Report Writing for the Internal Auditor

In today’s environment, the audit department is frequently measured on the quality of its primary output; the audit report. This workshop will enable auditors to write and structure persuasive and impactful audit reports that will call their readers to action.

CONTENT

*Introduction to Report Writing

– Value of the audit report

– Elements of Written Communication

– Barriers of Written Communication

*The Audit Report Findings and Structure

– Audit Findings and Their Presentation

– Structuring an Audit Report

– Differing Types of Reports

*Drafting the Audit Report

– Analyzing the Prospective Audience

– Writing the Draft

– Evaluation of the Draft

*Editing the Audit Report

– Bottleneck

– Causes of Auditor Frustration

– Editing Others’ Work

– Building to Write Well

*The Final Audit Report

– Coursesion of the Final Version

– Management Response

– Sealing the Report

– Conducting Report Presentations

FOR WHOM:

All Internal Auditors and Risk Managers 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.