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Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Controls; A Step-by-Step Implementation Guide

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Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Controls: A Step-by-Step Implementation Guide



Course Overview

This comprehensive course provides a step-by-step guide to implementing Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls. Participants will gain a deep understanding of the regulatory requirements and learn how to design, implement, and maintain effective internal controls.

Upon completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate issued by The Art of Service.



Course Features

  • Interactive and engaging content
  • Comprehensive and personalized learning experience
  • Up-to-date and practical information
  • Real-world applications and case studies
  • High-quality content developed by expert instructors
  • Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service
  • Flexible learning options, including mobile accessibility
  • User-friendly interface and community-driven discussion forum
  • Actionable insights and hands-on projects
  • Bite-sized lessons and lifetime access to course materials
  • Gamification and progress tracking features


Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Controls

  • Overview of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  • Definition of internal controls
  • Importance of internal controls in financial reporting
  • Regulatory requirements for internal controls

Module 2: Designing Effective Internal Controls

  • Identifying risks and control objectives
  • Designing control activities and procedures
  • Establishing control responsibilities and accountability
  • Implementing control monitoring and reporting

Module 3: Implementing Internal Controls

  • Developing an implementation plan
  • Establishing control policies and procedures
  • Training personnel on internal controls
  • Conducting control self-assessments

Module 4: Maintaining and Evaluating Internal Controls

  • Monitoring and reporting control performance
  • Evaluating control effectiveness
  • Identifying and addressing control deficiencies
  • Continuously improving internal controls

Module 5: IT Controls and Sarbanes-Oxley

  • Overview of IT controls
  • IT control objectives and risks
  • Designing and implementing IT controls
  • Evaluating IT control effectiveness

Module 6: Audit and Compliance Requirements

  • Overview of audit requirements
  • Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations
  • Preparing for audits and inspections
  • Addressing audit findings and deficiencies

Module 7: Best Practices for Internal Controls

  • Establishing a control culture
  • Implementing control best practices
  • Continuously monitoring and improving controls
  • Benchmarking control performance

Module 8: Case Studies and Real-World Applications

  • Real-world examples of internal control implementation
  • Case studies of successful control design and implementation
  • Lessons learned from control failures and deficiencies
  • Best practices for control implementation and maintenance

Module 9: Advanced Topics in Internal Controls

  • Emerging trends and technologies in internal controls
  • Advanced control design and implementation techniques
  • Control monitoring and reporting best practices
  • IT control and cybersecurity considerations

Module 10: Final Project and Course Wrap-Up

  • Final project: Designing and implementing an internal control system
  • Course review and wrap-up
  • Final Q&A and discussion
  • Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service


Additional Course Topics

  • Control frameworks and standards (e.g. COSO, COBIT)
  • Risk management and control
  • Control self-assessment and audit
  • IT control and cybersecurity
  • Data analytics and control monitoring
  • Emerging trends and technologies in internal controls
  • Advanced control design and implementation techniques
  • Control monitoring and reporting best practices
  • Case studies and real-world applications
  • Best practices for control implementation and maintenance
  • Lessons learned from control failures and deficiencies
  • Benchmarking control performance
  • Establishing a control culture
  • Implementing control best practices
  • Continuously monitoring and improving controls
  • Audit and compliance requirements
  • Preparing for audits and inspections
  • Addressing audit findings and deficiencies
  • Overview of audit requirements
  • Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations
  • IT control objectives and risks
  • Designing and implementing IT controls
  • Evaluating IT control effectiveness
  • Control responsibilities and accountability
  • Control policies and procedures
  • Training personnel on internal controls
  • Conducting control self-assessments
  • Identifying and addressing control deficiencies
  • Continuously improving internal controls
  • Monitoring and reporting control performance
  • Evaluating control effectiveness
  • Identifying risks and control objectives
  • Designing control activities and procedures
  • Establishing control responsibilities and accountability
  • Implementing control monitoring and reporting
  • Definition of internal controls
  • Importance of internal controls in financial reporting
  • Regulatory requirements for internal controls
  • Overview of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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