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Developing and Presenting Audit Findings

Course Category Audit

February 11 - 12, 2025

5:00 a.m.

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On-Site

This course will be delivered on-site in American Samoa.

Registration for this course is invitation-only. Please email us for additional details.

This course is designed for the American Samoa's Territorial Audit Office

Course Description

A key challenge in reporting the results of performance audits is to formulate the report message from the audit data. An additional challenge is to then compile and sequence the audit facts to support that message. Using alternative methods, gain hands-on practice in marshaling the evidence from your audit into findings that answer the audit objectives and present the details in an understanding and convincing manner. Using case exercises, learn to develop findings for compliance, process and control, accomplishment, and impact audits. Students will present a finding developed during an integrated case study.

What You Will Learn

Learning Outcomes:

Explain the central role of effective audit objectives in finding development
Define the role of performance aspects in audit findings
Describe two finding paradigms used in performance auditing and the elements they contain
Outline a finding and prepare a synopsis summarizing the audit results in response to the audit objectives
Develop and present audit findings and related conclusions and recommendations
Apply the Government Auditing Standards in the development of audit findings

Who Should Attend

New auditors who do performance, contract and grant auditing. This course will also benefit experienced auditors who want to enhance their developing and presenting audit findings skills.

Tuition Fees

With funding support from the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs, courses are available free of charge for government accountability professionals within the insular areas. The course fee is waived and there is no cost to register and attend, Professionals who do not meet the above criteria, please contact [email protected].

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February 11 - 12, 2025

5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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CPEs - 16 Credit Hours

On-Site, American Samoa

TBD, American Samoa

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Instructor

Drummond Kahn

Portland, OR

Drummond Kahn serves on the faculty of the Graduate School USA, training auditors and financial managers in the U.S. and overseas. Since 1990, Mr. Kahn served in federal, state, and local government auditing positions.

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