California Association of State Auditors

Audit Reports can significantly lose their effect if not written professionally. Writing an audit report is a fine art and, once perfected, can take on more importance than the audit itself. In this hands-on workshop, attendees will learn, in-depth, about each component of an audit report and how to set the correct tense and clarity to gain the most effectiveness.  Participants will complete various exercises designed to improve their ability to write concise and effective reports.
 

Who Should Attend: Financial, Operational, and Information Technology Auditors who would like to maximize the effectiveness of their audit reports

NASBA Field of Study: Auditing
 

Objectives:

• Overview of best practices in effective writing techniques, including effective word usage, emotional words /statements to avoid, report conciseness, clarity, etc.
• Review the types of audit reports and their differences
• Hands-on group exercises to refine skillsets for crafting findings, report comments and executive summaries
• Delivering findings that are read by executives and deliver results