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Lynn
Lynn Fountain
Founder | Risk Consultant | Finance | Audit, Lynn A Fountain

Lynn Fountain has over 35 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. 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.

Ms. Fountain has held two Chief Audit Executive positions for international companies. She was a member of the senior leadership team for Aquila Inc. in Kansas City, MO, until the sale of the utility in 2008. At Aquila, she was responsible for Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management and Sarbanes-Oxley. She was an integral member of the senior leadership team that effectively executed the sale of the utility. Upon the close of Aquila, Ms. Fountain engaged in her own consulting and training business.

During this time, she worked with several organizations to establish ERM, Sarbanes-Oxley and governance frameworks. In addition, she has developed and delivered leading edge training sessions on COSO, internal audit, ERM, accounting, leadership, governance, compliance and ethics. In 2011, Ms. Fountain was the Chief Audit Executive for an international construction and engineering firm in Kansas City. In this role she was involved in the active investigation of a joint venture fraud. The investigation included work with the FBI and ultimately led to indictment of the perpetrators and recovery of $13M.

In 2012, Ms. Fountain returned to her consulting and training business. Along with her risk management, internal controls and financial accounting consulting work, she delivers training for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Institute of Internal Auditors, and multiple seminar and training groups.

Ms. Fountain is the author of two separate technical books released in 2015, The first entitled "Raise the Red Flag - The Internal Auditors Guide to Fraud Evaluations" was published by the Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation and released in April 2015. Her second book "Leading The Internal Audit Function" was released in October 2015 by Auerbach Publications. This book serves as the initial launch for a series of leading practice internal audit and information technology publications. Her third book entitled “Ethics and the Internal Auditor’s Dilemma” is expected to be out in the Fall 2016. In addition, Ms. Fountain is a frequent blogger on the LinkedIn platform and has also had numerous articles published in professional and technical publications. She is currently authoring a third technical book on Corporate Ethics and the Internal Auditors Challenge.

She has performed as an adjunct instructor for the School of Business for Grantham University and developed the first internal audit curriculum for the School of Business at the University of Kansas. Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CGMA, CRMA credentials and CPA certificate (non-active).

Upcoming Webinars Recorded Webinars
Lynn Fountain

COSO New Fraud Principals

This course delves further into the expectations of COSO Principle Eight.We discuss and evaluate the COSO anti-fraud guide released in September 2016 and evaluate how the Fraud principles relate to the COSO 2013 principles.We also examine actions that organizations, management, and employees should be aware of in relationship to fraud.

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Lynn Fountain

Writing Excellent SOPs

Almost every paragraph of the Quality System Regulation states that manufacturers shall "establish" procedures.

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Lynn Fountain

Understanding the Requirements of SSAE18

This course will help you if your organization has the need to obtain or provide a SOC (Service Organization Control) report or if you wonder what changes the new SSAE 18 standard will bring to the process. SSAE 18 is effective for SOC report opinions dated on or after May 1, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. This course focuses on the specific requirements of SSAE18 and highlights changes from SSAE16.

Speaker: Lynn Fountain | View Anytime | Duration: 90 Minutes | Price: ¤390.00 | View Details
Lynn Fountain

COSO New Fraud Principals

This course delves further into the expectations of COSO Principle Eight.We discuss and evaluate the COSO anti-fraud guide released in September 2016 and evaluate how the Fraud principles relate to the COSO 2013 principles.We also examine actions that organizations, management, and employees should be aware of in relationship to fraud.

Speaker: Lynn Fountain | View Anytime | Duration: 90 Minutes | Price: ¤390.00 | View Details
Lynn Fountain

Writing Excellent SOPs

Almost every paragraph of the Quality System Regulation states that manufacturers shall "establish" procedures.

Speaker: Lynn Fountain | View Anytime | Duration: 90 Minutes | Price: ¤390.00 | View Details