Controllership and IT Management
After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
Identify the responsibilities of the controller in the area of information technology
Recognize the risk management and internal control concerns of the controller
Identify the different management team members involved in developing, implementing, and maintaining effective controls
Apply COSO principles in managing risk
Identify the controller’s involvement in aligning a firm’s strategies with its internal reporting system
Instructor bio
Michael Potenza earned his Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering and his Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering from The Cooper Union. He received his Master of Science in Accounting from Devry University, and finally his Juris Doctorate from St. John’s Law School. Mike is a licensed CPA, Professional Engineer and admitted into the NY State Bar. Mike first started teaching for Becker in 1998 and took on new responsibilities every year related to teaching additional classes, content development and textbook editing. In 2021, Mike joined the Becker team in a full-time role as Director of Exam Curriculum and was responsible for CPA and CMA Curriculum Development, New Product Curriculum Development, as well as Academic Support. Mike now serves as Senior Director of Instruction, he is a Becker National Instructor and still teaches REG, FAR, ISC and TCP for CPA and he also teaches for CMA and EA.
Instructor bio
Michael Potenza received his Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from the Cooper Union, his Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering also from the Cooper Union, his Master of Science in Accounting from Devry University, and finally his Juris Doctorate from St. John’s Law School. Mike is a licensed CPA, Professional Engineer and admitted into the NY State Bar. In 1998, Mike began teaching for Becker and also as an adjunct professor at Fordham University. He taught at Fordham until 2008. In 2001, Mike developed a graduate Information Technology course at New York University and taught the course at NYU from 2001 to 2003. Mike was the CEO of an IT consulting firm, Point & Click, Inc., from 1995 to 2020. In 2021, Mike joined the Becker team in a full role as Director of Exam Curriculum and now oversees CPA and CMA Curriculum as well as Academic Support. Mike teaches REG, FAR, TCP, and ISC for CPA and he also teaches for CMA. He can even be seen throughout the CPA and CMA programs as both a National Instructor and a SkillBuilder video instructor.
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