Putting the Quality in Audit Reports
Instructor:
Jonnie T Keith
Product ID: 705066
- Duration: 90 Min
Why Should You Attend:
The best information and recommendations may not be acted upon if the report is poorly written. Poor quality reports can result in management misunderstanding the information or getting incorrect information.
This webinar will illustrate how to effectively communicate information that is critical to getting management’s acceptance of your findings and their agreement with your recommendations. A well written audit report adds value to your clients by providing information that is: accurate, objective, clear, concise, constructive, complete, and timely.
This training session will emphasize how the audit report should provide management with enough information to understand what was done, what was found, and what management should do.
Areas Covered in the Webinar:
- Provide a review of the audit standards related to audit report quality
- Provide a detailed review of each of the seven report quality elements:
- Accurate
- Objective
- Clear
- Concise
- Constructive
- Complete
- Timely
- Participate in various quality report exercises
Who Will Benefit:
- Chief Audit Executives
- Audit Directors
- Audit Supervisors
- Audit Managers
- Staff Auditors
- Government Auditors
- Compliance Auditors
- Internal Control Specialists
- Public Accountants
- Accounting Analysts
- Business Analysts
- Quality Control Specialists
Jonnie T Keith
Internal Audit Consultant, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Learning Center
Jonnie Keith has been in auditing for over 40 years. He retired in 2012 as the assistant general manager (AGM) of internal audit with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in Atlanta, GA. He served in that capacity for over 10 years and was responsible for administering their overall audit activities. He was also responsible for the review and approval of all internal audit correspondence including audit reports, executive summaries, and internal and external correspondence.
Prior to that, he worked at MARTA as the operational audit manager and senior contract compliance auditor. He also worked at Norfolk Southern Railway (Southern Railway) as a senior operational auditor and started his career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as a bank examiner.
Mr. Keith received a BA degree in economics from Clark Atlanta University. His certifications include: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP), and Certified Internal Control Auditor (CICA).
He has been a volunteer seminar instructor for the National Office of the Institute of Internal Auditors for several years and has taught numerous classes including: audit report writing, communication skills for auditors, advanced operational auditing, leadership skills for auditors, CIA review course, and more.
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