Writing Audit report that gets results

Lisa Tan

Description

Participants are entitled to 13 CPE Hours WRITING AUDIT REPORT THAT GETS RESULTS  FOR ASSURANCE PROVIDERS     I  The Most Important Aspects of the Internal Audit Processs      l i s  th th28  (Mon) & 29  (Tue) June 2010, Hotel Mulia Senayan – Jakarta Indonesia  THE CHANGING INTERNAL AUDIT ROLE st nd1  (Thu) & 2  (Fri) July 2010, Royal Plaza on Scotts Hotel – Singapore  Presented by: Mr. Phil Griffiths, FCA, AIIA Business Risk Management Ltd Organised by: Contact Us at: The course gives me a new perspective on the  Ken Knowledge International Tel: [phone] things I’ve been doing.  There are a lot of new Fax:[phone] and different ways to present audit report!!  [e-mail] ABN Amro Bank, Business Auditor  www.kenknowledge.com.sg Writing Audit Report That Gets Results  th th   28  (Mon) & 29  (Tue) June 2010 – Hotel Mulia Senayan, Jakarta ‐ Indonesia   Dear Audit Professionals,    Writing effective audit reports must be the most important aspect of the Internal Audit process. It is the  main deliverable and the only written information audit customers receive     Attend this 2‐day workshop and learn how to:‐    • Enhance the impact of your reports  • Improve their clarity and brevity  • Increase the percentage of recommendations implemented  • Create more focussed audit opinions  • Reduce the lead time for their issue  • ...

Sujets

• management
• risk management
• managers

Informations

• Publié par: Feduh
• Nombre de lectures: 137
• Langue: Latin

Extrait

Participants are entitled to 13 CPE Hours WRITINGAUDIT REPORTTHAT GETS RESULTS F OR A SSURANCE P ROVIDERS TheMostImportantAspectsoftheInternalAuditProcess th th 28(Mon)&29(Tue)June2010,HotelMuliaSenayan–JakartaIndonesia T HE C HANGING I NTERNAL A UDIT R OLE st nd 1(Thu)&2(Fri)July2010,RoyalPlazaonScottsHotel–Singapore Presented by: Mr. Phil Griffiths, FCA, AIIA Business Risk Management Ltd Organised by: Contact Us at: Thecoursegivesmeanewperspectiveonthe Ken Knowledge International Tel: +656469 3422 thingsI’vebeendoing.Therearealotofnew Fax: +656469 8183 anddifferentwaystopresentauditreport!! [e-mail] ABNAmroBank,BusinessAuditor www.kenknowledge.com.sg

WritingAuditReportThatGetsResults th th 28(Mon)&29(Tue)June2010–HotelMuliaSenayan,Jakarta‐Indonesia DearAuditProfessionals, WritingeffectiveauditreportsmustbethemostimportantaspectoftheInternalAuditprocess.Itisthe maindeliverableandtheonlywritteninformationauditcustomersreceive Attendthis2‐dayworkshopandlearnhowto:‐ •Enhancetheimpactofyourreports •Improvetheirclarityandbrevity •Increasethepercentageofrecommendationsimplemented •Createmorefocussedauditopinions •Reducetheleadtimefortheirissue •Appreciatethedo’sanddon’tsofeffectivereports •Understandthewordsandphrasestoavoid •Benchmarkyourauditreportsagainstworldwidebestpractice •Developanapproachforthefuture,whichisinnovative,creativeandconstructive Thecourseisdesignedtochallengeyourthinkingaboutthewholeapproachtowritingandreviewingaudit reports–itistargetedatbothauditorsandauditmanagers.HeadsofInternalAuditwillalsobenefit significantlyfromattending. AbouttheTrainer:MrPhilGriffiths,FCA,AIIA ACharteredAccountant,hehasover25years'experienceininternalaudit,risk managementandfraudpreventionaspractitioner,professionaladviser,consultant andtrainer.Hehasheldtopmanagementpositionswithanumberofinternational groups,inrolesembracingfinance,internalaudit,riskmanagement,ITandgeneral management. Hespecialisesin: •Assistingseniormanagementtoidentify,manageandthenexploittheriskswithintheirbusinessvia facilitatedbusinessriskmanagementprogrammes •Helpinginternalauditfunctionstoimplementworldclassstandards •Benchmarkinginternalauditandriskmanagement–theBRMLtd.databasehasinformationfrom over2000organisationsacrosstheworld •Fraudprevention,detectionandinvestigationprogrammestailoredspecificallytoclients requirements •Trainingbothprivateandpublicsectororganisationsinalltheabovedisciplines Philisrecognisedasanaccomplishedandcharismaticfacilitator,trainerandlecturerhavingadvisedmany renownedorganisations,coordinatedtop‐leveleventsandaddressednationalandinternationalconferences onawiderangeofcriticalbusinesstopics.Hehaspublishedresearchintomanyaspectsoftheauditandrisk managementchallengesfacedbyorganisations,thelatestbeinghisnewbook‘RiskBasedAuditing’ HehasworkedextensivelywithallsectorsintheFarEastduringthepast5yearstoenablesuch organisationstoexploittheirpotentialbymanagingtheirstrategicrisksand/orenhancingthe effectiveness oftheirinternalauditfunctions. Phil’sexplanationisveryclearandconcise(veryflowing).Excellentworkshop! BankIndonesia,SeniorAnalyst Tel:+65‐64693422Fax:+65‐64698183email:[e-mail]

