Audit Principles and Practices for Managers Course

Help managers work effectively with audits through assurance principles, risk and control assessment, evidence, findings, remediation and accountability.

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Audit Principles and Practices for Managers Course

Training Outlines

Introduction

Managers are responsible for effective controls and credible evidence long before an audit begins. This course explains what auditors examine, how conclusions are formed and how leaders can convert assurance activity into stronger performance and governance.

Objectives

Explain the purpose, scope and limits of different audits.
Connect governance, risk management and internal control.
Assess whether controls are well designed and operating.
Prepare evidence, people and processes for an audit.
Participate effectively in interviews and walkthroughs.
Evaluate findings, causes, consequences and recommendations.
Develop and verify proportionate corrective actions.
Build continuous readiness and constructive assurance relationships.

Course Outlines

Day 1: Audit, Assurance and Management Accountability

Purpose and value of assurance
Internal, external and regulatory audits
Independence, objectivity and professional scepticism
Governance roles and management responsibilities
Audit scope, criteria and materiality
Rights, responsibilities and communication protocols

Day 2: Risk and Internal Control

Objectives, risks and control relationships
Preventive, detective and corrective controls
Control design and operating effectiveness
Policies, approvals and segregation of duties
Information, monitoring and management review
Common control gaps and failure patterns

Day 3: Audit Planning and Evidence

Risk-based audit planning
Process mapping and control walkthroughs
Documents, records and system evidence
Sampling, observation and interviews
Evidence relevance, reliability and sufficiency
Requests, logistics and audit coordination

Day 4: Findings, Reports and Management Response

Finding structure and evidence trails
Criteria, condition, cause and consequence
Risk rating and issue prioritisation
Factual accuracy and closing discussions
Management responses and action ownership
Clear, practical and measurable commitments

Day 5: Remediation and Continuous Readiness

Root-cause analysis and sustainable solutions
Action plans, milestones and resources
Closure evidence and effectiveness testing
Outstanding actions and escalation
Lessons, trends and control improvement
Management audit-readiness plan

Training Locations

This Audit Principles and Practices for Managers Course is available in multiple cities. Please select your preferred location from the list below

Durrës

Albania

Tirana

Albania

Andorra la Vella

Andorra

Escaldes-Engordany

Andorra

Innsbruck

Austria

Salzburg

Austria

Vienna

Austria

Gomel

Belarus

Minsk

Belarus

Antwerp

Belgium

Brussels

Belgium

Banja Luka

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Plovdiv

Bulgaria

Sofia

Bulgaria

Dubrovnik

Croatia

Split

Croatia

Zagreb

Croatia

Limassol

Cyprus

Nicosia

Cyprus

Brno

Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

Aarhus

Denmark

Copenhagen

Denmark

Tallinn

Estonia

Tartu

Estonia

Helsinki

Finland

Tampere

Finland

Lyon

France

Marseille

France

Nice

France

Paris

France

Berlin

Germany

Frankfurt

Germany

Hamburg

Germany

Munich

Germany

Athens

Greece

Thessaloniki

Greece

Budapest

Hungary

Debrecen

Hungary

Akureyri

Iceland

Reykjavík

Iceland

Jakarta

Indonesia

Cork

Ireland

Dublin

Ireland

Florence

Italy

Milan

Italy

Naples

Italy

Rome

Italy

Osaka

Japan

Tokyo

Japan

Pristina

Kosovo

Prizren

Kosovo

Liepāja

Latvia

Riga

Latvia

Schaan

Liechtenstein

Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Kaunas

Lithuania

Vilnius

Lithuania

Esch-sur-Alzette

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City

Luxembourg

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Malé

Maldives

St. Julian's

Malta

Valletta

Malta

Bălți

Moldova

Chișinău

Moldova

La Condamine

Monaco

Monte Carlo

Monaco

Budva

Montenegro

Podgorica

Montenegro

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Rotterdam

Netherlands

The Hague

Netherlands

Abuja

Nigeria

Lagos

Nigeria

Port Harcourt

Nigeria

Ohrid

North Macedonia

Skopje

North Macedonia

Bergen

Norway

Oslo

Norway

Gdańsk

Poland

Kraków

Poland

Warsaw

Poland

Faro

Portugal

Lisbon

Portugal

Porto

Portugal

Bucharest

Romania

Cluj-Napoca

Romania

City of San Marino

San Marino

Serravalle

San Marino

Belgrade

Serbia

Novi Sad

Serbia

Singapore

Bratislava

Slovakia

Košice

Slovakia

Bled

Slovenia

Ljubljana

Slovenia

Incheon

South Korea

Seoul

South Korea

Barcelona

Spain

Madrid

Spain

Valencia

Spain

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Sri Lanka

Gothenburg

Sweden

Stockholm

Sweden

Bern

Switzerland

Geneva

Switzerland

Zurich

Switzerland

Kaohsiung

Taiwan

Taipei

Taiwan

Ankara

Turkey

Istanbul

Turkey

Kyiv

Ukraine

Lviv

Ukraine

Odesa

Ukraine

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Birmingham

United Kingdom

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

London

United Kingdom

Manchester

United Kingdom

Rome (Vatican-adjacent)

Vatican City

Training Schedule

Below is the table of cities along with the respective dates for the upcoming training sessions of Audit Principles and Practices for Managers Course. Please review the schedule to find the most convenient option for you. You can also use the below search bar to type the city name and filter the results.