Becoming a Chief Audit Executive - Leading the Internal Audit Function

This training program will enumerate the IIA Standards and the auditor’s responsibility to abide by the standards. The program will also look at management’s expectations of internal audit and detail skills required for internal audit management. It will provide real-world examples and challenges facing today’s internal audit.

Why Should You Attend:

Performing the role of a chief audit executive in today’s corporate environment can be both challenging as well as rewarding. Today’s internal audit processes is an ever-expanding role and vital to any business. Many companies consider internal audit as a training ground for future management as it provides professionals with key strategic insight into the business. For an organization to truly build credibility within the internal audit function, the skills and organizational positioning of the chief audit executive and internal audit management is a critical success factor.

Anyone stepping into an internal audit management role must have the fortitude and ability to appropriately balance the organization’s needs with the necessity for independence and objectivity. This can be a very difficult issue for even the most experienced executive. Auditors must be prepared to understand and uphold the Institute of Internal Auditor Standards while learning how to balance the requirements of those standards with management’s expectations.

This session will cover the essentials behind leading the internal audit function. It will outline several challenges faced by internal auditors when attempting to execute their fiduciary duty while also meeting management’s expectations.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• The IIA Standards and the auditor’s responsibility to abide by the standards.
• Management’s expectations of internal audit.
• Critical hard and soft skills required for internal audit management and the internal auditor.
• Real-world examples and challenges facing today’s internal audit.
• Key concepts to ensure audit management is ready to meet the challenges they face.
• Legal and ethical standards needed.
• Preparing and transitioning into your new role.

Who Will Benefit:

• Internal Auditors
• Internal Audit Directors
• CFOs
• CEOs
• Finance Professionals
• Professionals considering an internal audit role