Audit Report Writing

373 - Audit Report Writing
Instructor(s):
Danny M. Goldberg - GoldSRD
https://www.goldsrd.com/danny-m-goldberg/
Date:
11/17/2017
Time:
8:15-5:00
Location:
Virginia Credit Union Operations Center 1st floor training conference room
Address:
7500 Boulder View drive North Chesterfield, Va 23225
Class Size:
35 seats
CPE Hours:
8
CPE Type:
Board of Accountancy
Course Description:

Seminar Overview

Audit Reports can significantly lose their effect if not written professionally. Writing an audit report is a fine art and, once perfected, can take on more importance than the audit itself.

In this 8-hour course, attendees will learn, in depth, about each component of an audit report and how to set the correct tense and clarity to gain the most effectiveness.

Objectives:
  • Overview of best practices in effective writing techniques, including effective word usage and what emotional words not to use

  • Best practices in formatting of audit reports, including depth and length

  • Learn how to write an executive summary that has impact and is read by executives

Agenda:

   I. Introduction and Background

    1. Why write an audit report?

    2. What about your audit reports?

  II.  Auditor Guidance     

    1. IIA IPPF

    2. Yellow Book

    3. Why Write an Audit Report?

    4. Limitations of Audit Reports

    5. What about your audit reports?

    III.  Audit Report Structure

    1. Executive Summary

    2. Observations

    3. Appendices

   IV.  Executive Summary

    1. Audit Summary

    2. Audit Objectives

    3. Audit Scope

    4. Background

    5. Opinion

    6. Overall Report Ratings

    7. Standards Conformance Statement

   V. Observation Components

    • Foundation

    • Condition

    • Cause

    • Effect

    • Recommendation

    • Action plans

   VI.  Other Sections of Audit Observations

   VII. Report Optimization

    1. Standard 2420

    2. CCCCPV

    3. Verb Tenses

    4. Voice Tense

    5. Emotional Words Not to Use

    6. Spelling and Grammar

    7. 10 Common Mistakes that are no Caught in Spell Check

   VIII. Report Review and Writers Block

    1. Three Levels of Review

    2. Tone

    3. Modifiers

    4. Writer's Block Factors

    5. Technical Tool

   IX.  Summary and Wrap-Up


Prerequisites:
  • none

Cost

$175.00

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