SOC Mastery for CPA Firms: Your Roadmap to Starting a SOC Practice

Overview

Designed to guide CPA firms venturing into the realm of SOC for service organizations examinations, this dynamic webcast offers comprehensive insights and practical examples. Whether you’re considering SOC 1r, SOC 2r, or SOC 3r examinations, this session equips you with the essential know-how to confidently step into this space.

In the realm of modern business, the trend of outsourcing functions or activities to third-party service providers is on the rise. While this strategy can enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness, it also introduces inherent risks that necessitate careful identification, assessment, and management. As a result, those utilizing such outsourced services, along with their auditors, increasingly demand comprehensive insights into the effectiveness of controls within these service organizations. To fulfill this need, the AICPA offers a range of SOC (System and Organization Control) for service organizations engagements, providing assurance reports that offer vital information for evaluating and mitigating the risks tied to outsourcing, thereby fostering trust and transparency.

This webcast serves as an introduction for CPA firms who are new to SOC for service organizations engagements or as a refresher for those already acquainted. It does not delve into the specifics of conducting a SOC examinations; however, it offers a general understanding of how to start up a SOC practice.

Course Instructor: Christopher Kradjan

Highlights

Overview of the SOC suite of services

Understanding the market for SOC engagements

Considerations when adding SOC services to your firm, including:

identifying services

building a SOC team

identifying clients

identifying the proper engagement

scoping and pricing considerations

establishing a quality review process

peer review considerations

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

CPAs who want to learn more about SOC for service organization engagements, and those who are interested in starting up a SOC practice at their firm.

Objectives

Recall the SOC suite of services.
Identify the market for SOC services.
Recognize the skills and competencies needed to perform a SOC engagement.
Recognize key considerations for adding SOC services to your firm.

Notice

This course is provided by a third-party vendor. Please note that login instructions will not be available in the ‘My Upcoming CPE’ section of the NESCPA website. Instead, the login instructions will be sent directly to you via email by AICPA. Upon completing the course, your hours will be recorded in the ‘My CPE Tracker’ section of the NESCPA website.