There has probably never been a more important time to have a strong, professional Internal Audit function. The function is now required to provide a much more significant level of assurance. It therefore needs to shake off it’s traditional historic focus.
This course will enable your Internal Audit function to be transformed into a modern, proactive, and future- focused business partner. It will enable the function to be guided by a philosophy of adding value to promote positive change and improve the operations of the organisation.
Este curso de formação da Coventry Academy inclui
How to focus the audit process towards added value services
How to audit third party activities such as outsourced services joint ventures
The techniques to build a world-class team
The principles of continuous auditing
How to audit Corporate Social responsibility
Quais são os objectivos?
No final deste curso de formação da Coventry Academy, os participantes serão capazes de
Benchmark your IA function against worldwide best practice
Make the transition from a good function to a great one
Deliver measurable added value
Deal with the challenges of consultancy
Audit Corporate Governance with confidence
Deliver stakeholder assurance more effectively
Engage more positively with senior management
A quem se destina este curso de formação?
This training course is targeted at senior assurance professionals – and is centred on the key challenges faced by a modern internal audit function – and the desire to add significantly greater value to the business
The event represents a superb opportunity to meet your peers from both your sector and others and develop new approaches to the difficult challenges facing Internal Audit today
Heads of Audit
Audit managers or those about to be appointed to this level
Audit supervisors
Managers of other assurance functions such as Compliance or Quality Assurance
Senior Management
Como é que esta ação de formação será apresentada?
This exciting training course will utilise a variety of proven learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes various exercises and case studies to provide practical application of the tools and techniques. A wide range of key topics will be discussed – and tips and proven techniques will be shared to enable the process to be challenged and the service optimised – so that senior management’s expectations are exceeded.
Descrição do curso
Day One: Internal Audit Best Practice
Ensure IA is seen as an agent for positive change
Meeting the challenges of the new IIA standards
The significant changes in the Internal Audit role
The need to recognise audit risk
Building a world class team
Marketing the IA activities
Day Two: The Value for Money (VFM) Approach
What is VFM?
The Power of VFM auditing
The 3 E’s (Efficiency, economy and effectiveness)
VFM audit techniques
Performance measurement
Case Studies
Day Three: Adding Value by Focusing Audit Activities
Focusing attention on the activities with potential to add value
Auditing Third Party activities
Outsourcing reviews
Managing the added value audit process
Continuous auditing
Assurance Mapping
Day Four: Corporate Governance – the Added Value Approach