February 2, 2022

This course provides participants with a context and background for internal controls, an understanding of the differences between an integrated audit and a financial statement audit, and an overview of typical components of an ICFR Framework. By the end of this course, participants should be...

This course provides professionals who are new to flowcharting with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively use flowcharts as a tool to clearly depict process activities, including key risk areas and controls. As a result of this training, learners should be able to guide the development...

This course provides an overview of the transition away from the London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR), the impacts and challenges of transitioning to alternate risk-free rates (RFRs), and how companies can prepare for the transition. By the end of this course, participants should be able...

This course discusses implementation issues related to classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments, and restricted cash and provides real-life examples to assist organizations in their adoption. By the end of this course, participants should be able to: identify how to apply the...

This course equips participants with an awareness of COSO’s 2013 Framework, which emphasizes the requirements for determining what constitutes effective internal control. It provides participants with in-depth knowledge of the Framework and its five components (Control Environment, Risk...

In this course, Pat Harned (CEO of the Ethics and Compliance Initiative [ECI]) and Scott Essex (KPMG’s Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer) discuss the five key trends from the Global Business Ethics Survey and explore the value of ethical culture. This course is one of four electives in the...

IFRS - Introduction to IFRS and its Framework is a 1-hour interactive web-based self-study that provides an introduction to IFRS. The course will include an overview of the IASB and its objectives and describe the fundamentals of the IFRS framework. By the end of this course, participants should...

In this course, KPMG professionals discuss how climate change risks (e.g., physical and transition) can affect the financial statements. Topics include: types of climate risk how climate risk manifests in different industries impact of climate risk on financial position and financial...

In this course, Pat Harned (CEO of the Ethics and Compliance Initiative [ECI]) and Robin Valentine and Nancy Miller (KPMG leaders) discuss the Global Business Ethics Survey finding that pressure to compromise standards is increasing and explore what that means for the accounting profession. This...

The Global Business Ethics Survey series focuses on longitudinal research from the Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI) related to the value of ethical culture, pressure in the accounting profession, misconduct and the role of internal audit, and reporting and retaliation. Each course in the...

This 1.5-hour, CPE-eligible, interactive, web-based self-study is part of the IFRS curriculum. It is intended to provide an introduction to presentation of cash flow information in the Statement of Cash Flows under the direct and indirect methods under IAS 7. By the end of this course,...

In this course, Pat Harned (CEO of the Ethics and Compliance Initiative [ECI]) and Angela Rodin and Omid Yazdi (KPMG partners) discuss the Global Business Ethics Survey finding that observed misconduct is increasing and explore the role of internal auditors in identifying the elements that give...

In this course, Pat Harned (CEO of the Ethics and Compliance Initiative [ECI]) and Scott Essex and Angela Rodin (KPMG Chief and Deputy Chief Ethics and Compliance Officers) discuss the GBES findings that while the reporting of misconduct is increasing, levels of workplace retaliation for...

This course takes a deep dive into extreme automation, looking at how the rapidly changing digital landscape is impacting finance, and how finance should respond. KPMG executives discuss: the value that finance can drive by expanding its digital capabilities why and how the finance function...

This course explores data, analytics, and insights, specifically, why finance is uniquely positioned to drive data and analytics-powered insights throughout the entire enterprise to enhance its competitive position. KPMG executives discuss: the role that finance plays in the data, analytics,...

This course examines why finance professionals' roles are transitioning from that of value preserver to value creator and the new skill sets, competencies, and ways of working they need to embrace to meet their business's evolving expectations. KPMG executives discuss: why the finance...

KPMG professionals discuss practical issues impacting the statement of cash flows. Topics include: recap on ASC 230 requirements cash equivalents and restricted cash balances financing cash flows from revolvers and structured payables cash flows from capitalized costs such as cloud...

The CFO Agenda: Digital Delivered series consists of six courses that address the challenges and opportunities that COVID-19 has brought to the forefront for CFOs. The CFO’s agenda is built around six interrelated pillars that rely on these digital insights and enablement. This series will cover...

This course takes a deep dive into organizational agility, specifically, what it means to be an agile finance organization in the COVID-19-driven new reality and beyond, and what it takes to become one. KPMG executives discuss: the shift in the purpose, identity, and organizing principles of...

This course provides a foundational understanding of the core elements of payments, how payments are defined in the marketplace and why they are important to financial institutions. By the end of this course, you should be able to: identify basic elements, and types, of payments in today’s...

Disruption is everywhere and occurring at unprecedented speed. The expectations for finance are changing just as rapidly. Going forward, finance will be expected to enable new technologies, including the cloud and intelligent automation; put greater focus on analytics and turn data into insights;...

This course takes a deep dive into the evolving risk landscape, specifically, digital and cyber disruption in risk management, the key risk and compliance roles in the new finance organization, and the skills that will be needed going forward. KPMG executives discuss: the evolving risks that...