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Internal Controls over Financial Reporting Implementation

Guides finance and control teams through designing, documenting and testing the controls that protect the integrity of financial statements. Covers risk of material misstatement, control design, evidence of operation and deficiency remediation using African group reporting examples. Participants leave able to build a control matrix and testing plan for a key process.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain how internal controls support reliable financial reporting.
  • Identify risks of material misstatement in key financial processes.
  • Design preventive and detective controls and document them clearly.
  • Test control design and operating effectiveness with appropriate evidence.
  • Assess and classify control deficiencies for reporting.
  • Build a remediation plan and ongoing control monitoring routine.

Course outline

  1. 01Purpose of Controls over Financial Reporting
  2. 02Risks of Material Misstatement
  3. 03Designing Process Level Controls
  4. 04Documenting Controls and Process Flows
  5. 05Testing Design and Operating Effectiveness
  6. 06Evaluating and Reporting Deficiencies
  7. 07Remediation and Ongoing Monitoring

Who should attend

Financial controllers, finance managers, internal control and internal audit staff involved in financial reporting integrity.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Dubai3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Lagos3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Harare3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Kampala3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Pretoria3R13,000
28 to 30 Sep 2026Cape Town3R13,000
12 to 14 Oct 2026Online3US$900
19 to 21 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Durban3R13,000
7 to 9 Dec 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
21 to 23 Dec 2026Mauritius3US$1,500

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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