Advanced Auditing Techniques for Internal Auditors

In this workshop, you will learn all of the elements involved in traditional and operational risk-based auditing from the unique perspective of the in-charge position. With your peers, you will review such concepts as audit program flexibility, risk management, priority setting during fieldwork, and effective oral and written communications of audit findings. This course covers preliminary fieldwork, audit program development, risk assessment, and auditing the control environment in today’s business climate.

CONTENTS

• Managing Fieldwork
• Auditing Concepts
• The Control Environment: High Impact Changes
• Marketing and Selling Internal Audit
• Risk Assessment Strategies
• Preliminary Fieldwork and program Development
• Applying Project Management to Internal Audit
• Fraud Awareness
• Indicators of Potential Fraud
• Effective Communication
• Report Writing

FOR WHOM:

All Internal Auditors in the Public and Private Sectors.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.