Leveraging SOX Compliance Using SEC Management Guidance & PCAOB Auditing Standard 5

Learn how to focus your compliance efforts for the assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR) which leads to SOX Section 404 compliance.

This is one of several seminars and workshops we present concerning compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This three-day workshop is designed for compliance managers, controllers, CFO's and others who have to improve the internal control framework and the testing of key controls. We teach how to use the SEC Management Guidance and the PCAOB Auditing Standard 5 as guides to compliance efforts.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) called for initial compliance in 2004, yet companies still are not happy with their compliance efforts. We know your company could be more efficient in the implementation of internal controls and their testing.

We will walk through how to comply using the COSO Internal Control Framework. Now years out from the first compliance efforts on Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 it is time to focus the work. We focus on how to cut the cost of Section 404 compliance for accelerated filers.

Cost of these seminars are $2,600 per Attendee. Each attendee will receive 24 hours of CPE credit. Each workshop is limited to the first 10 signups. To reserve your space using the Buy Now Button to place a deposit and fill out a registration form to designate your selected workshop. These workshops will fill quickly.

 Upcoming Leveraging Compliance Workshops

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Benefits of Attending

SEC registered companies are faced with making an assessment of their internal controls and preparing to work with their external auditors in 2008 to completely comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This workshop will position the issuer’s staff to understand the compliance environment and develop deliverables which can be used in 2008 to opine to the external auditors in their compliance with the SEC Management Guidance. You will also understand what the auditors will be needing as input under Auditing Standard 5. The results of attending this workshop will be a better focused compliance program that meets the needs of the issuer and the external auditors. This workshop will be instructed by cost-conscious internal control experts. They have helped dozens of companies comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. They have been presenting compliance seminars throughout the United States since the Act’s ratification in 2004. The instructors will candidly share their experience and present a pragmatic approach to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

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Seminar Highlights

- Top Down Risk Based Approach Defined
- Best Practices to Control Environment Documentation and Assessment
- Entity Level Control Documentation
- Risk Assessment Documentation
- Information Technology General Controls Documentation
- How to Manage Communication with External Auditors and Audit Committee
- Workshops focused on Major Deliverables

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Learning Objectives

- Attendees will understand top down assessments and their application
- Attendees will learn the compliance requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Attendees will discuss relationship with their external auditors under Audit   Standard 5
- Attendees will identify methods for improving their internal control frameworks

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Key Issues on the Agenda

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Internal Control & CPA Focused Training Seminars

The internal control seminars we present can benefit a variety of attendees:

- Non-accelerated filers who may just be getting their documentation underway for Section 404 compliance,

- Public companies looking to improve their effectiveness and efficiency of their Section 404 compliance,

- Nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies and other groups that want to improve the integration of their governance, risk and compliance (GRC) efforts,

- Executives and Board of Directors members who can gain insights from our "Best Practices" examples to really understand SOX Section 404,

- Anyone finds practical advice from our real-world experience with the implementation of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).

The internal audit seminars we present can benefit a variety of attendees:

- The new internal auditor can be oriented to the profession and the work,

- Auditors looking for improvements in their approach and knowledge,

- Professionals looking to improve the content of their workpapers and the impact of audit reports,

- Any organization that desires to improve the effectiveness of their internal audit department,

- Audit Managers looking for education concerning current audit issues,

- Anyone finds practical advice from our real-world experience with internal and external auditing.

Experts Providing Training Seminars

Corporate Compliance Seminars was founded by experts who enjoy researching and providing classroom training, workshops and consulting on 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.