The Controller's Role in the Financial Close

Webinar Qualifies For

• 2 CPE Credit of Accounting for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US)
• 2 General Credit of Accounting for Accountant/Bookkeeper/Tax Professionals
• 2 CPD Credit of Accounting for CPA in Canada
• 2 CPE Credit of Financial Accounting for Certified Internal Auditors (CIA)
• 2 CPE Credit of Accounting for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• 2 CPE Credit of Financial Reporting for Certified Management Accountants (CMA)
• 2 CPE Credit of Financial accounting for Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA)
• 2 CPD Credit of Financial Reporting for Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV)
• 2 CPD Credit of Financial Reporting for Certified Financial Forensics (CFF)
• 2 PL Credit of Accounting for Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
• 2 CPD Credit for Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• 2 CPE Credit of Accounting for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)
• 2 CPD Credit for Chartered Accountant - ICAEW
• 2 CPE Credit of Accounting for Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP)
• 2 CPE Credit of Financial accounting for Certified Business Appraiser (CBA)/Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA)
• 2 CE Credit of Financial accounting concepts for Certified FP&A Professional (FP&A)
• 2 CPE Credit of Accounting for Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL)
• 2 CPD Credit for Chartered Accountants - Scotland
• 2 CPE Credit of Accounting for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA)
• 2 CPD Credit for Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI)
• 2 CPD Credit for CPA - Ireland
• 2 PL Credit of Accounting for CIPM
• 2 CPE Credit of Accounting for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA)
• 2 CPE Credit of Accounting for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA)

About Instructor

Lynn Fountain, CRMA, CPA (US), CGMA, MBA

Owner, Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

Lynn Fountain has over 39 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 20 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing and risk management. She is a subject matter expert in multiple fields including internal audit, ethics, fraud evaluations, Sarbanes-Oxley, enterprise risk management, governance, financial management and compliance.  Lynn has held two Chief Audit Executive (CAE) positions for international companies.   In one of her roles as CAE, she assisted in the investigation of a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme perpetrated by a vendor that spanned 7 years and implicated 20 employees.  The fraud was formally investigation by the FBI and resulted in 5 indictments estimating a $13M fraud loss.

Ms. Fountain is currently engaged in her own consulting and training practice.  She has successfully executed on several consulting assignments spanning areas of accounting, risk, ERM and internal audit.  She is a highly sought-after trainer and international speaker and has produced hundreds of courses delivered through seminars, conferences and on-demand training.  She is the author of three separate technical books.  

• Raise the Red Flag – The Internal Auditors Guide to Fraud Evaluations”.
• Leading the Internal Audit Function
• Ethics and the Internal Auditor’s Dilemma

Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CPA, CGMA, CRMA credentials. 


Additional Information

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