Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX): Preparing for a Top Down Risk Assessment
Field: Auditing | Delivery Method: Self Study | CPE Hours: 1.5
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In the early years of SOX, organizations went to significant detail documenting and testing financial processes. The PCAOB stressed in AS5 the need to focus testing on those accounts that could materially impact the financial statements. AS 5 prescribes the auditor should use a top-down approach to the audit of ICFR.
- Defining a top down accounting RA
- Importance of entity level controls
- Types of entity controls
- Assertions and significant accounts
- Linking controls to financial statement assertions
- Examining COSO principles to evaluate for existence of required controls
- Identifying controls
Field: Auditing
CPE: 1.5
Delivery Method: Self-Study
Format: Video
Your Instructor
Consultant, CPA, CGMA, CRMA, MBA, Past Chief Audit Executive
Business Consultant, Trainer, Author
Ms. Fountain has over 40 years of experience spanning public accounting, industry accounting and consulting. Sixteen years of that experience has been in the field of internal audit, risk managment and process improvement. She is well adept to assist your organization evaluate business strategy, perform risk assessments, establish a Sarbanes-Oxley process, synergizing internal audit processes or perform process improvement projects.
As a past corporate executive Lynn has a passion for working with professionals to enhance their processes and provide leading edge education. She has authored and delivered hundreds of training courses for accounting, finance and audit professionals. Her training is filled with not just theory but real world application.
Ms. Fountain has authored three technical publications:
-Leading the Internal Audit Function
-Raise the Red Flag
-Ethics and the Internal Auditor's political dilemma
Lynn is a recognized leader in the internal audit profession as well as a recognized business professional.
Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has active, current CPA, CGMA, and CRMA credentials.