Description:
Accepted practice in performance auditing is to begin an audit with objectives based on user needs and to develop a report that answers those objectives. This course is grounded on the concept that using audit objectives as the logical, integrated basis from planning through reporting helps you organize your message and write reports that succinctly communicate the audit results. In practice exercises, write audit objectives that, when answered, will tell audit results as a story. In a case exercise, use a report conference to reach agreement on the message before writing; organize the report message to answer the audit objectives, and; write a finding synopsis. This course is part of the Certified Government Auditor (CGA) program, Level 2.
Duration:
3 days
Level:
Intermediate
Who Should Attend?
Auditors who want to enhance their report-writing skills.
Credits:
24 CPEsLearning Outcomes:
- Design a report to solve the problem of multiple audiences.
- Explain the effect objectives have on findings and message formulation.
- Write objectives for process-oriented and results-oriented audits that identify performance aspects and finding elements to be developed and form an outline for the report.
- Organize a finding that answers the audit objectives using different methods and advance organizers such as captions and topic sentences.
- Apply general guidelines for selecting appropriate visual aids.
Available Sessions:
| Session Code | Start Date | End Date | Location | Tuition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session Code AUDT8511-002 | Start Date Apr 29, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date May 01, 2025 5:00 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,199.00 | |
| Session Code AUDT8511-003 | Start Date Jun 10, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Jun 12, 2025 5:00 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,199.00 | |
| Session Code AUDT8511-004 | Start Date Jul 22, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Jul 24, 2025 5:00 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,199.00 | |
| Session Code AUDT8511-007 | Start Date Aug 04, 2025 8:30 AM EST | End Date Aug 06, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location InPerson | Tuition $1,199.00 | |
| Session Code AUDT8511-001 | Start Date Aug 19, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Aug 21, 2025 5:00 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,199.00 | |
| Session Code AUDT8511-005 | Start Date Sep 16, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Sep 18, 2025 5:00 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,199.00 | |
| Session Code AUDT8511-006 | Start Date Dec 02, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Dec 04, 2025 5:00 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $1,199.00 |
- Module 1 How Report Structure Serves Various Audiences
- Module 2 How Auditing and Reporting Form a Coherent Process
- Module 3 How Objectives Determine Finding Content
- Module 4 How an Audit Plan is Built From Objectives
- Module 5 How to Move From Data to Findings
- Module 6 How to Use Advance Organizers for a Coherent Report
Other Recommended Courses:
- Developing and Presenting Audit Findings (AUDT7021)
- Reviewing Other People's Report Writing (AUDT9502)
- Written Communication for Auditors (AUDT8611)
- Presentation and Briefing Skills for Auditors (AUDT8522)
