When the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) released the COSO 2013 Framework, they specifically stated their intent that the framework be utilized for more than just Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR). Many companies have undergone and completed the mapping processes for the 17 principles to the ICFR controls.  They must now examine how the framework can move into the operational stage.

Much has changed since 1992 when the COSO Framework was originally issued. Market globalization has become the norm, expectations for governance and risk management have soared in the wake of corporate scandals such as Enron and WorldCom, and laws, regulations and standards for conducting business have increased exponentially.

While the 2013 COSO Internal Control Framework retains the core components you are familiar with there is an increased focus on non-financial controls and reporting objectives.  No longer is it acceptable to ignore operations in regards to the COSO framework.  Today, the concepts and principles of COSO 2013 must be applied across the entire organization.  However, applying these concepts across operations and compliance has proven to be very challenging for many organizations.

Background:

This course will examine the COSO attributes and 17 components and speak to what procedures need to be considered to move the framework to an operational stage that also addresses compliance issues (far beyond internal control over financial reporting (ICFR). We will examine how organizations can apply the 17 new principles outlined in the 2013 COSO framework within their business. We will take our discussion far beyond financial reporting. 

“Citations of information on the COSO framework, principles and points of focus mentioned through this course are directly worded from the COSO literature and relayed here with the permission of COSO.org as a training mechanism related to their framework. The full document of the Framework can be found at COSO.org”.