Sarbanes-Oxley 20 Years Later - Sourcing Emerging Risks
Lynn Fountain Overview:
Twenty-years after the passing of Sarbanes-Oxley. The original legislation is still revlevant. However, it would be amiss to not recognize that the passage of time has changed our world. Think of various events such as economic change, technological evolution, the pandemic etc. These are just a few of the changes that may have impacted the manner in which we execute some of the processes outlined in the SOX legislation.
Why you should Attend:
Maintain an updated view of the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Explore and review of risk sourcing concepts
- Discover and evaluating third-party risks
- Understand the impact of SOC reporting
- Explore and evaluating cybersecurity risks
- Explore and evaluating economic risks
- Identify and assessing PCAOB updated standards
- Discover and examining ITGC, data analytics and the power of technology
- Identify and assessing other risks
Who Will Benefit:
- Accountants and Finance Professionals
- CFOs, CEOs
- Legal and Compliance Professionals
- Board members and Audit Committee Members
- Any professional having a need to research FASB Standards
Speaker Profile
Lynn Fountain has over 45 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 20 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing and risk management. 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. Lynn has held two Chief Audit Executive (CAE) positions for international companies. In one of her roles as CAE, she assisted in the investigation of a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme perpetrated by a vendor that spanned 7 years and implicated 20 employees. The fraud was formally investigation by the FBI and resulted in 5 indictments estimating a $13M fraud loss.
Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CPA, CGMA, CRMA credentials.