This Coventry Academy training course is designed to assist the auditors in discovering consulting skills that enhance internal audit’s value. The participants will also be able to undertake consultancy work further by adding Internal Audit’s knowledge based on risk management, controls, governance processes and activities which contributes to the overall internal audit opinion.
This highly interactive training course brings together the assurance & consulting skills designed to help you master key consulting skills and tailor consulting outcomes to improve your audit environment and an organization’s operations.
These skills will be developed through group exercises, case studies and other activities relevant to your organization.
Este curso de formação da Coventry Academy inclui
Issues facing auditors and organizations as they seek to support management in their work
Required skills to manage the balance between being an internal auditor and a consultant
The best practices guidance in the consultancy role of internal audit
Knowledge and Skills Development to ensure tangible benefits for your organization
Quais são os objectivos?
This Coventry Academy training course will cover the important skills that will help you to become an effective consultant and will provide auditors with an understanding of the necessary consulting skills to enhance internal audit function.
At the end of this training course, you will be able to:
Understand the consultant responsibilities & services and how to be creative and to demonstrate how it can add value.
Discover skills to provide consultancy services as well as assurance services and learn how to use core skills to both an auditor and a consultant
Enhance skills in internal auditing and risk management, governance and compliance (GRC Model)
Learn how to develop a gap analysis in identifying where you already have a strong skills base and where you might need to strengthen them
Use some of the tools and techniques commonly used by consultants in these areas
Identify and practice facilitation skills and issues in your own environment
A quem se destina este curso de formação?
This Coventry Academy training course is open to all and will be useful to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit the following individuals:
Auditors / Auditing Managers
Accounting Executives / Managers
Financial Reporting Managers
Financial Executives / Managers / Controllers
Budgeting Officers / Executives / Managers
Business / Investment Analysts & Managers
Regulatory Compliance Officers
Commercial Analysts, Executives & Managers
Como é que esta ação de formação será apresentada?
This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The training methodology includes case studies, group discussion, group work and interactive exercises and videos, pre & post course assessments will also be given to enhance learning outcomes for participants and to measure the effectiveness of this training. The instructor will also facilitate learning by encouraging the delegates to test and critically appraise any theories and concepts on the training course.
Descrição do curso
Day One: The Traditional Role of the Internal Auditor
The definition of internal auditing
The Concept of internal audit
The roles & procedures within the internal audit department
Preserving independence and objectivity
Audit preparation and planning to ensure an effective audit
The skills of auditors
Day Two: The Consulting Activities of Internal Auditing
The key consulting activities in an organization
The role of consulting in internal auditing
The link between audit committee requirements & consulting services
Strengthening organizational governance
Creating the compliance framework
Developing and improving risk management
Day Three: The Consulting Engagement and Skills
The key phases of a consultancy engagement
Assessment of the consulting skills
Developing and presenting ideas and solutions
Writing skills and effectively communicating results
The importance of effective communication and interpersonal skills
Demonstrating professional competency
Day Four: Consulting Tools and Techniques in an Organization
Identifying the tools and techniques of consulting
Understanding the need to listen and writing reports for consulting
Developing and managing the client satisfaction
Process benchmarking and gap analysis
Managing the “politics issues” and how to deal with
Managing & setting polices of conflict of interest
Day Five: Effective Consultancy in Organization
Enhancing the capabilities of problem-solving skills
Implementing on going assurance
Developing fraud awareness workshop
Strengthening the ethics & code of conduct programme
Assessment business development opportunities
Taking advantages of hidden opportunities
O certificado
Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course