Building an Ethical Culture: Strengthening Your Ethical Backbone
2.00 Credits
Member Price $85
Non-Member Price $115
Overview
Ethical behavior is essential to building trust and credibility in the accounting profession. However, creating and sustaining an ethical workplace culture requires more than simply knowing the rules-it demands reflection, intentional practice, and alignment with organizational values. This two-hour course equips finance and accounting professionals with tools to bridge the gap between theoretical ethics and real-world application. Through academic research, guided reflection, and practical case examples, participants will examine how to bring the principles of a code of ethics to life. Topics include the evolving motivations behind ethical business conduct, the structure and application of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, and the role of social responsibility in shaping corporate behavior.
Highlights
- Ethical Issues over the years
- Types of Business Ethics Issues
- Structure and application of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
- Role of social responsibility in shaping corporate behavior
- Factors For Evaluating Ethics
- Ethics 101 and Decision Making
- Profiling Ethical Culture
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of professional standards and ethical principles
Designed For
All accounting, audit, finance and operational professionals
Objectives
- Analyze the connection between ethical culture and long-term financial performance
- Summarize trends in ethical motivation based on recent professional research
- Describe the structure and key components of the AICPA Code of Professional
- Conduct
- Apply the four-step conceptual framework approach to ethical decision-making
- Define social responsibility and its role in fostering ethical organizational behavior
- Identify strategies and activities that promote a culture of ethics and accountability
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Lynn Fountain, Sole Proprietor
Lynn Fountain, CGMA, CRMA, MBA, has over 30 years of experience in the business profession, which includes public and industry accounting and over 20 years within internal and external auditing combined. She is a nationally recognized trainer and speaker and also a published author. She is a subject matter expert and specializes in Internal Audit, Sarbanes-Oxley, Enterprise Risk Management, Fraud, Governance and Compliance. Ms. Fountain has held two Chief Audit Executive positions for international companies. She has also been instrumental in the establishment of ERM, Sarbanes-Oxley and Governance frameworks.
Ms. Fountain has developed and delivered leading edge training sessions on the new COSO framework and has assisted companies in identifying risk gap analysis in their individual processes. She currently executes two highly recognized e-workshops for the Institute of Internal Auditors, one on Fraud and the second on Ethics. Both workshops have incorporate aspects of COSO 2013.
Ms. Fountain is in the process of authoring a publication for the IIA Research Foundation on aspects of fraud auditing. The publication is due out in 2015. In addition, she has performed as an adjunct instructor for the School of Business for Grantham University and the School of Business at the University of Kansas. Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas.
Non-Member Price $115
Member Price $85