On-Demand

13.5 CPE Credits

IT Governance, Risk, & Controls Certificate

On-Demand
13.5 CPE Credits

IT governance, risk management, and controls are crucial for effective IT administration. You’ll learn how strategic planning and management of IT assets and resources can minimize risks and enhance performance.

Enhancing Your Accounting Skills with IT Knowledge

A strong understanding of how IT operates within an organization, as well as effective management of technology-related risks, can significantly improve your accounting skills. With this knowledge, you’ll be able to make informed decisions that protect your organization’s essential IT assets. You’ll learn about the following IT governance topics:

  • Key benefits
  • Principles
  • Roles & responsibilities
  • Implementation
  • Risk identification and assessment
  • Control frameworks
  • Change management
  • SOC for Service Organizations

Custom professional development to suit your goals

This certificate program was developed to help you customize your professional development goals by:

  • Acquiring new skills in key areas essential for today’s online landscape
  • Earning CPE credits needed to maintain your existing CITP credential
  • Preparing for the CITP credential exam

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize the objectives, strategic planning, implementation, and management of the IT function within an organization, as well as mitigation of risk.
  • Apply the management of value, resources, and performance in relation to key components and best practices of the IT function.
  • Differentiate various IT frameworks, including COSO and COBIT, and apply the integration of frameworks with IT assessments.
  • Determine key control areas for IT assessments, including ITGCs, application, business process, and change management controls.
  • Identify the purposes for SOC reporting, the users of SOC reports, and the responsibilities of user auditors.

Major Topics

  • IT governance
  • IT strategic plan
  • IT governance frameworks
  • IT Risk management
  • IT process
  • Data
  • Privacy
  • SOC reporting

CPE Credits Available

13.5 CPE Credits
6
Auditing
7.5
Information Technology

Things to Know About This Course

Course Level

  • Intermediate

Professional Area of Focus

  • Technology

Prerequisites

1000 hours of business experience in the CITP Body of Knowledge in the last 5 years.

Intended Audience

  • CITP credential candidates
  • Existing CITP credential holders
  • Accounting professionals
  • Finance professionals
  • Auditors

Provider

AICPA

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