Auditor / Senior In Charge - MUST-have-Tools

MODULE 1

Tall Trees Leadership Training by Hettie Brittz

Complete your own Tall Trees Leadership Profile assessment and let Hettie walk you through your report systematically. Discover:

• The different personality styles (Tree Types)
• Your unique work, social, life-view and leadership profile
• Learn how you can appreciate others' unique abilities and leadership styles

You’ll finish this course with a complete picture of what makes you - and others - unique and how to embrace all the leadership qualities within your team.

MODULE 2

So you think you can be in charge? by Lynette Berger

How open are you to change? Are you willing to start asking more questions instead of giving more answers? Are you willing to become a better listener, a better observer?

In this lesson, you’ll learn:

• What climbing the ladder and what it 'really' means
• General tips and guidance to the AIC in the leadership role
• Self-Image Mastery - Meet Stick Man
• Overview of your new role as AIC
• The 3 Ps: professional skepticism

and much more!

MODULE 3

Planning the Audit

 Where and How can the AIC contribute and be of great support? You’ll learn:

• Plan an audit as an AIC
• Identify the audit planning standards
• Discuss the importance of audit planning
• The preliminary survey
• Identify computer-based audit tools and how they can be implemented (audit planning guidelines for information technology)
• Identify the responsibilities of auditors toward fraud prevention and detection, and control environment elements (NOCLAR and Ethics)
• Explain the importance of the planning memo or engagement letter.

MODULE 4

Audit Programmes and Staffing

You’ll learn how to:

• Develop an audit program and staffing plan (Budget)
• Determine whether audit objectives and resulting scope are properly defined
• Indicate whether audit program steps are stated in a manner that is clear, provide guidance, and contribute to meeting the audit objectives
• Assess staffing assignments.

MODULE 5

Audit Supervision

You’ll learn how to:

• Apply AIC project management skills, supervise staff, and control the audit process – use your Tall Trees Profile temperament knowledge here!!
• Describe the methods AICs can use to maintain effective control over audits
• Discuss strategies for resolving conflicts – Tall Trees Profiles will help you control those Forest Fires!
• Discuss how to avoid control problems – Dealing with some Frost Bite – Let’s face them!
• Determine the nature of supervisory or audit control problems
• Describe the three steps to audit control.

MODULE 6

Reviewing Working Papers

You’ll learn how to:

• Review workpapers for completion of audit steps and proper format
• Identify Audit Standards relevant to reviewing workpapers
• Describe the objectives for workpaper reviews.

MODULE 7

Management Letter Discussion points and Reporting

You’ll learn how to:

• Demonstrate quality control and review responsibilities for the AIC rol
• Describe the AIC’s role in reviewing/evaluating audit concerns
• Determine the best approach for managing client reactions to concerns – need some EI tips – we will share some valuable insights to give you that positive edge!
• Guidance related to communication of audit concerns
• Review records of audit concerns to determine whether they have been prepared properly
• Develop a strategy for presenting audit concerns.

MODULE 8

Finalizing / Exiting the Engagement

You’ll learn how to:

• Conduct an effective exit or close out meeting based on tips for success
• Describe the roles and responsibilities for the exit or close out meeting
• Identify the functions of the exit or close out meeting
• Describe the elements for consideration during planning for an exit or close out meeting
• Plan an exit or close out meeting
• Evaluate the success of an exit or close out meeting

MODULE 9

Wrapping up the Audit Engagement and Appraising Staff Performance

You’ll learn how to:

• Summarise tasks to conclude an audit
• Describe tasks involved in concluding an audit
• Evaluate management responses to an audit
• Conduct a performance appraisal – use your Tall Trees Temperament knowledge here and stand tall as a confident leader!