Avoiding the Most Misapplied Audit Concepts WEBINAR
Overview
Recent new auditing standards are designed to improve overall audit quality. The course will address the most common misapplied audit concepts in planning and performing effective and efficient financial statement audits.
Highlights
Risk assessment. Substantive analytics. Identifying and evaluating internal control deficiencies.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
Any financial statement auditor who wishes to learn how to be more effective and efficient on engagements.
Objectives
Analyze the nature, timing, and extent of planned audit procedures that can and should vary commensurate with assessed risk of material misstatement. Assess common deficiencies in performing and documenting further audit procedures, including tests of details. Recall tips for strengthening the design, documentation and evaluation of substantive analytic procedures. Recognize how to properly satisfy the requirement to evaluate and communicate internal control matters noted during the course the financial statement audit.
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 $289.00
Member Price $239.00