Webinar Details
Course Description
This webinar will provide a practical, inspection-focused approach to testing automated controls in SOX and financial reporting environments. Participants will learn how to properly classify automated controls, evaluate design and operating effectiveness, understand the role of ITGC reliance, and identify common evidence and documentation pitfalls. The webinar will emphasize risk alignment, appropriate corroboration of observation, and practical techniques for obtaining sufficient and appropriate audit evidence in automated control environments.
Learning Objectives
- Distinguish automated controls from IT-dependent manual controls
- Identify appropriate design and operating effectiveness evidence
- Recognize common audit and documentation pitfalls
Prerequisites
- None
Who Should Attend
CPAs, accounting/finance professionals who work with controls.
Advanced Preparation
None
Presenter Details
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Jen Nelson
- Presenter
Jen Nelson, CISA, CIA, is an accomplished IT audit and compliance consultant with more than 17 years of experience, including nine years in Big 4 public accounting. She operates her own consulting practice dedicated exclusively to IT SOX (U.S. and UK) and SOC 1/SOC 2 compliance, where she helps organizations design, assess, and strengthen effective IT control environments across diverse industries and systems.
Jen has successfully guided clients through audits, readiness projects, and control remediation. She also contracts in quality control and training, helping audit teams refine their workpapers and elevate audit quality. Renowned for her clear, practical advice and deep technical knowledge, Jen holds both the CISA and CIA cred...
NASBA Sponsor
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Date & Time
CPE
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Live Webinar
Testing Automated Controls
by Jen Nelson from Encoursa
- Mar 30, 2026
- 12:00 PM EDT
- Credits: 1.00
$24.00
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