SOX and Internal Control best practices continue to evolve. Led by national accounting firm technical experts and complemented by industry panelists, the program includes a combination of lectures and interactive discussions for a deeper understanding of the topics.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Understand the latest regulatory/best practice changes in key areas
• What to expect under the new administration
• Begin to assess the effects of the latest accounting standards on your SOX compliance

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Cost: $545 (save $150 off the regular price of $695 if you register by September 16th).
This event will run 8:45-4:55p (Eastern Time) each day.

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Register any one of three ways:
1. Register online using a credit card and click the orange button
2. Register by phone at (610) 789-3110 
3. Email your contact info to be invoiced to mtarman@acslive.com

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Agenda: DAY 1
8:45	10:45	ICFR Lessons Learned and Best Practices Common challenges in the SOX program life cycle including risk assessment and control selection and design Controls related to significant unusual transactions Information Used in Controls (IUC) and the use of technology to modernize the SOX program
10:45	11:00	Break
11:00	12:15	SPACs: Internal Control Considerations Market Trends SPAC transaction basics Transaction accounting and internal control considerations
12:15	1:00	Lunch Break
1:00	2:30	Industry Panel Discussion (IPE, Data Security, New Accounting Rules), Impact of COVID...
2:30	2:40	Break
2:40	3:50	Cybersecurity Update Ransomware Latest attack trends Practical examples
3:50	3:55	Break
3:55	5:00	Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Update Understand and control RPA risks Getting it right from the start rather than patching later Practical examples and cases

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Agenda: DAY 2
8:45	10:00	ESG Trends (Environmental, Social and Governance) Recent Market Trends Example - Sustainability Activities Internal Audit's Role What are other companies doing now?
10:00	10:10	Break
10:10	11:25	SEC Update SEC Leadership SEC Rulemaking Update Comment Letter Topics SEC Reporting Reminders Questions
11:25	11:35	Break
11:35	12:50	IT Controls Terminology IT general and application controls concepts What is the in-scope IT system How to determine what in IT to test How many cloud/3rd party vendors? Deficiencies
12:50	1:20	Lunch
1:20	2:40	Leveraging the Three Lines Model in SOX The latest Three Lines Model from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Responsibilites of each role in the model How to best leverage for SOX
2:40	2:55	Break
2:55	4:10	Cybersecurity Disclosure Controls SEC's proposed rules on cybersecurity risk management Three dangerous trends: technology proliferation and mutating cyber attacks, regulation changes, shortages of IT risk and compliance talent Solutions everyone should know to succeed How to get ahead - meet with your external audit firm with these planned agenda topics