High-Impact Skills for Developing and Leading Your Audit Team

Internal Audit

Overview

This course covers leadership techniques that enhance the role of leaders, improve the performance of the audit team, and boost its profile in the organization. It looks at the participants’ skills and helps them master strategies that allow them to leverage their audit knowledge with proven tactics that will inspire and motivate the staff.

It covers the essential practices of sound audit leadership, including modern goal-setting methods, effective coaching, establishing hiring practices that will attract the best people, leading a productive team and departmental meetings, and mastering the art of persuasion. Participants will gain insights into oral and written communication skills and new ways to help the team members reach their highest potential.

Why you should take this course

For users with an intermediate knowledge of this topic, and are searching for a deeper understanding of its evolving complexities.

Here are the topics we'll cover.

  1. From Managing to Leading

    • Manager vs. Leader
    • Key Leadership Competencies
    • The Mechanics of the Role
    • The Changing Workplace
    • The Generation Gap
    • Life Stages and Preferences

  2. Essential Leadership and Management Skills

    • The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
    • Essential Capabilities for Success
    • Key Actions for Leadership
    • Tips for Successful Management
    • Key Leadership Qualities

  3. Hiring and Motivating Employees

    • Job Descriptions
    • Identifying and Interviewing Candidates
    • Motivating Employees
    • Giving Feedback
    • Recognizing Employees

  4. Time, Stress, and Priorities Management

    • Time Management
    • E-Mail Management
    • Issues and Time Wasters
    • Prioritization to Achieve Results
    • Stress Management

  5. Communication Skills, Team Building, and Conflict Management

    • Effective Communications
    • Group Development Phases
    • Delegation
    • Conflict Management

  6. Common Management Mistakes

  7. Training and Mentoring Programs

    • The Employee Development Plan
    • Training and Development
    • Improving the Job
    • Behavior Transformation
    • Transferring Knowledge
    • Mentoring and Coaching

  8. Leading Change

    • Change Drivers
    • Stages of Change
    • The Resistance to Change

  9. Global Auditing

    • Language Barriers
    • Cultural Sensitivity
    • Accounting and Legal Differences
    • Professional Proficiency
    • Establishing Local Audit Teams
    • Travel Considerations
    • Audit Programs
    • Local Practices and Risks

Learning Style

Instructor Led

Level

Advanced

Who this course is for

Internal Audit Seniors, Managers, and Directors with 5+ years of experience, and those responsible for the completion of multiple internal audit projects.

NASBA Certified CPE

24 credits

Field of Study

Auditing

Length of course

24h

Prerequisites

Auditing for In-Charge Auditors Fundamentals of Internal Auditing
or equivalent experience

Advanced Preparation

None
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Here are the learning objectives we'll cover

  • Describe the differences and effective practices between managing and leading
  • List essential skills for success as a manager and leader
  • Analyze the impact of roles in the design of job descriptions and skills assessments
  • Describe key actions to improve time management, reduce stress, and increase the benefits from training, coaching and mentoring programs
  • List key actions to audit international operations, establish and manage local audit teams
  • Describe key actions for effective change management

Attendance policy for on-site and online instructor-led training

Students are expected to arrive on time for classes with the proper materials and attitude. An overall attendance rate of 100% is expected to fully absorb the materials and to complete labs. If you have an expected absence, please email support@acilearning.com or your instructor ahead of time. The number of CPEs awarded will be equivalent to the number of hours attended.

ACI Learning is registered with NASBA

ACI Learning is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: https://www.nasbaregistry.org/