PCAOB: Controls, Inspections & the Impact on External Audit

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Start time:
May 2, 2024 10:00 AM PT
Duration:
1 hour
Location:
Online
Credits:
1
Contact:
Olivia Schultz, Moss Adams, 206-302-6347
Cost to attend:
Complimentary

Refining your Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) program is essential in helping organizations align with evolving technology and the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Organizations that follow auditor guidance can enhance processes within management and identify areas of opportunity to manage identified risks.

Join us for our webcast, PCAOB: Controls, Inspections & the Impact on External Audit, for a discussion of refining your SOX program and improving your IT internal controls based on current PCAOB feedback and focus areas.

Learn more about:

  • Ways to improve a SOX program
  • How to define the primary focus for IT audits and controls
  • The importance of completeness and accuracy of the evolving inspection process
Register

Speakers

Weston Nelson, CISA, CRISC, Partner, Moss Adams

Weston has provided financial compliance, internal control, and risk management services since 1996. His risk management services include internal audits, SOX compliance, process and control analysis, IT compliance and strategy, IT governance, ERP solutions, and anti-bribery. Weston has a broad-based collaborative approach to risk management, working closely with stakeholders to understand business and compliance risks while developing strategies to improve, remediate, and monitor compliance and risk management efforts.

John Donohue, CPA, Partner, Moss Adams

John works with public and private company audit clients, in addition to consulting with clients and engagement teams on a variety of technical auditing and accounting matters. In 2012 he completed a two-year fellowship in the Office of the Chief Accountant of the SEC, where his responsibilities included consulting on technical accounting matters and monitoring the FASB’s standard-setting projects. While at the SEC, John also participated in the staff’s IFRS Work Plan, presented to the AICPA Banking Conference, and consulted with other regulators on a variety of topics.

Jennifer Grant, CISA, Senior Manager, Moss Adams

Jennifer has worked in public accounting and risk management since 2003. She has managed both enterprise risk management (ERM) and SOX compliance programs for multinational corporations, which included evaluating business and IT processes and controls, implementing risk assessment models, and developing remediation plans for control gaps. With a strong background in retail, technology, life sciences, and oil and gas, Jennifer is experienced in working with companies to establish SOX compliance programs as part of their first-year compliance efforts, as well as ongoing program improvements to address new and emerging risks.

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CPE Information

Program Level:
Overview
Credits:
Auditing: 1
Delivery Method:
Webcast
Learning Objectives:

After completing this training, participants will be able to identify ways to improve a SOX program; name the primary focus of IT audits and controls; and summarize current PCAOB feedback and focus areas.

Prerequisites:
None
Refund Policy:

For more information about administrative policies regarding CPE, refunds or complaints, please contact Olivia Schultz at 206-302-6347 or send her an email.

Moss Adams is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State Boards of Accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual course for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

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