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Internal Audit: Keys to Managing an Effective Function

Wednesday, Jan. 27   10:00am - 11:54am

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2.00 Credits

Member Price $85.00

Non-Member Price $115.00

Overview

The globalization of business, ongoing changes in technology, increased attention of shareholders and stakeholders and the continuing demands of the Audit Committee and senior management require a dynamic framework for managing today's internal audit department.

This session, designed by a past Chief Audit Executive with significant exposure to a multitude of industries and internal audit frameworks, explores the key competencies and responsibilities of today's internal audit management and methods for meeting the requirements of the internal audit profession. We will also discuss some of the greatest challenges of the role and how to address those challenges.

Objectives

  • Explore the role of today's internal audit leadership.
  • Recognize the role of internal audit in corporate governance.
  • Explore how to synergize the internal audit processes with other quality assurance groups.
  • Discover the keys to building effective relationships with management and the audit committee.
  • Discover the keys to staffing and training the audit group.
  • Identify how to develop a resource gap analysis for internal audit.

Highlights

  • Role of today's internal audit leadership
  • Building effective relationships with management and Audit Committee
  • Keys to staffing and training internal audit
  • The synergy of internal audit with other processes and close

Designed For

Anyone interested in Accounting, Finance, Auditing or related fields  

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.

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Non-Member Price $115.00

Member Price $85.00