Course description
Overview
This course will discuss the importance and measures of audit quality. The Audit Market is under pressure at present following a number of high profile corporate failures. The FRC reported in July that the inspection results of the larger firms were unsatisfactory. A number of reviews have been completed and are in process.
Audit Quality will continue to be an area of focus and scrutiny by the Regulators for all audits. This course will focus on current Audit Quality issues and actions required to achieve an improvement in quality.
Who is this for
This course
will be relevant to all partners, managers and in charges who are involved in
the planning and supervision of audits.
What you will learn
- The importance of challenging management throughout the audit
- Professional sceptism reminder
- Ethical considerations
- Review procedures
- Audit documentation
- Communication with those charged with governance
- Areas of focus:
- Internal controls
- The audit of revenue and long term contracts
- Fair value accounting
Throughout the course there will be the opportunity to discuss issues arising and the sharing of experiences.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This course will be relevant to all partners, managers and in charges who are involved in the planning and supervision of audits.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
- The importance of challenging management throughout the audit
- Professional sceptism reminder
- Ethical considerations
- Review procedures
- Audit documentation
- Communication with those charged with governance
- Areas of focus:
- Internal controls
- The audit of revenue and long term contracts
- Fair value accounting