Overview
Understand the full SOX lifecycle, from planning and scoping through control testing, remediation, reporting, and certification., Perform SOX risk assessments, design effective controls, and build practical registers, matrices, trackers, and testing documentation., Test SOX controls, identify and classify deficiencies, perform root-cause analysis, and create audit-ready remediation plans., Apply SOX end-to-end using real-world templates, dashboards, and a capstone project based on a realistic company scenario.
Finance professionals, SOX practitioners, internal auditors, IT and risk managers, compliance officers, and anyone involved in SOX or ICFR programs.
Basic understanding of accounting, finance, internal controls, or business processes is helpful but not required; all SOX concepts are explained step by step.
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence. Led by Dr. Amar Massoud, a seasoned expert with decades of academic and professional experience, it combines cutting-edge AI support with human insight to deliver content that is precise, practical, and easy to follow. You’ll gain the clarity of structured learning and the confidence of being guided by a recognized authority.
The Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOX) remains one of the most critical regulatory frameworks governing financial reporting and internal controls. Yet many professionals struggle to move from theory to practical, audit-ready implementation. This course is designed to close that gap by walking you step by step through a complete SOX implementation lifecycle, using realistic examples, professional templates, and hands-on exercises.
You will learn how to plan and scope a SOX program, define materiality, and establish a strong governance structure. From there, the course guides you through conducting SOX risk assessments, building and maintaining risk and control registers, and translating risks into well-designed, defensible controls. You will understand not just what controls to implement, but why, where, and how auditors evaluate them.
The course then moves into control implementation, testing, and remediation, showing you how to document evidence properly, execute testing procedures, identify deficiencies, classify their severity, and design effective remediation plans. You will gain practical insight into auditor expectations, walkthroughs, sampling, and evidence quality—skills that are essential for SOX readiness and audit success.
In the final sections, you will learn how to prepare SOX management reports, dashboards, and certification packages, supporting SOX 302 and 404 requirements. You will also complete a capstone project, where you apply everything you’ve learned to implement SOX end to end for a realistic model company. This gives you tangible outputs you can reference in your role, during audits, or even in job interviews.
This course is ideal for professionals who want a clear, structured, and practical approach to SOX, whether you are new to SOX or looking to strengthen an existing program. By the end of the course, you will be able to confidently contribute to, manage, or lead a SOX implementation with real-world credibility.
Dr. Amar Massoud
PhD in computer science and IT manager with 35 years technical experience in various fields including IT Security, IT Governance, IT Service Management , Software Development, Project Management, Business Analysis and Software Architecture. I hold 80+ IT certifications such as :
ITIL 4 Master, ITIL 3 Expert
ISO 27001 Auditor, ComptIA Security+, GSEC, CEH, ECSA, CISM, CISSP, CISA
PGMP, MSP
PMP, PMI-ACP, Prince2 Practitioner, Praxis, Scrum Master
COBIT 2019 Implementor, COBIT 5 Assessor/Implementer
TOGAF certified
Lean Specialist, VSM Specialist
PMI RMP, ISO 31000 Risk Manager, ISO 22301 Lead Auditor
PMI-PBA, CBAP
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, ISO 9001 Implementer
Azure Administrator, Azure DevOps Expert, AWS Practitioner
And many more.