This workshop is for:

• A CEO, CFO, Controller, Manager of accounting operations, IT or HR professional, an accounting or auditing professional, or an advisor to the Board or audit committee or otherwise associated with small publicly held entities
  
• An officer or trustee of a nonprofit entity

Objectives: As a result of attending this workshop participants will be able to:

• Explain the reasons for the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  
• Identify key provisions applicable to their organization
  
• Describe the COSO internal controls framework
  
• Explain proper documentation of internal controls
  
• Explain how reporting and testing can help in detecting internal control issues
  
• Explain their role and responsibility in the control environment
  
• Develop a complaint process
  
• Explain the importance of a code of ethics
  
• Apply what they have learned to their organization

Course Outline:

• Provide a summary of the key provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  
• Explain the COSO internal control integrated framework
  
• Demonstrate how to document and test internal controls
  
• Present techniques for reporting material weaknesses and significant deficiencies
  
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of CEO, CFO, Board of Directors, Management, and Staff