Audit & Attest Quality Matters that Should be on Your Radar - Avoiding Common Deficiencies in SAS, SSARS and SSAE Engagements WEBCAST
Overview
Quality management is important. Every CPA firm that provides audit and other attest services must undergo a third-party quality control review. This session will provide you with the tips on how to avoid common quality control deficiencies in all services that are subject to peer review.
Highlights
Applying professional skepticism to ensure quality work. Meaningful risk assessment when designing work programs for various levels of services. Proper planning and supervision of all engagements. Accountant responsibilities for evaluating internal control. Strengthening analytic procedures to support conclusions. Complying with the Code of Professional Conduct and quality management standards.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
Anyone who performs audit or other attest services.
Objectives
Describe the potential impact of risks faced by public accountants when performing audit and other attest services. Explain the results of the findings and recommendations made by the Center for Audit Quality and PCAOB as an outcome from quality control reviews. Recall common peer review deficiencies in all types of attest engagements. Apply best practices for ensuring professional, technical, and regulatory standards for various audit and other attest services.
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.
Non-Member Price $275.00
Member Price $225.00