Description:
If you have been assigned to only portions of a performance audit and need an overall perspective of the process, this course is for you. Improve your knowledge and skills related to all phases of the performance audit and the evaluation of results. By working a case study throughout the course, experience a complete audit, including preparing an audit justification, planning and conducting a survey, planning the audit and preparing a report. This course is part of the Certified Government Auditor (CGA) program, Level 1.
Duration:
3 days
Level:
Foundational
Who Should Attend?
Auditors who have worked on portions of an audit and want to better understand all phases of a performance audit.
Credits:
24 CPEsLearning Outcomes:
- Plan for and manage audit assignments.
- Identify types of evidence used by auditors and evaluate their quality.
- Survey, review and comment on the adequacy of controls and results.
- Organize and utilize your audit documentation more effectively.
- Implement the audit plan using the necessary tasks and understand staff responsibilities.
- Assemble a findings-based audit report that will obtain and maintain interest.
- Formulate value-added recommendations and obtain acceptance.
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- Module 1 Types of Audits
- Module 2 Internal Control
- Module 3 Audit Findings and Evidence
- Module 4 Conducting an Audit Survey
- Module 5 Part I of Case Study - Preparing a Survey Plan
- Module 6 Planning the Audit
- Module 7 Part II of Case Study - Preparing a Audit Plan
- Module 8 Implementing the Plan and Reporting the Audit Results
- Module 9 Part III of Case Study - Reporting the Audit Results
Other Recommended Courses:
- Government Auditing Standards: Review and Update (AUDT7732)
- Audit Evidence and Documentation (AUDT7011)
- Government Auditing Standards: Review and Update (AUDT7732)
- Written Communication for Auditors (AUDT8611)
- Auditing Grants (AUDT7407)
- Federal Appropriations Law for Auditors (AUDT7010)
