Emerging Risks and Resilience - How Accounting and Finance are Leading the Way - Part 4: Managing Supply Chain Risks, Data Analytics, and Busines
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price $89.00
Non-Member Price $119.00
Overview
This is Part 4 in our 5 part series on Emerging Risk and Resilience - How Accounting and Finance is Leading the Way
The rapid evolution of technology, globalization, and regulatory frameworks has introduced a range of emerging risks that are transforming the fields of accounting, finance, and auditing. Innovations such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and big data analytics are redefining traditional business models while creating new challenges related to data integrity, cybersecurity, and ethical decision-making.
In accounting and finance, the growing reliance on automated systems raises concerns about vulnerabilities, algorithmic bias, and the potential for misinformation. Auditors face heightened expectations for real-time assurance, transparency, and adaptability to new reporting standards, including sustainability and ESG disclosures.
Geopolitical instability, economic volatility, and evolving regulatory pressures add layers of uncertainty to financial reporting and audit quality. This four-part seminar series explores these emerging risks, analyzes their implications for professionals and organizations, and highlights proactive strategies for risk management, continuous learning, and technological competency.
Objectives
- Evaluate third-party and supply chain risks amid deglobalization
- Analyze the role of data and analytics in risk management
- Develop approaches for business continuity planning
- Assess emerging trends impacting operational resilience
Highlights
- Third-party risks
- Supply chain
- Data analytics
- Risk management
- Operational resilience
Designed For
Accountants, Finance, CPAs, External Auditors, Internal Auditors, CFOs/Controllers
Prerequisites
None
Preparation
None
Notice
Your webinar can be accessed via https://ctcpas.acpen.com/. If you do not have an ACPEN account, please sign up for an account using the email address you have on file with CTCPA.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Lynn Fountain, CGMA, CRMA, MB, AICPA
Lynn Fountain, CGMA, CRMA, MBA
Lynn Fountain has over 45 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 20 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing and risk management. She is a subject matter expert in multiple fields including internal audit, ethics, fraud evaluations, Sarbanes-Oxley, enterprise risk management, governance, financial management and compliance. Lynn has held two Chief Audit Executive (CAE) positions for international companies. In one of her roles as CAE, she assisted in the investigation of a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme perpetrated by a vendor that spanned 7 years and implicated 20 employees. The fraud was formally investigation by the FBI and resulted in 5 indictments estimating a $13M fraud loss.Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CPA, CGMA, CRMA credentials.
Non-Member Price $119.00
Member Price $89.00