Strategic and Operational Management of Internal Audit
Internal Audit Policies and Procedures
The Annual and Strategic Internal Audit Plans
The Main Internal Audit Documents
Reporting to Senior Management and the Board
Managing the Internal Audit Activity
Internal Audit Control Processes
Risk-based Internal Audit Planning
Questions on Risk-based Internal Audit Planning
Audit Approach Based on Risk Management Maturity
Common Types of Engagements
Questions on Types of Engagements
External Business Relationships Audits
External Business Relationships Risks and Controls
Due Diligence Engagements
Security Audit Engagements
Questions on Financial Audits
Internal Control Environment Audits
Questions on Internal Control Environment Audits
Questions on Compliance Audits
Environmental Compliance Audits
Systems Development Life Cycle
Questions on Systems Development Life Cycle
Educating the Board and Senior Management
Coordination and Reliance on Assurance Providers
Questions on Coordination and Reliance on Assurance Providers
Communicating and Reporting to Senior Management and the Board
Establishing Internal Audit KPIs
Questions on Establishing Internal Audit KPIs
Workflow of an Engagement
Audit Techniques for Gathering Information
Questions on Walkthroughs
Interview Approaches and Skills
Process Maps and Benchmarking
Building a Risk-Control Matrix
Statistical and Non-statistical Sampling Methods
Questions on Sampling Methods
Exercises on Statistical Methods 1
Questions on Statistical Methods 2
Continuous Auditing and Embedded Audit Modules
Questions on Continuous Auditing and Embedded Audit Modules
Persuasiveness of Information
Questions on Types of Evidence
Supervision Best Practices
Questions on Reviewing Working Papers
Communicating Engagement Results
Best Practices for Confirming Audit Findings
Quality of Communications
Best Practices on Communicating Recommendations
Communicating Recommendations
Questions on Internal Audit Opinions
Questions on Monitoring Progress