNAL CONTROLS TO CONSIDER
- PLAN OF ACTION FOR DEVELOPING AN BUILDING INTERNAL CONTROLS IN SMBs
Who Will Benefit:
The following functions will directly benefit from this session:- CEOs
- Audit Committee and Members of the Board
- HR executives and Risk Management Groups
- CFOs, Controllers
- CIO, IT Executives and Managers
- Compliance Officers, Team Leader or appointees
- Corporate Governance specialists
- CSO (Chief Security Officer), Security Professionals
- Legal Counsel - Internal and external consultants
- Internal, External Auditors and consultants
- Managers charged with developing compliance programs
- Line Operational Managers who deploy compliance
Course Provider
Javier Kuong,
