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Audit Committee Resources

Below are links to other websites that may be of interest to audit committees and financial executives:

AICPA's "Audit Committee Effectiveness"

Review a broad sampling of checklists, questions, reports and guidelines developed by the AICPA to help audit committees achieve best practices in managing their role. The site contains the Audit Committee Toolkit, which may be downloaded and customized, as well as other guidance and resources.

AICPA's "Management Override of Internal Controls: The Achilles Heel of Fraud Prevention"

Find a document that offers assistance to audit committees in addressing the risk of fraud through management override of internal control over financial reporting.

Financial Executive International (FEI)

FEI is the preeminent association for CFOs and other senior finance executives. FEI provides networking (through its 84 chapters and events), CPE resources, advocacy and legislative updates and timely publications and information on subjects including International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), financial management and reporting, leadership, risk and enterprise risk management (ERM) regulatory updates from the SEC, FASB, PCAOB, IASB, COSO and more, and career management (including executive-level finance and accounting job listings). FEI is the publisher of its flagship award-winning magazine, Financial Executive.

Executive Enterprise Institute (EEI)

This organization conducts quality conferences and seminars that provide executives and their professional advisors with practical, need-to-know information, including regulatory compliance and best practices.