This auditing CPE course is a valuable resource for auditors seeking to enhance their professional relationships with auditees, especially in the governmental audit sector. It features a comprehensive set of techniques and practices aimed at improving communication, starting from the initial auditor-auditee conference. Attendees will benefit from learning skills that facilitate better presentations, effective communication of findings, and strategies to gain acceptance of recommendations. Moreover, the audit CPE course provides insights into addressing auditee responses and ensuring timely written comments on audit findings. By adopting these methods, auditors can expect to foster more cooperative relationships with auditees, leading to smoother audit processes and more constructive outcomes.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Chapter 1
Identify techniques to improve auditor/auditeerelations
Chapter 2
Define practices that will improve auditor/auditeeconferences
Chapter 3
Identify useful skills for presentations
Chapter 4
Recognize techniques to better communicate findings with the auditee
Identify methods to achieve acceptance of findings and recommendations
Chapter 5
Identify the rationale and need for timely written comments to audit findings
Chapter 6
Identify techniques to use in addressing the auditee's response
Major Topics
Conducting Conferences with the Auditee
Presentation Skills
Staffing and Selling the Findings
Soliciting Written Comments
Incorporating the Auditee's Response
