Tools for Lead Auditors (Online-only Course)

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Leading an internal audit project requires knowing and fully understanding the audit process, and possessing the ability to guide an engagement team in performing the fundamental responsibilities of internal auditing. This e-Seminar provides an overview of the life cycle of leading an audit engagement, including planning, examining the internal control environment and audit governance, obtaining and presenting audit evidence, wrapping-up the audit engagement, and measuring internal audit productivity.

Delivered online over a period of 2 weeks, this course includes interactive group activities and breakout sessions of real-life scenarios that teach the concepts, tools, and techniques needed for leading an internal audit team. Lead auditors that complete this course will walk away with proven internal audit practices that can be immediately applied to an organization of any size, and within any industry. weeks, this course includes interactive group activities and breakout sessions of real-life scenarios that teach the concepts, tools, and techniques needed for leading an internal audit team. Lead auditors that complete this course will walk away with proven internal audit practices that can be immediately applied to an organization of any size, and within any industry.

Who will benefit from this course?

This course is designed for the lead internal auditor — with 3 – 6 experience, who has a desire to boost their internal audit skills to successfully lead an audit team with confidence, and become an effective and trusted advisor within their organization.

Course Objectives

• Identify the core elements of the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) as they relate to the lead auditor role.
• Describe the components of the audit model.
• Compare the roles and responsibilities of audit management, the lead auditor, and the auditee.
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of team members involved in QAIP.
• Identify key concepts necessary to becoming an effective leader.
• Identify key concepts necessary to leading and mentoring staff.
• Identify the components of the audit planning and opening conference.
• Identify best practices for conducting an audit risk assessment, walkthrough, and audit program development.
• Identify the components required for auditing fieldwork and testing.
• Identify best practices for audit observations and findings and recommendations.
• Identify the components of effective audit reporting and the exit conference.
• Demonstrate the steps necessary to wrap up the audit after the report is issued.
• Identify the key metrics and performance indicators necessary to measuring internal audit productivity.
• Recognize the formal quality assurance standards that the internal audit function is required to follow.