Accounting

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) has become an area of increasing focus. ESG reporting includes a broad spectrum of quantitative and qualitative information. Interested parties seek to understand the effects of relevant ESG matters on an entity’s business strategy, cash flows, financial position, and financial performance. This course will focus on the impact of ESG-related matters on the fair preparation of financial statements and related disclosures, and the related financial statement audit considerations. 

Many for-profit entities receive government assistance or are required to have financial statement or compliance audits due to law or regulation. This course will discuss the requirements under Generally Accepted Auditing Standards relevant to for-profit entity audits. 

External auditors understand concepts like materiality, reasonableness, and risk of material misstatement. This course will explain how to think like an auditor when preparing and fairly presenting your financial statements and related disclosures. Discussion Leader: Jennifer Louis

Explore the relevance of standard cost accounting in today’s dynamic manufacturing landscape with Ivan Chirolla, an expert in financial management and cost systems. This engaging course for CPAs delves into modern challenges, evaluates the role of standard costing, and provides actionable insights for optimizing financial strategies in manufacturing. Stay ahead of industry trends and enhance your expertise! Discussion Leader: Ivan Chirolla

Inventory observations are often a right of passage for audit staff. This course will cover the basics of auditing inventory, including the related audit assertions, risks, & threats to inventory.

During this course, we will also highlight the various substantive auditing procedures that staff should perform, and also walk through how to conduct a physical inventory observation.
Discussion Leader: Jaclyn Veno

Cash is essential to every business, and is often one of the first accounts audit staff are exposed to. This course will cover the basics of auditing cash, including the related audit assertions, risks, & threats to the cash balance.

During this course, we will also highlight the various substantive auditing procedures that staff should perform, and also walk through some real-world examples.
Discussion Leader: Jaclyn Veno

Property, Plant, & Equipment is often one of the largest balances on the financial statements. This course will cover the foundation of auditing PP&E, including the related audit assertions, risks, & threats to the PP&E balance.

During this course, we will also highlight the various substantive auditing procedures that staff should perform, and also walk through some real-world examples.
Discussion Leader: Jaclyn Veno

How to Audit: Expenses and Payables It is imperative that audit staff understand the fundamentals of expenses & payables. This course will cover the basics of auditing expenses, accrued liabilities, and other payables, including the related audit assertions, risks, & threats to the expenses & payables balances.

During this course, we will also highlight the various substantive auditing procedures that staff should perform, and also walk through some real-world examples.

Discussion Leader: Jaclyn Veno