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A Controller's Guide to Assessing the Risk of Your Organization - Risk Management Basics & Developing the Risk Man

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Self-study

1.50 Credits

Member Price $59.00

Non-Member Price $79.00

Overview

Gone are the days where the CFO simply manages the preparation of financial statements for the organization. Now, more than ever, CFOs are responsible for other operational parts of the organization, including risk management. This course is a how to guide for CFOs that are being asked to take on the role of risk manager for their companies. We will explore how to measure and score risks in an organization. We will also talk about the Entity-Wide risk management approach and both the importance and difficulties of implementing an on-going risk assessment program.

Highlights

  • Why risk management?
  • Risk Basics
  • Traditional Risk Mgmt vs. ERM
  • Developing the Risk Mgmt Process
  • Elements of a Good Risk Register

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of corporate risk management functions

Designed For

Risk managers, CFOs, Controllers, and others who are involved in the risk management function at their firm.

Objectives

  • Discern the difference between traditional risk management and enterprise
  • wide risk management
  • Describe how to find risks within your organization
  • List the elements of a good risk register
  • Compute risk scores using factors of frequency and severity

Preparation

None

Notice

This is a self-study/on demand course offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My Upcoming CPE section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by Peters Professional Education (PPE). The course expires one year from the purchase date.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

David Peters, Peters Professional Education LLC

DAVID R. PETERS, CPA, CFP, MST, CPCU, CLU

David Peters is the Founder and Owner of Peters Professional Education and Peters Tax Preparation & Consulting, PC. He is also a financial advisor for Peters Financial, LLC. David has over twenty years of experience in financial services, including 3 years in the hedge fund industry and 14 years in the insurance industry. David was the first-ever Chief Financial Officer at Compare.com - a position he held for more than three years.
In addition to running his own professional education website, David is a National Instructor for the AICPA, Surgent, Kaplan, and Don Farmer Tax Seminars. He was a recipient of Surgent's Outstanding Discussion Leader award in 2019 and 2022, as well as the AICPA's Outstanding Facilitator Award in 2021 and 2023. He regularly teaches courses in accounting, finance, insurance, financial planning, and ethics throughout the United States. David holds four masters degrees, and is currently pursuing his PhD in Financial Planning. He contributes regularly to various CPA publications, including NCACPA's Interim Report, SCACPA's CPA Report, and VSCPA's Disclosures. David was also a co-author of the 2018, 2019, and 2020 Virginia CPA Ethics courses - a required course for all CPA's licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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