ASCPA's Financial Accounting & Auditing Conference

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Mike Glynn, CPA, CGMA, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Audit & Attest Standards Update
This session will be an interactive discussion of recently issued standards affecting financial statement audits – including standards related to audit evidence, audit reporting, and quality management. In addition, the discussion will include recently issued standards for examination, attestation review, and agreed-upon procedures engagements. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions during the presentation and the presenter will provide guidance on issues that practitioners are experiencing in delivering high quality engagements for their clients and that are in the public interest.

Paul Perry, THFMA, CISM, CITP, CPA, CDPSE Warren Averett
Creating a Cybersecurity Awareness Culture
This session will explore the importance of technology controls and processes that help a company remain safe in the ever-changing world with cybersecurity as the number one threat to businesses. We will explore what threats are out there, how to combat them and why they are prevalent and general information technology controls that an organization can put into place to secure their organization. All individuals in an organization should understand the importance of solid technology-related controls to keep the healthcare organization as safe as possible.

Michael Brand, CPA, CGMA BMSS Advisors & CPAs
An Interactive Overview of the SSARS and Special Purpose Frameworks
This session will be an interactive session that covers the most recently issued SSARS, performing engagements under the SSARS and special purpose frameworks that are associated with SSARS engagements.  The session will also cover some of the issues that peer review has found when performing these engagements.

Kelly J. Todd, CPA, ABV, CFF, CFE – Member in Charge of Forensic Investigations, Forensic Strategic Solutions
Lindsay Gill, CFE – Director of Forensic Technology Forensic Strategic Solutions, Forensic Strategic Solutions
Fraud in the Workplace
Ominous music. Dark lighting. A menacing aura. These are just a few of the cues that help us determine when a film character may be up to criminal activity. However, when trying to identify a wrongdoer in our day to day lives, the task becomes much more difficult. Could you point out a criminal on the street? What about in your workplace? In this session, we will explore:

- Why good employees become fraudsters
- Habits of fraudsters
- Trust but verify
- Appropriate responses
- Preventative measures