Jun 15, 2026
Looking to better understand how to develop and document your system of internal controls? Is Enterprise Risk Management a mystery to you? This 2-part webinar will provide the participant with an easy way to build a framework over internal controls, to include several sample schedules that can be utilized and customized for your institution. Learn also the key components of implementing an enterprise-wide risk management system along with an applicable framework.
June 17, 2026
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST
Management is responsible for preparing financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In taking responsibility for the preparation of financial statements, management both implicitly and explicitly asserts that the financial statements:
• contain information on transactions that actually occurred
• that the amounts fairly represent the realizable values of assets or amounts of obligations owed, and
• that the transactions were reported in the proper accounting period.
Management is also responsible for assessing risk across the enterprise and maintaining an adequate system of internal controls to manage risk and ensure accurate financial reporting, including the safeguarding of assets against unauthorized use, disposition or acquisition.
Internal control risk assessment systems, or frameworks, are guided by concepts developed to provide a level of assurance that the controls established will prevent or detect errors or fraud that would cause the financial statements to be misstated and therefore not providing reliable, accurate and complete information.
This 2-part webinar will discuss the requirements for a financial institution when management is required to assess risk and the effectiveness of the bank’s system of internal controls over financial reporting. Enterprise risk management will be covered to provide participants with an overview of this very important risk management function.
What You'll Learn:
Cynthia Dopjera
Ms. Dopjera, a Certified Public Accountant, has 40 years of experience focused on accounting and regulatory reporting for financial institutions. During the first 18 years of her career, Ms. Dopjera held various positions with responsibility across all operational areas, including accounting, internal audit, Call Report preparation and review while working for community as well as regional banks.
In 2000, Ms. Dopjera joined the public accounting firm of Harper & Pearson Company, P.C., where she served as practice leader for the firm's financial institutions practice covering community and regional institutions. The firm's services included financial statement audit, accounting, tax preparation and filing, internal control audit, Call Report audit, loan and asset quality review, and design and implementation of internal controls over financial reporting frameworks for institutions regulated under FDICIA and Sarbanes-Oxley. In 2018, Ms. Dopjera retired from Harper & Pearson Company, and currently provides accounting, consulting, and training services to financial institutions.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Any individual seeking to understand the importance of a control environment and its impact on the preparation of accurate financial statements. Individuals, to include members of management, the board of directors, the accounting department and the internal audit department would benefit from this series by gaining an understanding of the significance of management’s responsibility for financial reporting under U.S. GAAP, to include assessing risk across the enterprise, and how to build a framework for documenting and monitoring a bank’s system of internal controls.
Live Webinar - $299.00
Available Upgrades
**100% surcharge applied to non-members.
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