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Objectives
In this pragmatic three-day seminar you will learn the fundamentals of operational auditing, including the key requirements you must meet to conduct an effective operational review. You will gain an understanding of management practices and discover how to determine if they help or hinder the achievement of the organization’s objectives. You will identify conditions that reduce cycle time and create waste. You also will find out how you can leverage the COSO framework, Six Sigma, CAATs Balanced Scorecard, and other business tools to better understand operating areas, plus master techniques for quantifying the value of your recommendations, and cover ways to enhance your audit process, accelerate the identification of issues, and provide more timely feedback to management. Throughout the seminar you will work through exercises and apply the skills you learn here to audits of key functional areas.
Outlines
Terminology and Key Concepts
- changing roles and responsibilities of internal auditors
- the link between financial, compliance, and operational audits
- incorporating operational risks into Internal Audit’s risk-based auditing approach
- evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of operations
The Operational Audit
- planning and performing operational audits: the essential elements
- identifying, measuring, and assessing operational objectives
- operational procedures and management’s response to deviations
- evaluating the tools management uses to set and monitor organizational goals
- quality and performance improvement methodologies
- developing and using metrics to monitor performance and risks
- key operational audit tools
Payroll
- identifying the risks in the payroll function
- objectives, controls, procedures, and personnel
- payroll fraud schemes
- evaluating improvement opportunities
Production
- auditing production risks
- key elements of the production process: labor, materials, equipment, facilities, and costs
- production methodologies
- identifying key cost drivers to protect bottom-line results
- adapting production concepts to service-based organizations
Project Management
- auditing high-risk/high-impact projects within the organization
- common project management problem areas
- performing project risk assessments
- examining the project life-cycle
- IT projects and the system development life cycle
Who Should Attend
• Anyone seeking to understand an operational audit.• Executives desiring to learn more about operational audit or who are exploring a transition to operational or integrated auditing.• Auditors in transition from financial and compliance based audits to operational auditing.• Auditors currently performing operational audits seeking to gain tips and tools to complete efficient and effective operational audits
Duration
5 Days
