This workshop is an invaluable tool to help avoid any significant findings, particularly given the new GIAS (effective from January 2025).
To ensure your internal audit function conforms to the IIA’s Global Internal Audit Standards, regular independent external quality assessment is required. IIA studies show that there are still common findings that “catch out” IA teams, which will be increased when the new standards are effective.
This workshop is an invaluable tool to help avoid any significant findings as well as learning how to turn this process into a positive experience that can galvanise the audit team’s efficiency and effectiveness. This workshop also includes “war stories” about the EQA process so you can select the right EQA provider build the trust and confidence of key stakeholders, not undermine it.
Who should attend?
Experienced auditors or more senior audit managers/heads of audit who play a role in ensuring that the audit department receives a satisfactory external quality assessment.
What will I learn?
Upon completion you will be able to:
- understand how an EQA process works
- learn how best to select your EQA provider, “war stories” and pitfalls to be managed
- understand key areas that an EQA often finds – and new areas likely to be a challenge in the light of the new GIAS
- understand good practices around an ongoing quality assurance and improvement programme and how to leverage what you are currently doing to get the credit you deserve
- consider the status of your own internal audit team and develop priority areas for further work.
CPE competency areas covered
- Global Internal Audit Standards
- Governance, risk and control
- Business acumen
You will achieve 7 CPE points for attending.
Lecturer
James C. Paterson is former head of audit for AstraZeneca PLC and has been consulting and training for the past 10 years for the IIA in Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and the UK.
He is the author of the book “Lean Auditing” and Root Cause Analysis and System Thinking and has spoken at 3 IIA International Conferences and also the ECIIA conference. He contributed to the IIA global team that worked on developing practice guidance for internal audit plans.