WritingAuditReportThatGetsResults th th 28(Mon)&29(Tue)June2010–HotelMuliaSenayan,Jakarta‐Indonesia Day1 AuditReports–yourshopwindow •Whatisabestpracticereport? •Whodoyouneedtoconvince? •Thechallengesofauditreporting •Grabbingattention •Gettingthemessageacross •Gettingaction •Theneedforimpact •Whichof5reportsshownwouldyoube mostlikelytoread •8ideasoncreatingimpact •Howdoyouknowagoodreportwhenyouseeone? •WhatManagementexpect–recentsurveyofchiefexecutive •Whoarethereportsreallyfor? Exercise1:Whatarethefactorsthatdistinguishanexcellentreportfromtherest? •Whatmanagementexpectsfromauditreports–surveyresults •IIAprofessionalstandardsrereporting Theproblemswithauditreports Exercise2:35questionsaboutyourInternalAuditreportsissuedduringthelast12months •The35questions(allbasedonbestpractice)–howdidyouscore? •Whatarethefactorspreventingtheachievementofthesebestpracticemeasures •38tips,techniquesandideastohelpyouscoreamaximum •Discussionoftheimplications •Howtoassesstheneedsoftheauditcustomers Analysisofactualreports •Explanationofaprovenmethodtoevaluateauditreports Exercise3:Analysisof3actualreports •Whatwerethedifferencesbetweenthereports? •Comparisonofpositiveandnegativeaspects •Feedbackanddiscussion Assessmentandevaluationofyourownreports–Exercise4 •Selfevaluationagainstthemodelprovided (delegatesareaskedtobringalong2recentreports‐purelyfortheirownreference) •Discussionofkeyissuesandidentificationofopportunitiesforimprovement •Keychallengesandtheirimplications TheExecutiveSummary Exercise5:Comparisonof3actualexecutivesummaries •ThemessagesyouwanttheBoardtohear •Howtoensurenooverreaction •Includingpositivecomments Phil’sgamesarefullofinsight.Great •Howtokeepitshortandfocussed lecturer,speakingfromhigh •18waystoimprovetheExecutiveSummary experienceswithgreatinnovations. •TheExecutiveSummary–the benefitsofwritingtheExecutivesummary PT.BankNiagaTBK, beforethemainreport. Treasury&CSAuditHea •Messagesratherthancontent •Outcomesratherthanoutput •Solutionsnotproblems Exercise6:Roleplayameetingwithseniormanagementtodiscussthereport Tel:+65‐64693422Fax:+65‐64698183email:[e-mail]

WritingAuditReportThatGetsResults th th 28Mon&29TueJune2010–HotelMuliaSena anJakarta‐Indonesia Day2 Bestpracticeinternalauditreports–thewayforward •Thepsychologicalproblemwithreports •Whyauditreportsaretakenasacriticismofmanagement •18waystomakethereportsmorepositive Exercise7Re‐writingtheExecutivesummaryofoneofyourownreports •Keyrequirementsoftheauditreportofthefuture •Howtodraftareportwithimpact–discussionofbannerheadlinesandtheirrelativeimpact •Howtogetrecipientstoreactpositively •Howtowritebalancedreports •Howtoget95%ofyourrecommendationsactioned •Titlepagesandindexes •Highlightingtheissuesthatmatter •8ideasonimprovingformatandlanguage •Thereviewprocess–theneedforapositiveapproach •9waysofimprovingthereviewprocess Themainreport •AuditObjectives Scop •e •Formingandexpressingtheauditopinion •Benefitsanddeliverables •Conclusions •ThepowerofSeniormanagementcomments •Circulationlists •28Wordsandphrasestoavoid •HowtoavoidrepeatinganysectionsintheExecutiveSummary •Howtoreducethenumberofwords •Thepowerofpicturesandgraphics •Theuseofsentences,paragraphsandbulletpoints •Theneedtorelatetheissuestoobjectivesandrisk •Howtodealwithsensitiveissuesinthereport. Exercise8:Redraftingtheobjectives,scope,opinionandconclusionsinthemainbodyofthereport •Recommendationsandactionsplans •ManagementComments •HowtoreflecttherightissuesfortheAuditCommittee •Thefollow‐upprocess •Followupaudits–usingtheactionplan •Howtogetmanagementtotakeresponsibilityforchasingactions •8waystoimprovethefollow‐upprocess •Issuingthereport •Presentingorissuingreports(incuseofe‐mailandtheIntranet) •Alternativemethodsofreportinge.g.PowerPointpresentations •5waystopresentresults •ABestpracticereporttemplatewillbeshared Workshoptiming: •Examplesofexcellentreportswillbeprovided Registrationat08:30 •Theneedtobeonyourcustomersside Workshopstartsat09:00 •8ReportingKPI’s MorningCoffeeBreak10:30–10:45 •Trackingactions Lunchat12:00–13:00 •UseoftheIntranet AfternoonCoffeeBreak15:00 –15:15 • Workshopendsat17:00 20stepstosuccess Writingareportinthebestpracticeformat InteractiveExercise‐takingalongreportofyourown–ideallyonewithmorethan15pagesandturningitintothe6page bestpracticeformat–areportshouldbebroughtalongforthepurpose. Tel:+65‐64693422Fax:+65‐64698183email:[e-mail]

WritingAuditReportThatGetsResults th th 28(Mon)&29(Tue)June2010–HotelMuliaSenayan,Jakarta‐Indonesia

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