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DESCRIPTION:If you are the IGFOA Member and would like to register staff th
 at are not members and do not have a username and password\, please do not
  sign in with your username and password.  Access the event's online regis
 tration form at http://www.igfoa.org/events without logging in with your u
 sername and password.  When completing the form\, please select the regist
 rant type "Government Staff Member".   For your staff that has attended a 
 previous IGFOA event\, he/she will have a username and password and should
  use it when registering for an event.\nSession Description: A strong syst
 em of internal controls is not only a deterrent to fraud but also supports
  greater efficiency and legal compliance within the government business fu
 nction.    This seminar addresses the importance of internal controls thro
 ugh the COSO/GAO Green Book lens.   It equips the participant to understan
 d the components of a superior system and how to apply these principles to
  improve the current control environment within their organization.  The s
 eminar is organized around the five interrelated components of COSO:  cont
 rol environment\, risk assessment\, control activities\, information and c
 ommunication and monitoring and will specifically address issues of separa
 tion of duties and controls implementation related to accounts payable/cas
 h disbursements\, cash receipts\, payroll and capital spending including p
 rocurement and receiving.  The seminar is presented in lecture\, panel dis
 cussion and workshop formats.  \nLearning Objectives: Participants complet
 ing this session will be able to:\n• Define internal control and understan
 d the five components of an effective internal control system. • Enhance y
 our control documentation over significant transaction classes by using CO
 SO and the GAO  Green Book as a guide to the internal control framework. •
  Understand the principle of separation of duties and the functions it mea
 ns to separate.  • Understand risk assessment and the role of the finance 
 and management professionals and elected officials in the process. • Devel
 op a monitoring plan using internal audit concepts.  • Work with other loc
 al government finance professionals to apply COSO and the GAO Green Book s
 tandards to your government’s current control system. Speakers: Tamara Amm
 ann\, City of CollinsvilleChad Lucas\, Sikich LLPMary O’Connor\, Sikich LL
 P\nAgenda\, Learning Objectives\, and Speakers\nIntended Audience: Finance
  ProfessionalsDelivery Method: Group-LiveProgram Level: OverviewPrerequisi
 tes: No prerequisites requiredAdvanced Preparation: No advanced preparatio
 n requiredField of Study: Auditing (Governmental)Earn About 8.0 CPE credit
 IGFOA reserves the right to modify the agendas and/or speakers\, cancel th
 e trainings due to low enrollment\, or to close registration if full.  HOT
 EL ACCOMMODATIONSHilton Garden Inn & The Regency Conference Center360 Rege
 ncy Park\, O'Fallon\, IL 62269 Phone:  (618) 624-4499
DTEND:20170622T163000
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LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn - Milano 1 Meeting Room\, 360 Regency Park\, O'F
 allon\, IL 62269
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SUMMARY:Internal Controls Seminar
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