Internal Audit and Controls Training - Live Webinars, Recordings & CDs

This webinar discusses the definition of a differing site condition and why there is a need for a Differing Site Conditions clause in a construction contract. The webinar sets forth the history and purpose of the clause and examines the modern Differing Site Conditions clauses and the changes over time.

This training program will guide attendees in viewing enterprise and corporate performance management (EPM/CPM) as the seamless integration of managerial methods rather than as a process. The course will also offer insight into identifying and differentiating strategic KPIs in a balanced scorecard and operational performance indicators (PIs) in dashboards.

This training program will explore the origins of the sales and use tax, explore how and when it applies, and discuss ways to legally minimize (or even eliminate) liability. Sales and use tax is among the most complex areas of compliance for accounting professionals. Given that each state regulates the tax in its own way, companies that operate in multiple states have a detailed (and sometimes costly) compliance burden. Additionally, the use tax is often misunderstood, misapplied, and overpaid. Best practices for dealing with a sales tax audit will also be explored in the webinar.

This training program will help find the dots relating to AP internal controls and connect them. The course will include: processes of formulation and implementation; how to develop steps for internal controls; how to develop tools for internal controls; how to benefit from these tools and more.

This webinar will discuss different approaches to risk management. Attendees will learn how to identify common risks and mitigate their impact.

Learn more about fraud investigation and get trained on effective investigative techniques by former SEC Inspector General David Kotz. This executive training session will increase your understanding of conducting a credible fraud investigation and creating precise reports. The session will conclude with best practices for putting in place policies that detect and deter fraud.

This training program will focus on what your company needs to know and do about laws and regulations within and outside the US regarding individuals and entities that you are prohibited from doing business with. These individuals and entities are sometimes referred to as denied, debarred, excluded or restricted parties. Contrary to the idea that these laws and regulations apply only to financial institutions, they, in fact, apply to all types of organizations. This session will identify the parts of your organization that need to be aware of the issues, the necessary controls and the steps you should take to avoid compliance issues, penalties and lawsuits.

Attendees will leave this training program with more confidence, vision, and productivity. The confidence comes from knowing that you have more tools to keep your product in compliance with regulatory and company standards. The ability to establish the necessary processes will allow attendees to remain confident that your company will be safe.

This interactive training program will enable attendees to devise a plan to assess and develop their organization’s internal control structure. They will also gain an understanding of key areas that are impacted when there is a lack of internal controls.

The NACHA Operating Rules and Guidelines require that all participating depository financial institutions, third-party senders and third-party service providers that provide ACH services conduct an annual ACH audit to be performed by December 31 of each year (ACH Rules, Appendix Eight, Section 8.1). It is critical that electronic payments work safely and efficiently for all users. The ACH network strives for just that by requiring the annual ACH audit. This webinar will offer attendees a keen understanding of general audit requirements, and the functions of a receiving depository financial institution (RDFI), and an originating depository financial institution (ODFI).

This course will examine and evaluate the driving force behind COSO 2013 and suggested applications beyond ICFR. When the COSO foundation released the COSO 2013 framework, they specifically stated their intent that the framework be utilized for more than just ICFR. Many companies have undergone and completed the mapping processes for the 17 principles to the ICFR controls. They must now examine how the framework can move into the operational stage.

This training program will offer attendees a broader perspective of understanding the risk responses that can be adapted to any particular situation and the importance of aligning risk management with strategy development.

This webinar will highlight the techniques and best practices that can be used for conducting an effective AML audit in order to ensure compliance with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulations.

This training program will highlight why a vendor questionnaire is the keystone your vendor management program is built on. The course will help ensure attendees get the whole picture and determine appropriate controls for information security and privacy.

This training program will guide attendees in implementing and complying with the requirements of ISO 27001:2013. ISO 27001 is an international standard published by the International Standardization Organization (ISO), and it describes how to manage information security in a company. The latest revision of this standard was published in 2013, and its full title now is ISO/IEC 27001:2013.

This training program will explore 8 techniques for verifying the legitimacy of your foreign counterparty. It will also discuss credit check, background check, reference check, criminal record check, restricted parties record check, financial health check, and more.

This training program will offer attendees a greater understanding of payment types that are declining and those that are growing: ACH, CHIPS, and Fedwire. Plans and polices to combat payment theft and related fraud will also be detailed in the webinar.

This training on internal audit compliance will help the attendees understand the role and importance of audits in enterprise risk management program. Learn assurance models and standards and how audit can help.

This training program will overview and summarize a few common themes among banks and credit unions that failed or became troubled during the recent economic crisis, which will help attendees identify red flags in an institution’s prevailing system.

This webinar will provide an in-depth understanding about the key challenges and opportunities in integrating your organization's audit, risk and compliance activities.