Internal Control - Testing for Operating Effectiveness
2.00 Credits
Member Price $89
Non-Member Price $109
Overview
Properly designed and effectively operating internal control over financial reporting is critical for preventing, or detecting and correcting, material misstatement. This course describes how to satisfy the audit requirements related to taking a control reliance strategy by testing the operating effectiveness of internal controls, while promoting an effective and efficient financial statement audit. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Highlights
The major topics covered in this class include:
- Generally accepted audit requirements related to testing controls for operating effectiveness
- Identifying key controls that may prove effective and efficient to test in a control reliance strategy
- Responses when deviations are discovered when evaluating the design or operating effectiveness of internal control
- Leveraging audit evidence available for Service Organization Control (SOC1) Reports
- General computer control considerations when evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Accountants who have responsibility for evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of controls in a financial statement audit
Objectives
After attending this presentation you will be able to…
- Discuss generally accepted audit requirements related to testing controls for operating effectiveness
- Explain how to evaluate the results of a control reliance test for operating effectiveness
- Describe the use of Service Organization Control (SOC1) Reports on a financial statement audit
- Identify the impact of a control reliance strategy on a detailed audit plan
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Jennifer Louis, Business Learning Institute
Jennifer F. Louis, CPA, has more than 18 years of experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs. In 2003 she formed Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, serving organizations by providing training services on a project-specific or parttime basis.
Most recently, Ms. Louis was executive vice president / director of trainingServices at AuditWatch, Inc., a premier training and consulting firm serving the audit profession. She began her career at AuditWatch as vice president of product development. Before joining AuditWatch, Ms. Louis was the financial/operational audit manager at AARP.
Ms. Louis also was an audit manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP. During her years at Deloitte & Touche’s Washington D.C. office, she was a frequent local and national instructor. She also served as an
instructor for the firm’s national “Train the Trainers” program.
Non-Member Price $109
Member Price $89