CPE Catalog & Events
Gamed: Why Performance Targets and Incentives Fail and How to Fix Them
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Diagnosing problems with existing performance targets and incentives Designing performance targets (that work in the real world) Designing incentives the drive the intended behaviours and outcomes Avoiding common mistakes, problems and pitfalls with performance targets and incentives
Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain V - Part 2
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Internal audit Standards Institute of Internal Auditors GIAS IPPF
Fraud Risk Management
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Fraud risk management Fraud risk assessments Data analytics Fraud risk management tools
Fraud Assessment for Small and Medium Sized Businesses
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The fraud triangle The fraud savvy model Symptoms of fraud Benford's Law The net worth method The vulnerability chart 10 steps for action today
Business Consulting for CPAs
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
What is Business Consulting? Identify the types of Management services your firm could offer. How to become the trusted advisor – identification of client’s needs? Learn how client expectations may create different performance and understanding levels for CPAs in business consulting engagements. Know what it takes to create a valuable outcome for the client. Understand the competitive advantages/disadvantages that your firm has versus non-CPA business consultants. Learn techniques to become a more effective consultant. Professional standards application
Group Audits: Who is Responsible for What?
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Responsibilities of the group audit engagement team, including the group engagement partner Clarifying roles and responsibilities of component auditors and reference auditors in audits of group financial statements Special considerations on audit planning and audit reporting in a group audit
The Controller Function - Elevating the Role
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $79
Accounting Finance Auditing Business Development
Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain II - Part 2
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Internal Audit Standards GIAS Accounting Internal Controls
Walkin', Talkin', Lookin' & Listenin' - Or Things Most of Us Don't Do Well
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
The importance of making yourself available How to start a conversation and what to NOT talk about The art of how to listen When you don’t understand what they just said Don’t fool by equivocations when they respond to a question Materiality and perception
Cash Management: Strategies for Long-Term Success
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Developing short-term cash flow projections How do we assure adequate cash availability without having idle cash? Take advantage of your bank’s cash management services Working capital loans Controlled disbursement accounts Sweep accounts and other short-term investments ACH transactions Direct transfers Lock boxes Credit and collections Reconciliation frequency Managing cash short-falls
Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Computer Forensics - Part 3 (Steganography)
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Online
1.60 Credits
Member Price: $79
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
Profitability Pricing: Boost your Bottom Line
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Competitive bids Achieving target profitability
Building Your Personal Net Worth: Invest in Your Future
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Why people who appear wealthy may be living paycheck to paycheck Why a millionaire may be living in the ordinary house next door Early and mid-career strategies for accumulating wealth Where and how to invest your money Why fees and commissions should concern you Strategies for buying stocks, mutual funds and ETFs
Why Auditors Fail To Detect Fraud
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Reasons auditors fail to detect fraud Willful Ignorance SAS No. 82 Additional documentation How and who to talk to Determining the Tone At the Top How to Determining Intent If you expect it, you will see it
Communicate Financial Concepts to Non-Accountants
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
The math literacy barrier The financial literacy barrier What to say and how to say it Communicating ideas graphically
Critical "Soft" Skills for CFOs and Controllers
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Tips for being a balanced leader-manager Adapting to various personality styles Tips for coaching millennials and beyond Best practices for managing organizational change
Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Computer Forensics - Part 1
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
Ethics and Professional Conduct
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $125
Discussion of what makes an ethical dilemma. Review of recent ethical violations Practical applications of the independence and conflict of interest rules Current PCAOB concerns
The Role of Internal Audit in Enterprise-Wide Risk Management
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Benefits of enterprise risk management Important objectives, components and principles that underlie the COSO Framework Identifying events that could cause objectives to not be achieved Techniques for evaluating both "good" risks (opportunities) and "bad" risks (threats) The roles and responsibilities of key parties throughout an organization in managing risk
Devious Ethics: Avoiding Snakes in Suits
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Discuss psychopathy's symptoms Review accounting professional ethics standards for dealing with a boss, co-worker or client who is breaking the rules Look at precautions you should take when considering a new boss or employee Help identify someone who might con you or your company