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Desired Traits of a Star Performer - Visualizing How to Become an Exceptional Staff Auditor ON DEMAND

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2.0 Credits

Member Price $87.00

Non-Member Price $100.00

Overview

A successful CPA Firm relies on star performers to perform effective and efficient audits. This relies on both sound technical skills, as well as ‘soft’ skills such as initiative, confidence, sound judgment, teamwork and other desired qualities in an audit professional.

Highlights

Maintaining productivity during unassigned time. Typical constructive feedback comments for staff auditors. Setting professional development goals to become a star performer. Case studies related to difficult scenarios typically encountered by staff accountants. Managing time and assigned tasks. Tips for audit professionals for both short- and long-term success.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

CPAs.

Objectives

Recall characteristics of a star performer. Explain how to be proactive, leverage unassigned time, and be productive with time. Identify how to embrace constructive feedback. Recognize key elements of setting personal and professional goals.

Preparation

None.

Notice

None.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Jennifer Louis, Surgent McCoy CPE LLC

Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 25 years of experience in designing and presenting high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical accounting, auditing, and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organizational success. She is the principal author of audit and attest related courses for Surgent and a frequent speaker at Surgent live programs and seminars. Ms. Louis is also the president of Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, a company she founded in 2003, dedicated to developing and delivering a wide variety of accounting and auditing training services, including audit staff training, audit productivity improvement, and value-added auditing. Prior to that, she was executive vice president/director of training services at AuditWatch, Inc. Before joining AuditWatch, Ms. Louis was the financial/operational internal audit manager at AARP. While at AARP, she served as one of their specially trained facilitators available as a resource throughout the organization for designing and leading strategic meetings and training sessions. Ms. Louis was also an audit manager for Deloitte and Touche, LLP. During her years in that firm’s Washington, D.C. office, she served as an instructor for the firm’s national “Train the Trainers” program. Ms. Louis graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA in accounting.

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Non-Member Price $100.00

Member Price $87.00