Course Information
Leading an Audit: The Nuts and Bolts of Success
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Course Description
Leading an audit comes with many responsibilities. Having the right knowledge, tools, and techniques can make the difference between a smooth engagement and a painful one, for all involved. This course helps auditors-in-charge develop a strong toolkit of techniques, methods and approaches they will use over and over again to achieve engagement success. IPPF standards will be reviewed and proven techniques for success will be covered for each phase of the audit—from planning to wrap-up.
The course will focus on delivering a quality product for the organization while ensuring productive relationships with clients and meeting on-time, on-budget audit goals.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understanding how to effectively plan and prepare for an audit
• Learning how to keep the audit in scope and on time
• Learning how to effectively manage client relationships
• Understanding how to develop an effective risk-based audit plan
• Learning proper and effective methodologies for prioritizing risks and the audit plan
• Learning effective supervision methods for the field work
Prerequisites
No prerequisites required.
Instructors
Tony is the Director of International Audit transformations for Verracy, formerly Verracy Training & Consulting.
Tony has more than 20 years of professional accounting, audit, risk, compliance and investigative experience – all in numerous roles with multi-national companies. He has specialized in Designing, Developing / Transforming and Overseeing the execution of the Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, Internal Audit, and Investigation functions at numerous diversified multi-national companies. In addition, he has also worked in Mergers & Acquisitions, Crisis & Security Management, and SOX implementation.
Mr. Joy’s experience includes numerous projects in Emerging Markets, particularly China, India, Eastern Europe / Russia, Brazil and the Middle-East.
He is a Guest Instructor, with the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and has presented on numerous occasions for the MIS Training Institute on a variety of topics related to internal audit, internal controls, compliance and investigations.
He received his Bachelor degree from Baldwin-Wallace College and is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He is a member of the Dayton, Ohio, chapter of The Institute of Internal Auditors, is a CPA and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Ohio Society of CPAs, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Additional Information
TAC Rule 523.142(g) requires the CPE Sponsor to monitor individual attendance and assign the correct number of CPE credits. Participants will be asked to document their time of arrival and departure in compliance with this Rule. Additionally, attendance will be monitored throughout the day and CPE certificates will reflect actual attendance of each participant.
If you are making travel plans to come to Austin, we recommend making "refundable" air and hotel reservations or waiting until 14 days before the class to actually book your reservations. Courses are occasionally canceled or rescheduled due to low enrollment. We determine whether a course has enough participants 16 days prior to the course date. If we cancel or reschedule, we will email the participant and his or her billing contact no later than 14 days before the original class date.
Vending machines with Coca-Cola products and various snack items are available. There is also a refrigerator and microwave in our coffee bar area. Feel free to bring in your own drinks and food if you prefer.
You might want to bring a light sweater or jacket, as room temperatures vary.
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