This course focuses on the testing of controls for effective operation.
This is part of our ongoing series which takes a look at Sarbanes-Oxley requirements 20 years since the legislation passed. In theory, the legislative requirements outlined are still in place. Although the requirements haven’t changed, the time has changed and as a result, the execution of the processes has most likely changed.
On the platform are a series of courses that outline the full scope of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the various SOX sections. Twenty years later the information in these courses remains relevant. However, it would be amiss to not recognize that the passage of time has changed our world. Think of various events such as economic change, technological evolution, the pandemic, etc. These are just a few of the changes that may have impacted the manner in which we execute some of the processes outlined in the SOX legislation.
This course focuses on the testing of controls for effective operation. We examine the concept at a high level considering all the changes in technology in the past twenty years. Then we utilize the processes of accounts payable, procure-to-pay, and payroll to examine how to possibly apply enhanced testing methods that may not have been available in 2004.
Field of Study: Auditing
Lynn Fountain has over 45 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 24 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing. 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. Ms. Fountain has held two Chief Audit Executive positions for international companies. In 2011, as the Chief Audit Executive for an international construction/ engineering firm, she was involved in the active investigation of a joint venture fraud. The investigation included work with the FBI and ultimately led to indictment of the perpetrators and recovery of $13M. Ms. Fountain is currently engaged in her own training and consulting business and is a regular trainer for the AICPA. Ms. Fountain is the author of three separate technical books. “Raise the Red Flag – The Internal Auditors Guide to Fraud Evaluations” was published by the Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation. -“Leading The Internal Audit Function” and -“Ethics and The Internal Auditor Political Dilemma” were published by Taylor & Francis In addition Ms. Fountain was a contributing author to the certification program exam for the National Association of Accountants. She also has certificate programs on various on-line platforms. Ms. Fountain has performed as an adjunct instructor for the School of Business for Grantham University and developed the first internal audit curriculum for the School of Business at the University of Kansas. Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CGMA, CRMA credentials and CPA certificate (non-active).
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