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The Controllership Series: The Controllers Role in Internal Controls


Total Credits: 1.5 including 1.5 Accounting - Technical

Average Rating:
   3
Categories:
ACPEN Industry Institute |  Accounting and Auditing
Faculty:
Lynn Fountain
Course Levels:
Update
Duration:
1.5 Hours
License:
Product Setting: Expires 30 day(s) after program date.

Dates
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Description

This course in part of our series on the Controllership Role. Internal control is relevant to everyone in the workplace. It represents our moral responsibility to understand and comply with organization policies and procedures. It also provides the means to hold individuals accountable for their work. The controller is an impactful position that affects a company's processes including financial, compliance and operational.

Controller functions vary across companies often following the size and complexity of the business and the industry. Smaller companies require more versatility for the controller Larger companies are more able to segregate job responsibilities across other employees.

The controller should be knowledgeable of the various controls to create a control system that will appropriately safeguard company assets and processes. Internal controls are typically comprised of control activities such as authorization, documentation, reconciliation, security and segregation of duties.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • Examine the controller’s responsibility for internal controls
  • Evaluate the integrity of internal controls
  • Evaluate internal control types
  • Understand control objectives
  • Review roles in internal controls
  • Examine methods to invest in internal controls
  • Examine how to organize internal controls

Major Subjects
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Internal Controls

Course Materials

Faculty

Lynn Fountain's Profile

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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.


Dates

Mon, Oct 07, 2024 - 01:00pm to 02:13pm EDT
Wed, Oct 23, 2024 - 03:00pm to 04:13pm EDT
Tue, Nov 05, 2024 - 05:00pm to 06:13pm EST
Wed, Nov 20, 2024 - 09:00am to 10:13am EST
Fri, Dec 06, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:13pm EST
Wed, Dec 18, 2024 - 01:00pm to 02:13pm EST
Tue, Dec 31, 2024 - 03:00pm to 04:13pm EST
Fri, Jan 10, 2025 - 05:00pm to 06:13pm EST
Wed, Jan 29, 2025 - 09:00am to 10:13am EST
Wed, Feb 12, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:13pm EST
Fri, Feb 28, 2025 - 01:00pm to 02:13pm EST
Mon, Mar 10, 2025 - 03:00pm to 04:13pm EDT
Thu, Mar 27, 2025 - 05:00pm to 06:13pm EDT
Wed, Apr 09, 2025 - 09:00am to 10:13am EDT
Mon, Apr 28, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:13pm EDT
Mon, May 12, 2025 - 01:00pm to 02:13pm EDT
Thu, May 22, 2025 - 03:00pm to 04:13pm EDT
Fri, Jun 06, 2025 - 05:00pm to 06:13pm EDT
Wed, Jun 18, 2025 - 09:00am to 10:13am EDT
Thu, Jun 26, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:13pm EDT

Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites None
Advanced Preparation None
Designed For Controllers, Finance Personnel, Accountants, Internal Auditors, Auditors
Original Recording Date 07/2024
Course Developer Lynn Fountain
Date Added to Catalog 07/31/2024
Yellow Book No

Additional Information

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Instructional Delivery Method

Group Internet Based


Course Registration Requirements

Online Registration


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