An internal audit manual is essential to the adequate documentation and steps to take during an audit to ensure it follows the proper internal audit standards as promulgated by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). In order to prepare an effective audit manual for an internal audit department requires an organized strategy and steps to take to ensure an audit, consulting engagement or an internal confidential investigation is carried out effectively. There are several areas that can be covered in an audit manual, including engagement letter, planning documents, effective audit programs, progress update templates and final reports. This course will touch on all areas of an audit manual and how to present it in the case of an internal audit, a consulting engagement or an internal confidential investigation.

1. Overview
How to Prepare an Effective Audit Manual for an Internal Audit
Department
Date: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 || Time: 01:00 PM EDT | 10:00 AM PST
Duration: 90 Minutes || Course Level: Beginner
'Live' Webinar by Marna Steuart
An internal audit manual is essential to the adequate documentation and steps to take
during an audit to ensure it follows the proper internal audit standards as promulgated by
the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). In order to prepare an effective audit manual for an
internal audit department requires an organized strategy and steps to take to ensure an
audit, consulting engagement or an internal confidential investigation is carried out
effectively. There are several areas that can be covered in an audit manual, including
engagement letter, planning documents, effective audit programs, progress update
templates and final reports. This course will touch on all areas of an audit manual and
how to present it in the case of an internal audit, a consulting engagement or an internal
confidential investigation.
Why should you attend?
Having an effective audit manual will make the difference between having a tool that
assists in effective audits, consulting engagements and internal confidential
investigations and not having the proper guidance required to ensure your audit
department is equipped to be successful. Taking a proactive stance on authoring an
audit manual can result in cost savings to organizations for costly training, not to mention
invaluable comfort to Management that auditors are performing in accordance with the
Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standards. This course will provide you with a basic
understanding of different elements that should be included in an effective audit manual,
different ways to present different types of audits and what the standards dictate, how to
plan, perform and report results of an internal, consulting engagement or confidential
investigation audit. Examples of templates will be provided for every step included in the
audit processes.
Areas covered in the webinar
• Identify and collect essential pre-audit background information
• A basic understanding of the most popular types of internal audit projects
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2. • The areas included in an audit manual
• Planning audit objectives, scope and developing an audit work program – Audit
Planning checklist
• Audit Fieldwork
• Audit Reporting and Follow-up, Work-paper filing and Project Closure
• The audit manual for a consulting engagement and confidential investigation
• Real life examples will be shared from the instructors’ extensive background in this
area
Learning objective
To understand how to develop an internal audit manual and start to finish instructions
and templates on how to perform different types of audits given the project description.
Who will benefit
• Internal Audit personnel involved in developing an audit manual and performing audits
• Internal Audit Management
• Training for finance Professionals responsible for developing an audit manual or
manual for performing audits
• Management concerned with efficiency and effectiveness of the audit department
Speaker profile
Marna Steuart has been in the audit industry for over twenty years. Ms.
Steuart began her career with a Big Four firm as an external auditor, then as
an internal auditor in several different capacities within several different
industries. Ms. Steuart has performed internal audits, consulting
engagements, vendor contract audits, collective bargaining contracts, construction
contract audits of several third-party contracts and confidential investigations throughout
her career as an internal auditor. She has first-hand knowledge of how to perform each
type of audit and how to build an effective audit manual for all types of audits.