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Fundamentals of Internal Auditing

Presenter: Brian Robb

Starting your career in internal auditing, or looking to brush up on your knowledge?

Then join us for Fundamentals of Internal Auditing - the best way to understand the key aspects of the internal audit process.

Through team exercises, group discussion and lectures, you will gain a foundation of knowledge that will allow you to properly prepare for and conduct a successful audit using preliminary surveys and evidence-gathering techniques.

A basic understanding of the roles of risk and internal controls in auditing will be covered, along with interpersonal and client relationship skills.

Also included are all the important topics:

• Understanding internal auditing
• Different kinds of internal audit
• The International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF)
• The audit process
• Understanding risk-based auditing
• Understanding and auditing internal controls
• Audit planning
• Analytical review
• Observation
• Interviewing and managing client relationships
• Process documentation
• The audit programme
• Conducting fieldwork
• Writing the audit report
• Exit interview
• Putting it all together

Tangible outcomes:

• Perform the work of internal auditing enabling you to carry out your assignment on a value-added audit engagement
• Engage in a risk-based audit approach, from planning through process documentation to testing, analysis, and reporting
• Understand internal auditing today
• Become familiar with the scope and application of the Professional Practices Framework
• Learn the concepts and terms that are central to internal auditing
• View your own organisation from an internal auditing perspective
• Communicate and "sell" internal auditing results

Brian Robb - CA, CIA, CRMA, QAR, BCA, MPA (Exec)
Brian is a well-qualified and experienced assurance practitioner with over 30 years in the assurance profession both in external and internal assurance roles.

A Fellow of IIA NZ, Brian is also a past IIA NZ president and has served on the IIA NZ Wellington and Education Committees. He provides advice to IIA NZ members on education matters and has been an assurance trainer for almost 2 decades.

Brian currently works as an Assurance Manager for the Ministry of Education, and runs his own assurance consulting business mainly providing training and review services.

Duration and CPE: 3 Days; 21.0 hours.

For more information, please contact IIA NZ at admin@iianz.org.nz or phone 04 384 8840.

Member Travel Discount

If you live outside of the region that the course is being held in, please contact us regarding eligibility and details on member travel assistance.

The travel discount is not available for non-members.