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OVERVIEW How well you communicate the audit observations is critical to getting management’s acceptance of your findings and their agreement with your recommendations. A well written compliance audit report adds value to your clients by providing information that is: Accurate Objective Clear Concise Constructive Complete Timely In addition to audit reports, these elements can apply to all kinds of writings including: Executive summaries Fraud investigations Consulting reports Memos General correspondence WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND The objective of any report is to provide important information to management in the area reviewed. It represents the end result of weeks of reviews, analyses, interviews and discussions. The quality of that report will have an impact on how well the report is understood and accepted. A report with the best information and recommendations may not be acted upon if the report is poorly written and hard to understand. Poor quality re...

OVERVIEW How well you communicate that information is critical to getting management’s acceptance of your findings and their agreement with your recommendations. A well written audit report adds value to your clients by providing information that is: Accurate Objective Clear Concise Constructive Complete Timely In addition to audit reports, these elements can apply to all kinds of writings including: Executive summaries Fraud investigations Consulting reports Memos General correspondence WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND The objective of any report is to provide important information to management in the area reviewed. It represents the end result of weeks of reviews, analyses, interviews and discussions. The quality of that report will have an impact on how well the report is understood and accepted. A report with the best information and recommendations may not be acted upon if the report is poorly written and hard to understand. Poor quality rep...

OVERVIEW Careers in internal or external audit are punctuated with massive efforts guided towards learning the skills required to perform the function of an auditor. Over 90 percent of this training is focused on technical skills, i.e., completing workpapers, how to derive the best samples for testing, how to write audit issues, etc.  While these skills are necessary they do not help you become an individual that stands out and provides real time high level value to your audit team, your organization or your client. This webinar will provide you a detailed road map for achieving those three excellent goals. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND If you want to be the best auditor that you can be and set yourself apart from others in the profession then this is a must attend webinar for you.  Learn how to set yourself apart in ways that add value and can easily be recognized as audit excellence.  The webinar is based on the book, Dare to be Different: An Auditors Personal Guide ...

OVERVIEW The key to writing an effective audit observation is having a comprehensive structured process.  The Institute of Internal Auditors recommends a process known as the 5Cs: Criteria Condition Cause Consequences (Effect) Corrective Action (Recommendation) As you develop conclusions, findings, and recommendations, you must present them to your client in a logical, complete, and objective way.  This process provides an easy way to consistently develop and present your observations.  The components in this process include all the information you will need to inform and persuade.   Developing this process can be an important tool for completing and reporting observations in a timely and comprehensive way.  It allows you to present those findings to your reader in a logical, complete, and objective manner and, thus, enhances the chances of the client’s buy-in and their agreement to your recommendations. This process can also serve as a basis ...