Daily SOX operations along with how technology solutions.
Since the passing of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002, the economy and the world have experienced many changes and significant turmoil, including:
As organizations strive to do more with fewer resources, there is a growing need for compliance programs that provide not only assurance but also business insights to remain sustainable. By modernizing the SOX program, companies can:
SOX team planning should take into account marketplace trends such as economic instability, today’s evolving workplace, the burden of ongoing compliance, and the accelerating technology landscape.
This course will focus on these concepts and their impact on daily SOX operations, as well as how technology solutions can position your business to maintain compliance more effectively. The previously offered courses, Sarbanes-Oxley 20 Years – Emerging Risks Part 1 and 2, introduced some of these challenges. This course is designed to take a deeper dive into understanding the importance of these areas, addressing them appropriately, and modernizing your SOX efforts.
Lynn Fountain has over 45 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 24 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing. 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. Ms. Fountain has held two Chief Audit Executive positions for international companies. In 2011, as the Chief Audit Executive for an international construction/ engineering firm, she was involved in the active investigation of a joint venture fraud. The investigation included work with the FBI and ultimately led to indictment of the perpetrators and recovery of $13M. Ms. Fountain is currently engaged in her own training and consulting business and is a regular trainer for the AICPA. Ms. Fountain is the author of three separate technical books. “Raise the Red Flag – The Internal Auditors Guide to Fraud Evaluations” was published by the Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation. -“Leading The Internal Audit Function” and -“Ethics and The Internal Auditor Political Dilemma” were published by Taylor & Francis In addition Ms. Fountain was a contributing author to the certification program exam for the National Association of Accountants. She also has certificate programs on various on-line platforms. Ms. Fountain has performed as an adjunct instructor for the School of Business for Grantham University and developed the first internal audit curriculum for the School of Business at the University of Kansas. Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CGMA, CRMA credentials and CPA certificate (non-active).
