Internal Auditing - Level 3

• Delegates who have experience of auditing, either directly as an auditor or from within the financial function and who are looking to further develop a focused and best practice approach to the development of the internal audit function.

Course objectives

• To develop the role of the audit function
• To effectively contribute to organisational audit strategy
• To engage continuous improvement and quality measurement within the audit function and wider organisation
• To present information effectively at a senior level
• To integrate new technology into the audit function

Course content

Review of Key Audit Function Foundations

• Review of key action points
• Developing synergies between organizational systems to combat Fraud & Economic Crime
• Global Best Practice – Case studies and analysis
• Key action points – Delegate action plan development

Audit reports – working with stakeholders

• Effective post audit de-briefing
• Root cause analysis
• Developing departmental action plans with stakeholders
• Managing conflict situations

The use of technology within Economic Crime fighting

• Overview of new fraud prevention technology
• Voice analysis systems
• Data analysis systems
• Integrating the use of technology within the audit function

Effective linkage of organizational systems

• Overview of key organizational systems – Finance, HR, Governance, CSR
• Closing the loopholes to assist in legal prosecution case efficiency
• Ensuring true staff policy compliance
• Establishing & managing – Staff register of interests & Conflicts of interest

Engaging with External Auditing

• The key role and objectives of external audit
• Ensuring availability of evidence
• Overcoming organizational cultural challenges
• Capturing learning & growth opportunities form the external audit