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In this turbulent world, risk management responsibility has fallen squarely on financial managers’ shoulders. Audit committees and external auditors are asking questions they never asked before. We must prepare to give them answers! Gain insight about Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and what professional standards say every company must do.
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<strongBusiness Risk Categorization</strong
• What is “risk”?
• What are the categories of risk?
• Understand the COSO ERM model
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<strongRisk Assessment and Mitigation</strong
• Understand risk control processes
• Receive an update on SOX risk management
• Assess risk: small vs. large companies
• Understand the financial manager’s role
• Understand six risk management tools
• Know how to responsibly “frame” risk
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<strongEthical Risk-Taking</strong
• Take a brief quiz to determine if you are a risk-taker or a
risk-avoider
• Know how ethics and risk concepts interrelate
• Learn risk management’s behavioral aspects
• Know how much risk you can live with
• Understand factors that distort our perceptions in
framing risk and making risk decisions
Upper level financial managers
Participants should have at least six months of industry or public experience and a thorough knowledge of financial accounting principles and practices. Management experience will be helpful.
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