Internal Control and COSO Essentials for Financial Managers, Accountants, & Auditors (111W409A16)
Description
Managers, supervisors, and accountants in business, government, or
nonprofits are unable to identify their departmental policies and
procedures that function as the primary controls against errors and
fraud. Additionally, auditors performing field work may be confused
about how to interpret and evaluate management’s documentation of
accounting processes and controls. Neither party may truly understand
how their duties differ. This course gives you a solid understanding of
systems and control documentation. After an overview of the latest COSO
guidance on the components and principles of effective internal control,
you are introduced to basic tools used to document an effective
accounting process. Identify the risks of errors and fraud in the
accounting system, the key controls and weaknesses of compensating
controls.
Learning Objectives
This course explores valuable examples that illustrate how to interpret
basic documentation of significant accounting processes and detect the
risks of fraud and errors
Topics Discussed • Fundamental Components and
Principles of Internal Control Integrated Framework and Small Business
Tools Reports • Management Responsibilities vs
Auditor Responsibilities
• Common Significant Accounting Processes • Fraud Risks for Major
Classes of Transactions • Tools and Techniques Used for Internal Control
Documentation • Estimating the Cost and Benefit of Remedying a Control
Weakness • The Seventeen Principles Underlying Each Componet of Internal
Control
Major Topics
Fundamental components and principles of internal control
Integrated framework and small business tools' reports
Management responsibilities vs
auditor responsibilities
Common significant accounting processes
Fraud risks for major classes of transactions
Tools and techniques used for internal control documentation
Estimating the cost and benefit of remedying a control weakness
The seventeen principles contained within the COSO Integrated Framework
underlying each component of internal control