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Continuous Auditing & Monitoring Seminars
Training on how to apply continuous auditing and monitoring approach to the appropariate transaciton flows and other internal audit assignments. This internal audit approach provides more timely and ongoing assurance concerning detail controls operation.
Continuous auditing has changed the internal auditing paradigm from periodic reviews of a small sample of transactions to ongoing audit testing of volumes of transactions. This seminar focuses identifying what must be done to make effective use of information technology in support of continuous auditing.
This timely, one-day seminar is designed for internal audit management, compliance managers, controllers, CFO’s and others who have to create value within the internal audit function.
Cost of this training seminar is $650/Attendee. Each attendee will receive 8 hours of CPE credit. To reserve your space click on the Sign-up Now and fill out a registration form and use a Buy Now Button to pay the fees.
Upcoming Continuous Auditing & Monitoring Seminars
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| Phoenix, AZ |
March 24, 2010 |
1620 South Stapley Drive, Mesa, AZ |
Las Vegas |
March 30, 2010 |
Fremont Hotel & Casino |
| Oakland, CA |
April 7, 2010 |
1200 Clay Street |
Pittsburgh, PA |
April 15, 2010 |
201 Penn Center Boulevard |
| Washington, DC |
April 21, 2010 |
National Conference Center, Lansdowne, VA |
Chicago |
April 26, 2010 |
222 S. Riverside Plaza |
| Milwaukee, WI |
April 27, 2010 |
20075 Water Tower Boulevard, Brookfield, WI |
New Jersey |
May 4, 2010 |
Dolce Basking Ridge, New Jersey |
| Norwalk, CT |
May 18, 2010 |
32 Weed Avenue |
| Phoenix, AZ |
May 26, 2010 |
1620 South Stapley Drive, Mesa, AZ |
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Refer to the Geographic Area Pages for listings in your area. Call us for seminars after May 30.
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Seminar Highlights
- Continuous Auditing Methodology Defined
- Best Practices in the Internal Audit Function
- Steps to implement a continuous auditing program
- Value of continuous auditing and monitoring
- Application to Sarbanes-Oxley testing
- Review of automated audit tools: IDEA, ACL, Approva, etc.
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Learning Objectives
- Attendees will understand the continuous auditing concepts
- Attendees will see how to improve interperiod controls monitoring
- Attendees will learn how to use an continuous auditing approach
- Attendees will improve cost effectiveness of their internal audit function
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Key Issues on the Agenda
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Section 1 - Introduction and Background
- An Integrated Audit Approach
- Trends in the Internal Audit Industry
- What is Continuous Auditing (CA)?
- What is Continuous Monitoring (CM)?
- What is Continuous Assurance?
- What are the pros and cons?
- Is Continuous Auditing an Attainable Goal?
- Elimination of Audit Waste
- Hurdles to Implementing Continuous Auditing
Section 2 - Six Steps to Implementing a Continuous Audit
- Identifying High Risk Areas
- Setting Monitoring & Continuous Audit Rules
- Process Frequency
- Configuring Audit Parameters
- Follow Up
- Communication of Results
- Challenges and Other Considerations
- Examples
Section 3 - How does CA/CM support Audit?
- Development of Audit Plan
- Applications for Continuous Control Assessment
- Applications for Continuous Risk Assessment
Section 4 - The Effect of CA/CM on SOX Compliance
- Balancing the Audit Spectrum
- Decrease in Testing Phases
Section 5 - Review of Technology Providers
- IDEA
- ACL
- Approva
- Usage Examples
Section 6 - Going Forward
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