Putting the Quality in Audit Reports
OVERVIEW
How well you communicate that information is critical to getting management’s acceptance of your findings and their agreement with your recommendations. A well written audit report adds value to your clients by providing information that is:
- Accurate
- Objective
- Clear
- Concise
- Constructive
- Complete
- Timely
In addition to audit reports, these elements can apply to all kinds of writings including:
- Executive summaries
- Fraud investigations
- Consulting reports
- Memos
- General correspondence
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND
The objective of any report is to provide important information to management in the area reviewed. It represents the end result of weeks of reviews, analyses, interviews and discussions. The quality of that report will have an impact on how well the report is understood and accepted. A report with the best information and recommendations may not be acted upon if the report is poorly written and hard to understand. Poor quality reports can result in management:
- Misunderstanding the information and making the wrong decisions
- Getting too little information and making poor decisions
- Getting too much information and wasting valuable time in making decisions
Ideally, the audit report should provide management with enough information to understand:
- What was done
- What was found
- What management should do
AREAS COVERED
The areas covered includes:
- A review of the audit standards related to audit report quality
- Various quality report exercises
WHO WILL BENEFIT
- Chief Audit Executives
- Audit Directors
- Audit Supervisors
- Audit Managers
- Staff Auditors
- Government Auditors
- Compliance Auditors
- Internal Control Specialists
- Public Accountants
- Accounting Analysts
- Business Analysts
- Quality Control Specialists
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The objective of this operational audit report training is to:
- Provide a detailed review of each of the seven report quality elements:
- Accurate
- Objective
- Clear
- Concise
- Constructive
- Complete
- Timely
For more detail please click on this below link:
Email: [email protected]
Toll Free: +1-888-300-8494
Tel: +1-720-996-1616
Fax: +1-888-909-1882
Speaker and Presenter Information
Jonnie Keith has been in auditing for over 40 years. He retired in 2012 as the assistant general manager (AGM) of internal audit with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in Atlanta, GA. He served in that capacity for over 10 years and was responsible for administering their overall audit activities. He was also responsible for the review and approval of all internal audit correspondence including audit reports, executive summaries, internal and external correspondence, etc.
Relevant Government Agencies
Dept of Education
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Event Type
Webcast
When
Thu, Dec 14, 2017, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
ET
Website
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Organizer
Training Doyens