Event details
Effective Delivery of an Audit
Event Date: Tuesday 20 January 2009 to Wednesday 21 January 2009
Location: York
Venue: York Marriot Hotel (Click here for details)
Event Details
The aim of this course is to help participants develop their skills in delivering an effective audit
Who should attend
- new entrants to internal audit who do not necessarily anticipate remaining in internal audit as their chosen career path
- those seeking an initial taster of the work of internal audit
- specialists who join or are seconded to the internal audit team to assist with specific projects or assignments that also require other technical expertise, for example engineering, health and safety or IT professionals.
This course will be suitable for those who have already had exposure to business and organisational practices through work experience
How will this course benefit you?
After completion you will be able to:
- plan an audit engagement
- develop and negotiate an audit engagement brief
- understand the techniques that will enable you to successfully monitor the progress of an audit engagement
- identify skills needed for effective team working
- understand how to write effective audit reports
- understand how the effective delivery of an audit can add value to an audit client
- develop a plan for improving your skills in delivering an effective audit and apply this to real situations at work
Course programme
You will be expected to participate fully throughout this course. There is a combination of role play and training activities aimed at developing skills in an enjoyable and relaxed environment
The course will cover the following topics:
- identifying the criteria for an effective audit
- planning an audit to deliver results
- setting objectives
- scheduling audit work
- identifying resources
- using project management tools and techniques
- communicating the plan for the audit
- preparing, negotiating and agreeing an audit engagement brief
- effectively monitoring the progress of an audit engagement
- using monitoring tools
- regular reviews
- corrective action
- handling contingencies
- identifying effective team working skills
- time management techniques
- techniques for report writing and critiquing audit reports
- delivering value to the audit client
- challenging accepted practice
- scheduling audit work
- delivering an effective report
- evaluating the audit
- understanding how to produce effective audit work – pulling it all together
Pre-work
Before the course, you are asked to familiarise yourself with the issues discussed in the complementary study text and complete the preliminary assessment of your level of skills. You are also asked to reflect on situations, either current or anticipated where you may need to enhance your skills in delivering an effective audit
Presented by
This course has been designed and developed by the IIA and will be presented by specialist trainers
Note
This course is non residential
Contact:
Email training
Tel: 020 7498 0101
Event Pricing
Member Price: £890.00 + VAT at 15% = £1,023.50
Student Price: £675.00 + VAT at 15% = £776.25 PIIA student
Non-member Price: £990.00 + VAT at 15% = £1,138.50
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