Description

To carry out the internal audit successfully, it is essential to have a rigorous method, but also relational skills to encourage the support of stakeholders and their contribution to the process.

This training is aimed at auditors who have already acquired basic knowledge in internal audit and who wish to strengthen their practices, integrate a quality assurance approach into existing audit processes, and develop attitudes that will strengthen their effectiveness. Participants will learn to apply advanced internal audit methods, improve their communication and relationship with stakeholders, and integrate quality assurance techniques into their audit processes.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

• Internal auditor and controller, risk manager.
• Any person who has completed practical internal audit training.

Prerequisites

None.

Training objectives

Develop your position as a confirmed auditor and/or internal controller

Implement a quality management program for the internal audit process

Training program

• Develop the internal audit plan and mission planning
  • Taking into account the requests of governance bodies: audit committee, general management and CAC (auditors).
  • Defining the necessary means and resources.
• Manage an internal audit mission
  • Monitoring the mission.
  • Evaluating the quality of the approach.
• Pilot l’audit interne
  • With governance bodies and communication.
  • With internal and external stakeholders.
  • Continuous improvement and overall evaluation of effectiveness of the audit system.
• Develop your soft skills
  • Transversal skills to use:
  • during opening meetings;
  • during interviews and auditee interviews;
  • during the closing and results presentation meetings.
• Train and put into practice
  • Negotiation and conflict management techniques to:
  • raise awareness and convince (with general management to define the strategic plan);
  • opening meeting (gain buy-in, create the conditions for collaboration with the auditees);
  • production phase (obtain all the information in quality and quantity, reliable and sufficient);
  • closing meeting (convince and negotiate recommendations).
  • Soft skills, leverage for internal audit value creation.