Internal Auditing

This course introduces students to the internal audit profession and the internal audit process and is designed for accounting, auditing, and business students; CPAs, CIAs, and CMAs or candidates; controllers and internal auditors; financial and auditing managers; corporate executives; and federal and state auditors and managers.

Topics include the definition of internal auditing, the IIA's International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF), risk, governance and control issues, and conducting internal audit engagements—including report writing and interviewing skills.

Additional topics covered are Internal Auditing (IA) standards; internal controls; managing the IA department; IA working papers, procedures, evidences, sampling, and flowcharting; 30 major areas of operational auditing, such as production, marketing, finances, information and digital communications technology, purchasing, and personnel; fraud detection, including a discussion of the latest developments in financial crimes; major areas of management auditing; IA reports; and evaluation of the IA function.

What You Can Learn:

• Learn the techniques for conducting an internal audit and interviewing skills
• Understand internal auditing standards, controls, and management skills
• Complete working papers, review procedures documenting evidence, sampling work, and learn to create flowcharts
• Understand the signals to look for in fraud detection