Keys to Maintaining an Effective and Strong Internal Audit Department

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Learning Objectives

To explore the role of today's internal audit leadership.
To recognize the role of internal audit in corporate governance.
To explore how to synergize the internal audit processes with other quality assurance groups.
To discover the keys to building effective relationships with management and the audit committee.
To discover the keys to staffing and training the audit group.
To identify how to develop a resource gap analysis for internal audit.

Course Description

An internal audit is essentially a pre-emptive maneuver to maintain operational efficiency and financial reliability and to safeguard assets. It provides independent assurance that an organization’s risk management, governance, and internal control processes are operating effectively. Therefore organizations must have a strong internal audit department that can provide an effective audit function.

This CPE webinar provides insights as to how you can have a strong foundation for your internal audit department.

It will also deliver key aspects for maintaining a sharp audit function. It will provide insight into the realities of internal audit management roles, and the elements needed to build a strong internal audit department to provide the most value for your company.

The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has done a tremendous job raising the profile of the auditing profession. As auditors, we strive to abide by the standards and guidelines. But have you ever asked management within your company if they knew such standards existed? Do they truly understand the concepts of risk-based auditing, independence, and obligations to the board or charter requirements?

It is surprising how so many of these basic concepts are taken for granted by auditors and that we assume management is aware. Individuals considering an internal audit management role should understand the challenges as well as benefits that may be presented to them within this role. Certain elements of the job must be well understood by those holding the positions.

The globalization of business, ongoing changes in technology, increased attention of shareholders and stakeholders and the continuing demands of the Audit Committee and senior management require a dynamic framework for managing today's internal audit department.

This CPE webinar is designed to step into the reality of the internal audit management role.

Following are the major topics covered in this CPE Auditing course:

Provide insight into the realities of internal audit management roles.
Elements needed to build a strong internal audit department.
Some of the concepts that aren’t always openly discussed within organizations--are important concepts the internal audit manager should ensure they can clarify with management and be prepared to address on the job.
The key competencies and responsibilities of today's internal audit management.
Methods for meeting the requirements of the internal audit profession.
Some of the greatest challenges of the role and how to address those challenges.

This CPE course, designed by a past Chief Audit Executive with significant exposure to a multitude of industries and internal audit frameworks, helps you to understand the Keys to maintain an effective and strong internal audit department.

Here is the link to your interests: Accounting & Auditing CPE Courses | CIA CPE Courses for Certified Internal Auditors

1.1 Introduction
09:45

1.2 Agenda
02:03

1.3 Internal audit charter and Independence
04:58

1.4 IA Definition Challenge
03:28

1.5 Independence Challenges
16:27

1.6 Charter Challenges and Actions
07:15

1.7 Authority Challenge, Reality, and Actions
17:38

1.8 Organization Challenges
02:50

1.9 Reporting Challenges
08:29

1.10 Risk Based Auditing
08:14

1.11 Identifying Risk and Responding to Risk
07:53

1.12 Independence of Audit Plan
09:03

1.13 When Management says "No"
10:38

1.14 Summary
02:18

2.1 Introduction and Agenda
09:45

2.2 IA Definiton Challenge and IA Role Challenges
05:41

2.3 Basic and Extended Role
14:48

2.4 Role of IA Management
06:16

2.5 Role of IA Leadership
05:52

2.6 Targets for Today's Leadership
14:15

2.7 Building effective relationships with management and audit committee
30:40

2.8 Keys to staffing and training IA
18:09

2.9 Synergizing IA with other processes
06:12

3.1 Summary
03:06

3.2 Ending Speech
01:00

Webinar Qualifies For

4 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US)
4 General Credit of Auditing for Accountant/Bookkeeper/Tax Professionals
4 CPE Credit of Internal Auditing for Certified Internal Auditors (CIA)
4 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
4 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Management Accountants (CMA)
4 CPE Credit of Internal Audit function for Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA)
4 CPD Credit of Auditing for Certified Financial Forensics (CFF)
4 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)
4 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP)
4 CPE Credit of Auditing for Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP)
4 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA)
4 CPE Credit of Auditing for Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL)
4 CPE Credit of Auditing for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA)
4 CPE Credit of Auditing for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA)
4 CPE Credit of Auditing for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA)
4 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Controls Specialist (CCS)

About Instructor

Lynn Fountain, CRMA, CPA (US), CGMA, MBA

Owner, Lynn Fountain Consulting and Training

Lynn Fountain has over 39 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 20 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing and risk management. She is a subject matter expert in multiple fields including internal audit, ethics, fraud evaluations, Sarbanes-Oxley, enterprise risk management, governance, financial management and compliance. Lynn has held two Chief Audit Executive (CAE) positions for international companies. In one of her roles as CAE, she assisted in the investigation of a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme perpetrated by a vendor that spanned 7 years and implicated 20 employees. The fraud was formally investigation by the FBI and resulted in 5 indictments estimating a $13M fraud loss.

Ms. Fountain is currently engaged in her own consulting and training practice. She has successfully executed on several consulting assignments spanning areas of accounting, risk, ERM and internal audit. She is a highly sought-after trainer and international speaker and has produced hundreds of courses delivered through seminars, conferences and on-demand training. She is the author of three separate technical books.

Raise the Red Flag – The Internal Auditors Guide to Fraud Evaluations”.
Leading the Internal Audit Function
Ethics and the Internal Auditor’s Dilemma

Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CPA, CGMA, CRMA credentials.

Additional Information

Duration

4 Hours

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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Susan Falkowitz, CIA

Really enjoy the courses. This particular course, while done back in 2014, still stands the test of time. Would like to see it updated once the IIA's revised IPPF comes out.

Mary Nicks, CPA (US)

Excellent course. I took away 4 items I can immediately put into practice. Instructor was very knowledgeable and course materials adequately covered areas presented.

Noemie Fohrer, CIA

Great content. Would appreciate more slides summarizing the concepts explained verbally for visual poeple like me!

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Keys to Maintaining an Effective and Strong Internal Audit Department

Course Details

Learning Objectives

Course Description

Modules

1 Foundations for a strong Internal Audit department 14 Modules | 1 Hour 50 Mins

Foundations for a strong Internal Audit department

2 Keys to managing an effective internal audit function 9 Modules | 1 Hour 51 Mins

Keys to managing an effective internal audit function

3 Closing 2 Modules | 4 Mins

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Presenter Details

About Instructor

Lynn Fountain, CRMA, CPA (US), CGMA, MBA

Other Details

Additional Information

4 Hours

Basic

QAS Self Study

None

None

FAQ’s

NASBA APPROVED

Ratings and Review

4.5

Susan Falkowitz, CIA

Mary Nicks, CPA (US)

Noemie Fohrer, CIA

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