UT Dallas (School of Management)
800 West Campbell Road
Richardson, TX 75080-3021

Early Bird by January 13, 2011: $425
After January 13, 2011:  $475

Price includes training materials, continental breakfast, lunch, snacks and beverages.

Payment is due at time of registration. We recommend that you pay through PayPal to confirm your registration.

This training is loaded with overcharge examples from a variety of contracts including IT, leases, research, as well as revenue contracts.

Audit executives interested in starting contract auditing for their  organizations.  Controllers committed to improving controls over contract activity.  Seasoned contract auditors interested in expanding the scope or enhancing effectiveness of their audits.  Auditors just beginning contract auditing.

No advance preparation is required

• Understanding exposures in contracting
• Contract audit findings
• Determining contract audit objectives and strategy
• Deciding what to audit
• Audit Plan – A Preliminary Survey
• Checklist for development of a contract audit program
• Auditing costs
• Common cost exceptions and how to find them
• Defining costs
• Case studies in auditing costs
• Why controls over contracts break down
• Gifts and entertainment related to contracting
• Auditing technology contracts
• Using technology in contract auditing
• Revenue and sales contracts
• Consulting, maintenance and research & development
• Items to include in contracts
• Fraud exposures in contracts
• Applying the Five Step Approach to Fraud Detection· Ten items to include in your fraud policy

Attendees will:

• Understand the risks associated with contracting and contractors.
• Learn how to partner with management on controlling contracts and mitigate losses.
• Develop approaches to audit contracts for cost recovery.
• Learn exposures for different types of contracts.
• Discover how to maximize the return on the contract audit resource.

Online Registration isCLOSED.  Please contact Pamela Krakosky at pkrakosky@verizon.net if you have any questions.

Courtenay Thompson is a recognized authority on providing practical, proven approaches to real problems. These practical approaches have yielded dramatic results for class attendees.

Courtenay Thompson received his BBA and MBA degrees from Southern Methodist University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Inc., the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.

February 3, 2012 is the last day to register.  Payment must be received by this date to confirm your registration.

There is a $50 cancellation fee per registrant on cancellations between January 15 and February 3.  Refunds will not be granted after February 3, however, substitutions are permitted by notifying Pamela Krakosky.