How To Survive Your Annual Audit - Live Online Course.

TIMING

COURSE FEE

£110+VAT. (click here for information on the Flexiticket discount scheme - fees as low as £61.67+VAT per place). 

COURSE CODE

NO18B0

SPEAKER

Peter Herbert 

OBJECTIVES

For finance professionals working in industry, the annual audit can be a stressful process, especially in the light of recent audit ‘scandals’ which have meant that audit firms need to be seen to be following relevant regulations to the letter. This course will provide a useful insight into the audit process for those who are being audited which will allow them to better prepare and to get more effective and efficient outcomes.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

CFOs and finance managers working in industry who want a better insight into the audit process and how to get better outcomes from it.

TOPICS 

• When are audits needed
• Key questions to ask when choosing an auditor
• How the ‘risk-based’ approach works in practice
• How auditors assess and use accounting systems
• How sampling is used and how auditors pick samples
• Materiality – what it means and how it’s used
• What to expect from the management letter
• Fraud – what the audit does and doesn’t achieve
• How to plan for the audit visit to get better outcomes
• Common tests likely to be performed when auditing an SME
• Discussing fees
• How auditors can and do use IT and technology

VENUE

This course will be available live online. You will be emailed the link to join two days before the course date.

DISTRICT

Southern