Sustaining Sarbanes-Oxley

NEW for 2012

Cost effective continued compliance

Finance managers with SOX responsibilities, internal auditors and compliance officers in SOX-compliant entities, external auditors, other accountants and auditors who need an awareness of the Act and how it is implemented, including those working for a US company or a subsidiary of a US company.

• An understanding of what the Act requires, and the 2007 changes to 'SOX-lite'.
• A practical guide on how you can implement s302 and s404 to achieve maximum value.
• A grasp of the certification/reporting requirements of s302, s404 and s906.
• Ways of approaching s302 and s404 compliance, and benefiting from this.
• Criminal sanctions and the global reach of the enforcers.
• SOX on audit committees and independent directors.
• Other SOX requirements and challenges.

Eur Ing Professor Andrew D Chambers, BA, CEng, FCCA, FCA, FIIA, FBCS, CITP, FRSA

Described by The Times as 'a worldwide authority on corporate governance', Andrew runs Management Audit LLP which specialises in advising on audit and corporate governance. Author of over 15 books on auditing and corporate governance, he sat on the UK FRC's Auditing Practices Board (2006-9) and is currently a member of the Federation des Experts Comptables Europeens' (FEE) Corporate Governance and Company Law Working Party.

• Introduction to the legislation.
• Beyond s404 - other aspects of SOX.
• Practical methods and approach to meeting s404 compliance.
• An introduction to identifying risks and evaluating controls.
• Are Turnbull and co satisfactory frameworks for s404 compliance?
• Changes to SOX and maintaining an efficient compliance programme.
• Understanding external audit requirements, including Auditing Standard no 5.
• Ethics, fraud considerations and governance.
• Costs and benefits of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

The seminar starts at 9.30am, with registration and coffee from 9.00am, and finishes at 5.15pm. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

6 CPD hours (where applicable)

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