Robert L. Mainardi - Beyond Audit

1 Cover

2 Title Page

3 Copyright

4 Dedication

5 Preface

6 Acknowledgments

7 About the Author

8 CHAPTER 1: What Happened AUDIT EXECUTION CHALLENGES UNDERSTANDING YOUR ROLE CRITICAL MEETING KEYS

9 CHAPTER 2: Understanding the Remote Approach TRADITIONAL VERSUS REMOTE AUDIT RECOGNIZING THE CHALLENGES RESPONSIBILITY ASSIGNMENTS COMMUNICATING CRITICAL INFORMATION AUDIT PLANNING AUDIT FIELDWORK AUDIT REPORTING AUDIT WRAP-UP

10 CHAPTER 3: Marketing the Internal Audit DepartmentCREATING YOUR AUDIT BRAND DEFINING INTERNAL AUDIT INTERNAL AUDIT'S THREE PILLARS EXPLAINING THE AUDIT PHASES DISPELLING THE MYTHS

11 CHAPTER 4: Building an Effective Audit Team BEYOND AUDIT LEARNING MAP SKILLS FOCUS IN THE REMOTE ENVIRONMENT REMOTE BUSINESS PARTNER MEETINGS AGENDAS DRIVE THE MEETING AUDIT STATUS MEMOS REMOTE AUDITOR SKILLS PROFILE BEYOND AUDIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN

12 CHAPTER 5: The Methodology – Objective RecognitionIMPROVING THE AUDIT PROCESS BEYOND AUDIT – ORC MODEL IDENTIFYING THE BUSINESS OBJECTIVE BUSINESS OBJECTIVE IDENTIFICATION CHALLENGE BUSINESS OBJECTIVE IDENTIFICATION IN A REMOTE AUDIT BUSINESS PROCESS RISKS BUSINESS PROCESS CONTROLS COMPLETING THE AUDIT PLANNING

13 CHAPTER 6: Audit Fieldwork FIELDWORK COMMUNICATION FIELDWORK RESPONSIBILITIES WORKPAPER REQUIREMENTS BEYOND AUDIT – BASELINE WORKPAPER COMPONENTS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE WORKPAPER SELF-REVIEW AND KEYS BEYOND AUDIT – TOP 10 KEYS TO MANAGING FIELDWORK

14 CHAPTER 7: The Methodology – Partner ResultsCOMMUNICATING AUDIT RESULTS UNDERSTANDING THE AUDIT REPORT PHASE AUDIT REPORT FOUNDATION BEYOND AUDIT – ISSUE DISCUSSION KEYS AUDIT REPORTING THROUGHOUT AN AUDIT EFFECTIVE INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT COMPONENTS AUDIT REPORT CHALLENGES

15 CHAPTER 8: Internal Audit Value DEFINING REAL ACTION STEPS IN CREATING AN ACTION PLAN ACTION PLAN ADOPTION PROCESS CA METHODOLOGY OVERVIEW ACTION PLAN TRACKING

16 CHAPTER 9: Internal Audit Dashboards DASHBOARD DEFINED BEYOND AUDIT – DDIO METHODOLOGY AUDIT DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS AUDIT DASHBOARD – LESSONS LEARNED

17 CHAPTER 10: Communication Focus UNDERSTANDING THE COMMUNICATION MODEL MESSAGE DELIVERY THE VALUE OF LISTENING BEYOND AUDIT ADVISOR APPROACH INTERNAL AUDIT RELATIONSHIPS BEYOND AUDIT – INTERNAL AUDIT MARKETING BEYOND AUDIT – MEETING FACILITATION KEYS

18 CHAPTER 11: Analyzing Internal Audit BEYOND AUDIT – ARB METHODOLOGY ARB CONCLUSION

19 CHAPTER 12: How Good Is Audit? INTRODUCING THE TOP TEN CREATING AN ACTION PLAN

20 CHAPTER 13: Focused on Learning REMOTE LEARNING

21 Index

22 End User License Agreement

1 Chapter 3 TABLE 3.1 Auditor Perceptions: Myths and Realities

2 Chapter 6TABLE 6.1 Baseline Workpaper ComponentsTABLE 6.2 Keys to Managing Fieldwork

3 Chapter 7TABLE 7.1 Keys for Discussing Issues EffectivelyTABLE 7.2 Beyond Audit – Overall Audit Report OpinionsTABLE 7.3 Beyond Audit – Audit Objectives Rating TableTABLE 7.4 Root Cause Identification Keys

4 Chapter 9TABLE 9.1 SIPOC Template

5 Chapter 10TABLE 10.1 Beyond Audit Meeting Advisor Approach

6 Chapter 13TABLE 13.1 Beyond Audit Training Learning Map

1 Chapter 4 FIGURE 4.1 Beyond Audit Learning Map

2 Chapter 9FIGURE 9.1 SIPOC internal audit.FIGURE 9.2 Beyond Audit dashboard terms explained.FIGURE 9.3 Beyond Audit dashboard criteria detail page.

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