ACL 255 – Testing Internal Controls (SOX-404 Compliance Testing)

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To meet the ongoing compliance requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other regulatory legislation, it is increasingly important to assess and assure the effectiveness of internal controls. Designed for intermediate-level users of ACL™, this two-day workshop introduces you to the use of ACL data analytics in testing internal controls. In an interactive, hands-on environment, you will learn how to test key control points to identify gaps and weaknesses in your internal control system.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify gaps and weaknesses in your organisation’s internal control system
• Test key controls in business processes for payables, payments, purchasing, shipping, managing customers, managing pricing, sales invoicing, collections and managing payroll

Who Should Attend

Financial, operational, and external auditors, and information systems auditors and audit management who are involved in the testing of internal controls as part of a compliance program.

Program Level

This is an intermediate-level course.

Prerequisites

Completion of an ACL 105 course is strongly recommended or at least six months previous experience using ACL for data analysis. Participants should have knowledge of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (section 404 in particular) and the COSO framework.

Course Method

This is a group-live, instructor-led course in a classroom setting. For inclass activities, participants use  the latest version of ACL. The class size supports individual attention and development.

To take this course

There are two ways to take this course:

Open Enrollment

Open enrollment classes are held at business centres around Australia.

On-site

Bring the course to your organisation. This option works best when there are five or more people who require training. For more information, please contact us.

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