Raleigh, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/12/2011 -- The RTP CFO Forum (rtpcfos.com) will hold its monthly meeting on Friday, March 4, 2011. The organization serves as a peer-to-peer networking and discussion opportunity for more than 200 senior financial executives in the Triangle area. The meeting will focus on Internal Control Best Practices.

Mark Bond, owner and consultant at ATRS Consulting, Inc. (http://www.atrsconsulting.com), and Walt Parrish, owner and consultant at ITAR, LLC, will speak to the group about internal control best practices that could help prevent fraud and improve the quality and reliability of a company’s financial statements. Bond and Parrish are 15-year audit and consulting veterans who previously worked together at Deloitte & Touche.

Topics include:

•The need for internal controls
•Limitations of internal controls
•Statistics on fraudulent activity
•Entity-level, process-level and IT controls considered best practices

“With today’s volatile market, it is essential that companies establish solid internal controls to reduce risks,” says Chuck Osborne, SCYNEXIS CFO and Forum board member. “Mark and Walt’s experience and insight will be a welcomed discussion among members.”

The RTP CFO Forum meets the first Friday of every month, from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., at the Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP, office on 1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 300, Raleigh, North Carolina. Membership in the forum is free and by invitation only. To request to join the group, please email join@rtpcfos.com.

About RTP CFO Forum
The RTP CFO Forum serves the greater Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill region, supporting more than 200 senior financial executives.

The forum is designed to provide interactive networking and discussion of technical and strategic topics in an environment created exclusively for senior-level peers. CPE is provided on select topics. The forum meets the first Friday of every month, from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., at the Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP offices on 1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 300, Raleigh, North Carolina. Free membership is by invitation only. To request to join the group, please email join@rtpcfos.com. To learn more, visit http://www.rtpcfos.com.