Description

Explore the critical intersections between information technology (IT) systems and data management through this specialized CPE course for accounting professionals. This session covers business resiliency and disaster recovery strategies, change management processes, and much more. Through interactive discussions and hands-on activities, participants will learn how to enhance their organization’s IT framework while ensuring robust data collection and storage. Equip yourself to oversee IT systems with confidence and reinforce data integrity and system availability.

Instructor: Cory Ng

Target Audience

Experienced CPAs, CITP designation holders and aspirants, and accountants seeking a greater understanding of information systems and controls

Course Objectives

Explain internal control concepts within accounting information systems, drawing on frameworks such as COSO and COBIT, to ensure accuracy in financial reporting, and protect against unauthorized access

Describe the key components of IT architecture and cloud computing models and deployments

Recognize the components and functions of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and accounting information systems and describe how these systems integrate and interact within an organization

Summarize key considerations for business resiliency, disaster recovery, continuity plans, system replication, impact analysis, and availability

Explain the purpose of change management for internal hardware and software applications, including the associated risks and necessary documentation

Understand data management processes, including data collection methods, storage types (data warehouse, data lake, data mart), and the data life cycle

Analyze and utilize data for financial and operational decision-making, including examining relational databases for integrity, integrating data from various sources, and investigating business process models for improvements

Subjects

Key components of IT architecture

Cloud computing models and deployments

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems

Business resiliency and disaster recovery planning

Business continuity plans

Business impact analysis

System availability measures

Change management for hardware and software applications

Risks and documentation in change management

Testing environments and conversion approaches for new information systems

Patch management and change control policies

Data management processes and lifecycle

Data collection methods and storage types

Utilizing data for financial and operational decision-making

Examining relational databases for integrity

Investigating business process models for improvements