Essentials of Internal Audit

Program Objectives:

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Define Internal Audit, its scope and function within the company.
• List the Internal Audit Standards constituting the framework of the Internal Audit activity.
• Distinguish the types of Internal Audit assignments whether related to operational, compliance or financial Internal Audit.
• Describe the Internal Audit fieldwork guidelines and apply techniques for risk identification, controls identification and controls testing.
• Effectively select appropriate internal Audit test tools and list the advantages and disadvantages of each.
• Identify best sampling techniques in an Internal Audit assignment whether in terms of sample size or sample selection.
• Define fraud and recognize internal auditor’s responsibility upon fraud detection.

Who Should Attend:

• Delegates with some experience of auditing
• Junior Auditors or Professionals from Finance or other departments looking to develop a focused and best practice approach and techniques to the internal audit function
• Supervisors and Managers who are interested in updating, upgrading, and refreshing their knowledge in internal audit.