Guide to Practical Audit Compliance for Partners and Managers - Day One

This course has been designed to help participants prepare their practices for ACCA audit monitoring visits.The most common causes of unsatisfactory monitoring visit outcomes will be identified and discussed during the course. Participants will learn how to undertake audits and to record audit work in a manner consistent with the requirements of Auditing Standards and which will consequently meet monitoring visit requirements. The course will involve case study examples and is suitable for partners and also managers in public practice. The sessions can be attended either together as a package, or individually if desired. Book early as participant numbers are limited.

The planning process and recording of audit evidence (part one)
• the regulatory process
• the methodology for improving your compliance procedures
• impact of International Standards of Auditing
• the permanent file
• the planning process
– risk and materiality
– identifying key areas
– tailoring the audit programme
• recording audit evidence
– getting it right
– the audit of fixed assets
– the audit of expenditure
• common problems and how to avoid them

Dates and locations
London, 3 April
London, 12 August
Manchester, 21 October
London, 25 November
London, 9 December - NEW

Lecturer
Michael Scott BSc FCA FCCA, Director, PCP Limited