Internal Audit Management and Quality Assurance

Course objectives

• Design an internal audit charter that secures independence and authority
• Build a quality assurance and improvement programme meeting IIA requirements
• Manage audit staffing, competency development and co source arrangements
• Select and deploy audit management and data analytics technology effectively
• Present audit results persuasively to audit committees and senior management
• Prepare the internal audit function for external quality assessment

Who should attend

• Chief audit executives and heads of internal audit
• Senior internal audit managers and team leaders
• Audit committee members overseeing the audit function
• Quality assurance reviewers within audit departments
• Auditors preparing to move into audit leadership roles

Course outline

1. 01The internal audit charter and organisational positioning
2. 02Building a quality assurance and improvement programme
3. 03Staffing, competency frameworks and co sourcing
4. 04Audit technology, data analytics and continuous auditing
5. 05Reporting to and managing relationships with the audit committee
6. 06Preparing for and undergoing external quality assessment
7. 07Managing multi site and multi entity audit functions
8. 08Budgeting and resourcing the internal audit department
9. 09Handling sensitive investigations and whistleblower referrals
10. 10Benchmarking audit function maturity and setting improvement priorities

Scheduled sessions