Webinar: Internal Controls
Internal Controls in a Shifting Risk Landscape: Navigating Today’s Top Threats
In today’s business environment, the risk landscape is rapidly evolving—bringing new challenges to traditional internal control systems. From cybersecurity threats and remote work vulnerabilities to regulatory changes and fraud risks, organizations must adapt quickly to maintain effective oversight. Join us for a timely webinar exploring how internal controls can—and must—evolve to address the most pressing risks facing organizations today.
What You'll Learn:
- Emerging risks impacting internal controls in 2025
- Strategies to integrate enterprise risk management (ERM) into strategic planning and decision-making
- How to leverage internal audits and data analytics to detect control failures
DATE: Wednesday, May 21st | TIME: 12:00-1:00 PM
FREE CPE Credit Hour Available!
Instructors:
Meghan K. Bankowski, CPA | Partner - Microscope
Meghan brings over 15 years of experience assisting healthcare organizations with their accounting, compliance and advisory needs. Her experience includes serving large healthcare systems, hospitals, nursing facilities, home health agencies and physician practices. As the leader of Microscope’s Financial & Operational Performance Services, she advises healthcare organizations on a variety of financial and strategic initiatives with a focus on:
- Performance improvement and cost management
- Financial projections and forecasting
- Accounting control procedures
- Financial statement reporting processes
- Service line analysis
- Assistance with affiliations, mergers and acquisitions.
Meghan is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). Meghan is a graduate of Le Moyne College.
Jeffrey R. Ritchie, CPA | Principal - FustCharles
Jeff Ritchie is a risk and controls specialist with over 12 years of experience helping both public and private organizations assess and manage their risk landscapes. As the leader of FustCharles' Risk Assurance practice,Jeff’s expertise across both operational and IT control environments allows him to provide a unique perspective and insight to clients, which is tailored to their specific risks. This allows organizations to make better decisions and provides a comprehensive and streamlined way to identify and manage their risks.
Jeff has extensive experience in System and Organization Controls reporting (SOC 1 and SOC 2), enterprise risk management, internal control transformation projects, SOX 404 compliance, IT control assessments, process improvement and control readiness assessments.
Jeff is a CPA licensed in New York and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He obtained his B.S. and M.S. in Accounting from Siena College.
