Rotterdam School of Business and Public Policy

Faculty of Business, Communication and Finance

Best Practices for Audit Committee

28th October – 1st November 2024 – Rotterdam

26th – 30th February 2025 – Rotterdam

The purpose of this course is to provide participants with a high level understanding of the Audit Committee’s major fiduciary oversight and responsibilities which include: financial closing and reporting process, risk management process, Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR), external auditor services, external accounting and internal audit services, key governance controls, alternative communication controls, special investigations, audit committee management and reporting responsibilities.

 

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

  • Know important developments for audit committees
  • Identify the governance role of audit committee
  • Have effective oversight of internal
  • Gain audit committee management and reporting responsibilities
  • Have capacity to have effective oversight of the external auditor

Target Participants

Managers and Staff who are members of/or advise audit committees

Outline

  • What Defines an Audit Committee?
  • Good Corporate Governance
  • The Influence of Audit Committee
  • Audit Committee Challenges
  • Compliance Programmes
  • Risk, Fraud and Internal Control
  • Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  • Financial Statement Review
  • Managing the Relationship with Auditors
  • Compliance and Ethics
  • Audit Committee Reports and Assessments

 

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