E082: Ethical Issues in Risk Management and Internal Controls
Programme Objective
To provide professionals with guidance and practical know-how to comply with the several codes of ethics in the discharge of duties relating to risk management and internal controls; enabling them to meet a critical but oft-neglected part of their professional requirements.
Programme Outline
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What is “Ethics” to different individuals? What is not “Ethics”?
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Different Codes of (Professional) Ethics
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Concepts of Risk Management and Internal Controls
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Discuss on the key parties that are charged with risk management and internal controls responsibilities
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Practicality against Idealism: can they co-exist?
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Implementing self-checks and peers review to ethical issues
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Relevant case studies on the above will be given and discussed
Intended For
A Foundation to Advanced level programme intended for both Practising and Non-Practising Accountants and Auditors. Those who are charged with risk management and internal control responsibilities and would like to obtain and/or affirm the know-how in discharging their duties ethically are encouraged to attend.
Competency Mapping
Category 2
Training Methodology
Lecture style, with Exercises/Case Studies
Programme Facilitator(s)
Christopher Go, FCCA (UK), CIA, CPA (S’pore), M.S.I.D.
B.BA, PGrad. Dip. in Mktg (CIM UK)
Christopher is the Executive Director of a professional firm specializing in internal audit, corporate governance and risk management. He is a Certified Internal Auditor with the Institute of Internal Auditors and is an accredited assessor by the Institute in Internal Quality Assessment/Validation. He holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from Ottawa University. He is a Fellow with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Christopher has more than 13 years of internal auditing experience. He specializes in internal audit, corporate governance and risk management. Having worked in large SGX-listed companies and established public accounting firms, including Head of internal audit & risk management divisions, he has vast experience in setting up internal audit functions, internal controls and corporate governance reviews, enterprise risk management and fraud investigations. Other experiences include IT auditing, risk assessment, control self-assessment, setting up quality management system, SOP documentation and ISO 9001 implementation. Christopher also regularly provides trainings in related topics.
Christopher is a member of the executive committee of ACCA Singapore and a committee member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.