With new accounting standards, the economic landscape and evolving technology, accounting, financial reporting and finance continue to grow in complexity. FASB has tried to address the growing complexity, by working towards making GAAP less convoluted. The struggle to stay on top of accounting financial reporting requirements and finance changes due to the economy continues for several reasons. Lack of in-house SMEs, managing high volumes of transactions, and data and evolving information technology systems.
In the future, executives must consider the challenges they will face in future years that will bring their own nuances and complexities. Budgeting is certainly one of those processes that must be evaluated and re-evaluated for efficiency. This session delves into the corporate budgeting process and discusses methods used and which methods may or may not allow for the organization’s to properly plan for a volatile future.
DESIGNED FOR
Anyone who performs audit or other attest services
BENEFITS
- Describe the potential impact of risks faced by public accountants when performing audit and other attest services
- Explain the results of the findings and recommendations made by the Center for Audit Quality and PCAOB as an outcome from quality control reviews
- Recall common peer review deficiencies in all types of attest engagements
- Apply best practices for ensuring professional, technical, regulatory and ethical standards for various audit and other attest services
HIGHLIGHTS
- Applying professional skepticism to ensure quality work
- Meaningful risk assessment when designing work programs for various levels of services
- Proper planning and supervision of all engagements
- Accountant responsibilities for evaluating internal control
- Strengthening analytic procedures to support conclusions
- Complying with the Code of Professional Conduct and quality management standards
PREREQUISITES
None
ADVANCE PREPARATION
None