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Jennifer Louis, President
Jennifer has over 25 years of experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and soft skills topics needed for professional and organization.
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Properly designed and effectively operating internal control over financial reporting is critical for preventing, or detecting and correcting, material misstatement. This module will describe how to satisfy the audit requirements related to taking a control reliance strategy by testing the operating effectiveness of internal controls while promoting an effective and efficient financial statement audit.
Major Topics:
- Generally accepted audit requirements related to testing controls for operating effectiveness
- Identifying key controls that may prove effective and efficient to test in a control reliance strategy
- Responses when deviations are discovered when evaluating the design or operating effectiveness of internal control
- Leveraging audit evidence available through Service Organization Control (SOC1) Reports
- General computer control considerations when evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting
Learning Objectives
- Discover and discuss generally accepted audit requirements related to testing controls for operating effectiveness.
- Identify and explain how to evaluate the results of a control reliance test for operating effectiveness.
- Explore and describe the use of Service Organization Control (SOC1) Reports on a financial statement audit.
- Identify the impact of a control reliance strategy on the detailed audit plan.
Last updated/reviewed: June 6, 2021
Included In Certifications
This course is included in the following Certification Programs:
13 CoursesAudit Training Level 2 - Experienced Staff
- Fraud Risk - Complying with Minimum Audit Requirements
- Best Practices for Identifying and Evaluating Audit Risk - Linking Risk to the Detailed Audit Plan
- Testing Internal Controls - Exploring Strategies for Verifying Operating Effectiveness
- Inquiry and Research - Improving Critical Audit Skills
- Auditing Investments - Understanding Risks and Procedures for the Most Common Investments
- Auditing Accounts Receivable - Focusing Procedures for Testing Existence and Valuation
- Auditing Liabilities, Including Long-Term Debt - Addressing the Risks of Completeness, Classification, and Disclosure
- Substantive Analytic Procedures - Strengthening Evidence to Satisfy Audit Objectives
- Sampling - Avoiding Common Mistakes on Financial Statement and Compliance Audits
- Desired Traits of a Star Performer - Visualizing How to Become an Exceptional Staff Auditor
- Professional Requirements for Assurance Providers, Including Independence - Understanding Critical Code of Professional Conduct Concepts
- Accounting Update - Hot Topics for Preparing Current Period Financial Statements
- Auditing & Attest Update - Hot Topics for Current Period Audits and Other Attest Services
2 Reviews (7 ratings)Reviews
Anonymous
(Senior IT Auditor)
Thanks for this in-depth course. The course material is rich and the delivery, very excellent.
Curtis Coachman
(Auditor at VA)
Good course...slides alone don't seem to provide enough insight to answer the test
Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Intermediate
No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.
Designed For: Accountants who have responsibility for evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of controls in a financial statement audit.
Education Provider Information
Company:
Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact:
For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .