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Best Practices for Audit Committees Seminar
This four hour training seminar focuses on an overview of audit committee responsibilities and how to be an effective audit committee member. It will provide a basic understanding of best practices in each major fiduciary oversight area for audit committees.
If you are a director or member of an audit committee, or if you advise audit committees, this program will help you understand the full impact of recent and pending legislation resulting from the economic crisis and what's expected of audit committees in the current environment.
We also offer a two day Audit Committee Workshop. This workshop is an comprehensive look at the details for effective audit committee operation. This program is offered at a number of training locations during 2011.
The price of this seminar is $450 per attendee. Each attendee will receive four hours of CPE credit. To reserve your space, click on the "Sign-up Now" link, complete the registration form, and use the corresponding "Buy Now" button for payment.
Upcoming Best Practices for Audit Committees Seminars
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Tampa |
February 22, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
| Jacksonville, FL |
February 23, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
Fort Myers, FL |
February 24, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
| Portland, OR |
February 27, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
Tucson, AZ |
February 28, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
| Detroit |
March 5, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
Miami |
March 12, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
| Seattle |
March 12, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
Chicago |
March 19, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
| Honolulu |
March 19, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
Albany, NY |
March 26, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
| New Orleans |
March 26, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
Hartford |
April 2, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
| Orange County, CA |
April 2, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
Los Angeles |
April 3, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
| Las Vegas |
April 4, 2012 |
9:00 to 1:00 |
Salt Lake City |
April 5, 2012 |
9:00 to 1:00 |
| Buffalo |
April 16, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
Providence |
April 16, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
| Little Rock |
April 16, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
Cincinnati |
April 23, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
| Nashville |
April 23, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
Phoenix |
April 27, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Charlotte |
April 30, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
Baltimore |
May 7, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
| Memphis |
May 7, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
Birmingham |
May 9, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
| Bloomington, MN |
May 14, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
Houston |
May 14, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
| New York City |
May 14, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
Chicago |
May 21, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
| Denver |
May 21, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
Oklahoma City |
May 21, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
| Austin |
June 4, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
Boston |
June 4, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
| Atlanta |
June 8, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
Albuquerque |
June 11, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
| Columbus, OH |
June 18, 2012 |
1:00 to 5:00 |
Omaha |
June 18, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
| Jersey City |
June 22, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
Springfield, IL |
June 25, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
| Wilmington, DE |
June 25, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
Kansas City |
June 29, 2012 |
8:30 to 12:30 |
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Refer to our Seminar Cities Index for a list of our seminar locations. The individual city
pages provide a listing of other topics being present. Our Seminar Cities by Week provides a
guide to the locations during a calender week.
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Who should attend?
Organization directors, audit committee members, Presidents/CEOs, CFOs, lawyers, CPAs and other organization advisors are invited. They will take away valuable practical information and skills necessary to succeed in the current organization governance environment.
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Seminar Highlights
The purpose of this seminar is to provide each attendee with a high-level understanding of the Audit Committee's major fiduciary oversight responsibilities concerning:
- Financial Closing and Reporting Process
- Risk Management Process
- Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
- External Auditor Services
- External Accounting and Internal Audit Services
- Key Governance Controls
- Alternative Communication Controls
- Special Investigations
- Audit Committee Management and Reporting Responsibilities
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Best Practices for the Audit Committee was developed from numerous sources of authoritiative information on the funciton.
Please refer to the following webpage for a summary of these sources. Sources
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Learning Objectives
What you will hear at this seminar is:
- The most important recent developments for audit committees
- The governance role of the Audit Committee
- Effective oversight of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
- Effective oversight of the external auditor
- External Accounting and Internal Audit Services
- Key Governance Controls
- Alternative Communication Controls
- Special Investigations
- Audit Committee Management and Reporting Responsibilities
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Key Issues on the Agenda
Registration
Section 1 - Introduction and Overview
- How can the Audit Committee more effectively fulfill its fiduciary duties?
- What is an Audit Committee?
- What Should Audit Committees Know About SOX?
- Audit Committee Charter
Section 2 - Audit Committee Issues
- What is the Central Issue?
- Audit Committee Challenges
- Audit Committees Current Issues
- Audit Committee Chairman's Issues?
Section 3 - Financial Management
- Financial Reporting & Controls
- Risk Assessment Considerations
Section 4 - Operations Management
- Period-End Process Owners
- Whistle-Blower Process Owner
- Operations Management
Section 5 - External Audit
- Evaluating External Auditors
- Pre-Audit Meeting
- Post-Audit Meeting
Section 6 - Internal Audit
- Why Require Internal Audit?
- Oversight of Internal Audit
- What Should an Internal Auditor Do?
- What Should an Internal Auditor Not Do?
Section 7 - Annual Assessment
Section 8 - Summary and Wrap-up
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Experts Providing Training Seminars
Corporate Compliance Seminars was founded by experts who enjoy researching and providing classroom training, workshops and consulting on the audit committee function, internal controls, auditing, compliance and accounting related subjects. We focus on SOX, COSO, PCAOB, COBIT, GRC, risk management, IFRS and IIA Standards.
Corporate Compliance Seminars allows attendee to earn Official NASBA CPE credit while examining the details of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR), Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control Frameworks, ISACA's Control Objectives over Information Technology (COBIT), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Open Compliance & Ethics Group's (OCEG)Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) methodology, PCAOB's Auditing Standard 5 (AS5), and the future conversion from GAAP to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Our training seminars provide CPE For CPAs, CFEs, CIAs, CISAs, auditors and others with effective and engaging educational training.
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