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Data Analytics for Compliance and Internal Audit

Sampling twenty five transactions made sense when testing meant reading paper, and it makes very little sense when the whole population sits in a database. This course covers testing everything. Delegates work through obtaining a complete and reliable data extract, which is where most analytics work fails, and validating it before drawing any conclusion. Test design follows: duplicate payments, split transactions below approval thresholds, dormant account activity, weekend and after hours entries, and segregation of duties conflicts. Interpreting exceptions is treated carefully, since most are explainable and credibility depends on saying so. Continuous monitoring is covered. The course closes on documenting analytics work to a standard that supports a finding.

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Course objectives

  • Obtain a complete data extract and prove its reliability
  • Validate data before drawing any conclusion from it
  • Design tests for duplicates, splitting and threshold avoidance
  • Test dormant accounts, timing anomalies and duty conflicts
  • Interpret exceptions and distinguish explainable from significant
  • Move from periodic testing to continuous monitoring
  • Document analytics work to a standard that supports a finding

Who should attend

  • Internal auditors and audit analytics staff
  • Compliance monitoring and testing personnel
  • Fraud examiners and investigators
  • Finance staff running control checks
  • External auditors and consultants

Course outline

  1. 01Twenty five transactions against the whole population
  2. 02Obtaining a complete extract
  3. 03Data validation and reliability
  4. 04Duplicate and split transaction tests
  5. 05Threshold avoidance and approval testing
  6. 06Dormant accounts and timing anomalies
  7. 07Segregation of duties conflicts
  8. 08Exception interpretation, continuous monitoring and documentation

Scheduled sessions

Scheduled sessions for Data Analytics for Compliance and Internal Audit
DatesVenueFormatPriceRegister
5 to 7 October 2026Pretoria, South AfricaClassroomR14,950 per delegateRegister Now
2 to 4 November 2026OnlineOnlineR6,500 per delegateRegister Now
16 to 18 December 2026Johannesburg, South AfricaClassroomR14,950 per delegateRegister Now
28 to 30 December 2026Harare, ZimbabweClassroomUSD 995 per delegateRegister Now
6 to 8 January 2027Addis Ababa, EthiopiaClassroomUSD 995 per delegateRegister Now
22 to 24 March 2027Windhoek, NamibiaClassroomR14,950 per delegateRegister Now

Data Analytics for Compliance and Internal Audit

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