Internal Control Audit and Compliance

Ease the transition to the new COSO framework with practical strategy

Internal Control Audit and Compliance provides complete guidance toward the latest framework established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO). With clear explanations and expert advice on implementation, this helpful guide shows auditors and accounting managers how to document and test internal controls over financial reporting with detailed sections covering each element of the framework. Each section highlights the latest changes and new points of emphasis, with explicit definitions of internal controls and how they should be assessed and tested. Coverage includes easing the transition from older guidelines, with step-by-step instructions for implementing the new changes. The new framework identifies seventeen new principles, each of which are explained in detail to help readers understand the new and emerging best practices for efficiency and effectiveness.

The revised COSO framework includes financial and non-financial reporting, as well as both internal and external reporting objectives. It is essential for auditors and controllers to understand the new framework and how to document and test under the new guidance. This book clarifies complex codification and provides an effective strategy for a more rapid transition.

• Understand the new COSO internal controls framework
• Document and test internal controls to strengthen business processes
• Learn how requirements differ for public and non-public companies
• Incorporate improved risk management into the new framework

The new framework is COSO's first complete revision since the release of the initial framework in 1992. Companies have become accustomed to the old guidelines, and the necessary procedures have become routine – making the transition to align with the new framework akin to steering an ocean liner. Internal Control Audit and Compliance helps ease that transition, with clear explanation and practical implementation guidance.

LYNFORD GRAHAM, CPA, has more than 30 years of public accounting experience in audit practice and in various national firm policy development groups. He is a visiting professor of accountancy and executive-in-residence at Bentley University, Waltham, MA. He currently maintains an active consultancy practice in statistical audit sampling, litigation support, and audit methodologies, and develops numerous training seminars for conferences and firms.

Prior to 1992 when the National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting published Internal Control--Integrated Framework , there were no broad set of criteria against which to evaluate the effectiveness of the auditing entity in controlling its risk of filing materially false financial information and preventing other types of fraud. The COSO Framework filled that void. Internal Control Audit and Compliance offers auditors, controllers, and accounting managers a comprehensive guide to the latest framework established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO). Written by Lynford Graham--a noted expert on the topic--this important resource offers clear explanations and expert advice on implementation and shows how to document and test internal controls over financial reporting. The COSO internal control framework identifies five components of internal control: control environment; risk assessment; control procedures; information and communication; and monitoring. Each component has a relationship with and can influence the functioning of every other component, operating in an almost organic way. While these five components remain unchanged, the level of detailed guidance over the years has increased due to the more recent widespread implementation of the framework in the business environment and a desire to have more consistency in the application of COSO principles. Internal Control Audit and Compliance includes detailed information covering each element of the revised framework and puts the emphasis on the latest changes. The author includes explicit definitions of internal controls and shows how they should be assessed and tested. The updated COSO framework also includes financial and non-financial reporting, as well as both internal and external reporting objectives, and Internal Control Audit and Compliance clarifies complex codification. The newly revised framework identifies seventeen new principles, each of which are explained in detail to help clarify the new and emerging best practices that are designed to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. To ease the transition from the older and outdated guidelines, Graham reveals an effective strategy for incorporating the new framework into day-to-day operations and offers step-by-step guidance for implementing the new changes.

A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR EASING THE TRANSITION TO THE NEW COSO FRAMEWORK The COSO (Committee of Sponsoring Organizations) internal controls framework was first released in 1992 and has become a standard internal controls assessment measure for public accountants, Sarbanes-Oxley internal control rules, internal auditors, and others worldwide. Internal Control Audit and Compliance offers a guide and comprehensive reference to the newly revised framework established by COSO. The revised COSO framework provides standards and evaluation tools, which businesses and other entities rely on to evaluate their control systems. Written by Lynford Graham, this important resource includes clear explanations and expert guidance for implementing the framework's principles and shows auditors and accounting managers how to document and test internal controls over financial reporting. The COSO internal control framework identifies five components of internal control: control environment; risk assessment; control procedures; information and communication; and monitoring. While these components remain unchanged, the author covers each element of the updated framework and highlights the relevant changes. The revised framework identifies seventeen new principles, each of which are explored in detail to help understand the new and emerging best practices for efficiency and effectiveness. Graham also includes explicit definitions of internal controls and reveals the new strategies for assessment and testing. Internal Control Audit and Compliance contains the much-needed information for making the transition from older guidelines and offers practical instructions for implementing the necessary changes in order to incorporate the new revised COSO framework into daily practice.

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