2020 sox 404 cpe Archives

January 21, 2020

SOX and Internal Controls Update

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

SOX and Internal Control best practices continue to evolve. Led by national accounting firm technical experts and complemented by industry panelists, the program includes a combination of lectures and interactive discussions for a deeper understanding of the topics.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Understand the latest regulatory/best practice changes in key areas
What to expect under the new administration
Begin to assess the effects of the latest accounting standards on your SOX compliance

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Cost: $545
This event will run 8:45-4:40p (EDT) each day.

Register any one of three ways:
1. Register online using a credit card and click the orange button
2. Register by phone at (610) 789-3110
3. Email your contact info to be invoiced to mtarman@acslive.com

*Agenda will be updated to reflect latest industry issues in early 2020.

Agenda: DAY 1
8:45	10:45	ICFR Lessons Learned and Best Practices Common challenges in the SOX program life cycle including risk assessment and control selection and design Controls related to significant unusual transactions Information Used in Controls (IUC) and the use of technology to modernize the SOX program
10:45	11:00	Break
11:00	12:15	Reducing the SOX Burden Market Trends Automate, centralize and eliminate - rationalize the control environment without compromising risk coverage Ease administrative on process owners Practical examples
12:15	1:00	Lunch Break
1:00	2:30	Industry Panel Discussion (IPE, Data Security, New Accounting Rules), Impact of COVID...
2:30	2:40	Break
2:40	3:50	Cybersecurity Update Ransomware Latest attack trends Practical examples
3:50	3:55	Break
3:55	5:00	Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Update Understand and control RPA risks Getting it right from the start rather than patching later Practical examples and cases

Agenda: DAY 2
8:45	10:00	ESG Trends (Environmental, Social and Governance) Recent Market Trends Example - Sustainability Activities Internal Audit's Role What are other companies doing now?
10:00	10:10	Break
10:10	11:25	SEC Update SEC Leadership SEC Rulemaking Update Comment Letter Topics SEC Reporting Reminders Questions
11:25	11:35	Break
11:35	12:50	IT Controls Terminology IT general and application controls concepts What is the in-scope IT system How to determine what in IT to test How many cloud/3rd party vendors? Deficiencies
12:50	1:20	Lunch
1:20	2:40	Leveraging the Three Lines Model in SOX The latest Three Lines Model from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Responsibilites of each role in the model How to best leverage for SOX
2:40	2:55	Break
2:55	4:10	Cybersecurity Disclosure Controls SEC's proposed rules on cybersecurity risk management Three dangerous trends: technology proliferation and mutating cyber attacks, regulation changes, shortages of IT risk and compliance talent Solutions everyone should know to succeed How to get ahead - meet with your external audit firm with these planned agenda topics

Conference Series Speakers Include:
Stefan Ozer Deloitte, Audit Senior Manager
John Williams Ernst & Young, Technology Consulting
Becky Zunkiewicz Deloitte, Audit Senior Manager
Roscelle Gonzales BDO, Professional Practice Director - SEC Services
Kahlil Osborne Deloitte, Senior Manager
Hilary Cabodi Effectus Group, Managing Director
Trey Slinkard Ernst & Young, Senior Manager, Global Advisory
Linda Long Deloitte, Manager - Finance Transformation
Jason Emmons Moss Adams, Partner
Kumail Sarwar Ernst & Young, Senior Manager
Industry Panelists from Arlo, Google, Salesforce and RingCentral
Keith Kawashima Protiviti, Managing Director
Kevin Kirst Ernst & Young, Cybersecurity and Incident Response
Steven Estes KPMG, Advisory Partner
Sue King KPMG, Partner
Bassam Qasem KPMG, Senior Manager