AUDITING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

Auditing Tools and Techniques

The Essential Practical Workshop for Beginning Auditors

This popular course is for beginning auditors or process analysts. It demonstrates how to identify and document organisational strengths and weaknesses and identify necessary improvements. It deals with the development of auditing programs that meet the operational, financial and planning objectives set by management and finally enables participants to practice new behavioural skills and communication techniques.

Learning Objective

Attending this seminar will ensure that you:

Learn how and what to audit
Learn how to identify, evaluate and document organizational strengths and weaknesses and needed improvement
Understand the audit model and its four phases
Gain insight into behavioral skills and communication techniques to improve your ability to communicate with others
Conduct an audit interview
Find the easiest, most practical ways to understand and evaluate internal controls
Determine which controls are effective and efficient
Uncover the best formulas for creating auditing objectives and determining scope
Explore the art of developing the perfect audit finding
Enter the exit conference prepared and confident

Target Audience

This seminar will be useful to all payroll and personnel staff administering or overseeing the Payroll function including:

Beginning auditors with up to less than a year experience
Non-auditors with responsibility for developing and monitoring internal control or understanding business processes