All auditors need to know how to document audit findings because audit findings are one of the two key deliverables of an audit project (the other is the conclusion against the audit objective, if you were wondering ☺). Here is a statement that performance auditors following GAGAS must include in their audit report: GAGAS 2018 […]
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Qualities of a Strong Oversight Body
Something went terribly wrong. Maybe oil leaked into the Gulf or nursing home residents were being abused. Maybe a local pharmacy is selling opioids based on bogus prescriptions. I don’t need to go on, because you know the headlines. But what is to be done about it? Who do we turn to when management of […]
What an audit director needs to know
Congratulations! You made it. You are now king or queen of an entire audit shop. I am sure you have a more formal title – such as audit director, chief audit executive, or audit partner. But no matter your formal title, you’ve paid your dues by learning the critical skills of how to conduct an […]
What an audit manager needs to know
An audit manager has tackled the basics and is ready to lead an audit project, maybe multiple audit projects, from start to finish. Ideally, the front-line tasks – like testing and audit documentation – are left in the hands of audit staff so that the audit manager can concentrate on higher level tasks – like planning […]
Is your audit report sexy?
Audit report writing doesn’t have to be so hard. Problems in creating an audit report can be avoided. And reports can and should be sexy.
Are you ready for the changing role of internal audit?
by Terry Owen The pandemic and the changing role of internal audit have likely prompted you to make quick and sweeping decisions in order to continue to deliver for your stakeholders. I imagine that you have made an untold number of adjustments to the way you lead your audit team on-the-fly in 2020. Congratulations on […]
What a new auditor needs to know
In some work environments, a new auditor is expected to hit the ground running! Here is your assignment, newbie. Now go! My audit supervisor in my first professional job in public accounting expected that of me. She literally gave me last year’s working papers and told me to replicate them in half the time of […]
How to Give a Great Presentation: 9 Tips for Auditors
How to give a great presentation: By Jim Comer “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” “… a thousand points of light.” Most Americans know that Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Kennedy and George Bush uttered […]
What is the job of an auditor?
Auditors, I suggest you keep your job title on the down-low when meeting someone new at a party. Why? Because just as soon as you reveal you are an auditor, your new acquaintance will get very quiet. Shortly thereafter, your not-yet (and likely will-never-be) friend will leave to get a drink and never come back. […]
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