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Internal Controls: Keys to Avoiding the Worst-Case Scenario


Total Credits: 1 including 1 Auditing- Technical

Average Rating:
   29
Categories:
Partner Produced |  Accounting and Auditing
Faculty:
Neely Duncan, CPA, CFE FCPA,
Course Levels:
Intermediate
Duration:
1 Hour
License:

Dates


Description

Assertions made by financial statements must be verifiable in order to safeguard a company’s assets. When internal controls are inadequate, however, the risk of fraud and financial misstatement grows. Avoid the worst-case scenarios by using financial analysis to spot heightened areas of risk and determine which tools can be used to keep financial statements accurate.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • Evaluate and develop effective internal controls by analyzing areas of heightened risk and implementing tools such as segregation of duties and monitoring to prevent fraud and financial misstatements.

 

 


Major Subjects
  • Facts about fraud
    • Cryptocurrency
    • COVID
  • Internal controls
  • The control environment
  • Monitoring
  • Segregation of duties

Course Materials

Faculty

Neely Duncan, CPA, CFE FCPA, Related Seminars and Products


Neely Duncan is a member of BKD’s National Not-for-Profit group. She has approximately 20 years of audit and advisory experience in public accounting and served in the United States Navy for four years. Her expertise includes financial statement audits, single audits, grants management and compliance, outsourced accounting functions, standards implementation, internal audit procedures, strategic planning and tax-exempt matters for a wide range of not-for-profit entities. She also performs forensic work related to various cases, internal controls consulting and data analytics. In addition to handling the accounting and audit needs of her clients, Neely advises clients on operational efficiencies, internal controls and governance issues, and she routinely shares best practices with clients. She’s a highly sought after national speaker on technical matters in the accounting community. Neely is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Dallas Society of CPAs and serves as a board member for the Texas Society of CPAs. She is involved with many other professional associations including the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Dallas Social Venture Partners, The Dallas Foundation Advisory Committee and Relationships First.


Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites

None


Advanced Preparation

None


Designed For

CPAs in public practice, internal auditors, and those with oversight of internal controls in business and industry


Original Recording Date

2023


Yellow Book

No


Course Developer

MICPA


Date Added to Catalog

04/17/2023


Additional Information

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Instructional Delivery Method

Group Internet Based


Course Registration Requirements

Online Registration


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Overall:      4.7

Total Reviews: 29

Comments

Lisa N

"I really enjoyed hearing about the case studies. Preventative measures are so important!"

Frank P

"One of the better webinars I've seen in recent memory. Timely, good examples, and well presented."

Nancy G

"Very timely topic and realistic solutions."