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Internal Audit

3 Day Course:

22-24 February 2015 Dubai

11-13 May 2015 Brussels

5-7 October 2015 London

The Global Leader In Audit and Information Security Training

Why Attend This Course?

n Understand the impact of corporate scandals and governance legislation on the role of internal audit. n Explore IIA guidance and best practice auditing techniques.n Learn how to successfully manage an audit from start to

finish. n Develop individual audit risk assessment strategies.n Appreciate the value of persuasive evidence and how to

effectively influence successful outcomes.n Apply project management tools and techniques to

internal audit.n Increase your fraud awareness.

Course Director: Lin Bartlett Senior Internal Audit Professional and former integrated Audit Manager with Shell, as part of a vast career spanning over 30 years.

AUDITING TECHNIQUES FOR LEAD AUDITORSDeveloping your skills in leading an audit with tested techniques for planning and developing audit programmes and managing fieldwork

“Very useful. Picked up lots of tips and techniques”Internal Audit Lead Manager, Japan Tobacco International

“A concise and straight to the point course in all areas important for auditing”Auditor, BES

AUDITING TECHNIQUES FOR LEAD AUDITORSDeveloping your skills in leading an audit with tested techniques for planning and developing audit programmes and managing fieldwork

Course Director: Lin Bartlett

During her career with Shell, Lin held a number of senior management roles in IT, Finance and Audit. As Shell UK’s Integrated Audit manager, she developed and gained board approval for a risk-based integrated audit planning and management process, establishing integrated audit plans for all key business areas. She is a trained auditor in financial, IT, health, safety, environment and quality management and planned and managed major audits in many different parts of Shell’s business.

In 2003 she successfully helped establish a new company to challenge the sustainability assurance offering in the marketplace and to raise the standard of assurance & verification of non-financial reporting available and has subsequently provided assurance & verification services to a number of blue chip companies.

During 2005, Lin was engaged on a global Sarbanes Oxley 404 compliance implementation project for a FTSE 100 company. Lin was responsible for both the global project planning and management support and also the management of a team responsible for documenting risks and controls over financial reporting for their European business. More recently Lin has been engaged on External Quality Assessments (EQAs) as required by the Institute of Internal Auditor’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and Code of Ethics. She also provides training and helps companies prepare for an EQA.

Lin is a Senior Instructor for MIS Training Institute and delivers both external and in-house courses on Risk Management, the Fundamentals of Internal Auditing, Auditing Techniques for Lead Auditors, Risk based Operational Auditing, Communication & Interviewing Techniques and Sarbanes Oxley 404 compliance. She is also a member of the MIS Internal Audit Advisory Board.

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7779 8202 Email: mis@mistieurope.com

Course Focus And Features

This three day seminar focuses on the elements involved in auditing from the perspective of the lead auditor. It sets out what it is expected from a lead auditor and provides the necessary tools & techniques for those who have recently moved into the role or are soon to do so.

The seminar also provides valuable insight into the wider context of auditing and assurance provision and reviews the impact of corporate scandals on businesses, the regulatory framework and emerging best practice in corporate governance. Participants will learn how to manage an audit from initial planning through to audit closure using a series of case studies and practical exercises. All the key stages of an audit are explained and valuable project management tools & techniques are provided to help you add value to your organisations and to deliver assignments on time and within budget.

Who Should Attend

Financial, Operational, Information Technology and External Auditors, Quality Assurance Personnel and other providers of assurance who are new to leading audits and who wish to further develop and broaden their skills and perspectives.

Prerequisite Delegates should have attended MIS Training Institute’s ‘Fundamentals of Internal Auditing’ training course or have equivalent experience.

Advanced Preparation: None

Field of Study: Auditing

Training Type: Group-Live

Learning Level: Intermediate

CPEs: 24

Price: GBP £2,245+VAT**Delegates may be able to claim back VAT. Visit www.mistieurope.com/VAT for more information.

Group Booking Discount**

3 delegates -

10% discount

2 delegates -

5% discount

4 delegates -

12% discount

5 delegates -

15% discount

**Available for delegates from one organisation attending the same course

Preliminary fieldwork and programme planning and development• The importance of preliminary work• Areas to consider for a more productive audit• The audit programme • The benefits of regular communication and fieldwork review

Managing fieldwork• Fieldwork methodology tools• Fieldwork and working papers review• Sample evaluations• Conducting effective fieldwork reviews• Agreeing audit findings and action plans• Editing the work of others• Top tips for effective report writing Exercise

Day Three:

Applying project management to internal audit• Issues that make project management relevant to internal audit• Key factors for successful audit/project management• Using project management to plan your audits• Time estimate difficulties• Common workflow planning problems• Resource management• Strategies for improving time management Exercise

Effective communications• Managing the audit team and client relationships• Do’s and don’ts of effective meeting management• The importance of effective communications• Guidelines for issuing more timely report• Closing conferences

Fraud awareness• Identifying internal audit’s role• High-potential areas for fraud occurrence• Indicators of potential fraud• Techniques for preventing fraud• Using the computer to detect fraud Course review and closure

Day One:

The lead auditor role• Defining the role and responsibilities• Promoting the internal audit function• Selecting and leading a team• Understanding and managing the client interface• Developing the audit terms of reference• Assuring the quality of the audit Exercise

Internal audit today and the wider context• Evidence of the changing control environment• An overview of Sarbanes-Oxley legislation and its impact Exercise• Standards for the professional practice of internal audit• The internal audit governance framework• Responsibilities of the internal audit department• Identifying the overall assurance framework• Understanding the different types of internal audits and understanding

their emphasis• Understanding the differences between the differing assurance providers

and managing the relationships• Identifying internal audit’s stakeholders Exercise

Corporate governance and ethics• Defining ethics and governance• Understanding the importance of “tone at the top” and

organisational culture• Developing benchmarks for comparing your organisation against

best practice standards.• Strategies for auditing ethics compliance Exercise

Day Two:

The role of risk in the internal audit function• Risk management terminology• Internal audit’s role and risk management – IIA Guidance• What is risk based auditing?• The advantages of risk based auditing and using risk based annual

audit plans• Defining the role of rise assessment in planning individual audits

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TAILORED AND PERSONALISED IN-HOUSE TRAINING Why Choose In-House Training?Savings - Running an in-house course in your offices will ensure you avoid the costs of travel and accommodation. Plus we charge per day not per delegate. You can train six or sixteen people for the same price! Convenience - We can arrange a course that fits your team’s schedule. Any dates, any location, simply tell us what works best for you. Avoid the hassle of coordinating travel arrangements and accommodation for your staff Tailored training - We have over 150 existing training courses you can mould to fit your exact requirements or if you prefer we can just create a new agenda. You will have complete control over the course content Confidentiality - You can focus on potentially thorny issues that may be specific to your organization which are best resolved in private with the expert guidance of your course director

Some Of The Companies We Have Worked With:PwC • International Labour Office • Barclays • Capital One • Legal and General • Deloitte • European Court of Auditors • Lukoil • Credit Suisse AG • Euroclear • AIB • U.S. Steel, Corp. • Novartis • National Commercial Bank • Qatar National Bank

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