Roles and Responsibilities in Risk Management
Overview
Developing a Strong Risk Management Culture
Successful leaders are anticipatory, understanding the potential effect and wider implications of risks. You can guide staff and correct behaviors with policies and procedures. But to fully actualize a risk management culture, leaders must convey integrity and must step up their commitment to enterprise risk management (ERM). Enterprise risk management means dealing with uncertainty. It requires leaders to make informed decisions managing people, processes and technology. In this webcast, you’ll learn what it means to be an anticipatory leader, the five levels of defense in risk management and much more.
Highlights
Prerequisites
Familarity with enterprise risk management concepts and best practices
Designed For
Objectives
- Distinguish what it means to be an anticipatory leader.
- Compare the various roles and individual responsibilities in risk management.
- Apply the 80/20 perspective applied to enterprise risk management.
- Calculate the five levels of defense in risk management as it relates to leadership roles.
- Determine action steps for the board and executive leadership team.
Notice
This course is offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My CPE Tracker section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by AICPA.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Bruce Shepard
Bruce Shepard, CPA, was most recently an assistant professor of accounting at George Fox University and an adjunct professor of accounting at the University of Oregon, prior to becoming an instructor for the AICPA in 2012. From 2006-2010, Shepard was the CFO of Las Vegas Gaming, Inc. in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he had full management responsibility for all financial affairs, daily business operations, administration and human resources. From 1985-2006, Shepard was in charge of the Middle Market Practice for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in Portland, Oregon, where he served as an assurance partner focusing on providing proactive business advisory services to fast-growing companies.
At PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, Shepard spearheaded more than 100 acquisitions and divestitures by leading the financial structuring and negotiations. He worked with clients to develop strategic plans for short-term and long-term growth and assisted companies with attaining their needed growth capital. Shepard was awarded “Beta Alpha Psi Professional of the Year” in 2006 for sustained involvement with the University of Oregon.
Non-Member Price $82.00
Member Price $71.00