Internal Control - Testing for Operating Effectiveness
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
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 CPA Crossings.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Jennifer Louis, Emergent Solutions Group LLC
Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 25 years of experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and "soft skills" topics needed for professional and organizational success.
In 2003 she founded Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, where she focuses her energy on designing and delivering high-quality, practical and engaging accounting and auditing training. She was most recently Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education, and prior to that served as Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc., a highly-respected training and audit process consulting firm. Before joining AuditWatch, Jennifer was the Financial/Operational Audit Manager at AARP. At the start of her professional career, Jennifer was an Audit Manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she frequently served as a local and national instructor. Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA-Accounting. She currently resides in Charlotte, NC.
Non-Member Price $119.00
Member Price $89.00