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Public finance, taxation and treasury

Internal audit: from risk mapping to the audit report

Running a full internal audit assignment to international standards, and producing recommendations management actually implements.

Learning objectives

  • Apply international internal audit standards
  • Build a prioritised risk map
  • Design a multi-year risk-based audit plan
  • Conduct interviews, tests and sampling in the field
  • Write a clear report and follow up recommendations

Programme

  1. Positioning and the internal audit charter
  2. Risk identification, scoring and prioritisation
  3. Audit planning and resource allocation
  4. Fieldwork: evidence, testing, working papers
  5. Report writing and management debriefing
  6. Recommendation follow-up and quality assessment

Target audience

  • Internal auditors and audit team leaders
  • Inspectors general and controllers
  • Audit committee members
  • Quality and compliance officers

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