Auditing for In-Charge Auditors: The Control Environment and the Audit Process
Overview
This course focuses on how In-Charge Auditors lead audits. Participants will review audit program development and changes, risk assessments, setting and managing priorities, expectations, delegation, staff performance, and overall productivity, reviewing workpapers, stakeholder management, and incorporating fraud detection techniques into audit programs. The focus is on managing the dynamics of an audit and applying project management principles to increase the effectiveness of the engagement.
Topics covered include audit concepts, the changing control environment, hard and soft controls, changes since Sarbanes-Oxley was implemented, and steps in the audit process. This course also covers Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), key governance events and frameworks, the important role of the in-charge, workpaper quality, and performance evaluations.
Who should attend:
Financial, Operational, Information Technology, and External Auditors.
Here are the topics we'll cover.
- Course Overview
- Control Environments
- Audit Process
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