Description
$225 (per person) includes an online webinar for 3 hours of CPE credit
This focused training helps government auditors build and refine their audit universe and perform strategic entity-level risk assessments.
Learn how to structure, prioritize, and evaluate risks across auditable entities to support smarter planning, better coverage, and more effective use of audit resources.
Learning Objectives:
- Define and develop a comprehensive audit universe using organizational objectives and structures
- Identify and group auditable entities and sub-entities based on function, compliance needs, and risk exposure
- Recognize when to apply entity-level risk assessment techniques using specific risk, process-based, and risk factor approaches
- Determine how to calculate and evaluate residual risk at the entity level using inherent risk categories and control effectiveness
Program Level: Basic
Field of Study: Auditing (Governmental)
Who Should Attend: Government auditors
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation Required: None
Instructional Method: Webinar (Group Internet Based)
CPE Credit Hours: 3
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Central
Webinar Leader:
Elizabeth McDowell, CPA CIA
Elizabeth McDowell, CPA, CIA has nearly 20 years of audit experience and is the founder of Audit Forward, an innovative internal audit consulting and training firm. Elizabeth is passionate about advancing and advocating for the internal audit profession and was recently recognized as one of the 2023 Internal Audit Beacons by Richard Chambers. Elizabeth makes auditing and training fun (no, really!) with the help of her mascot, Audie the Internal Otteror. In addition to training and consulting, Elizabeth is an adjunct Professor of Accounting at Front Range Community College.
Elizabeth’s most recent industry experience was at Achieve, where she was Sr. Director, Audit Strategy; prior to that, she held internal audit leadership roles at Elevations Credit Union, Fidelity Investments, and Xcel Energy after first starting her career at Ernst & Young.
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