2013 audit net guide to audit planning

AUDITNET® GUIDE

TO AUDIT PLANNINGUSING AUDIT PROGRAM TEMPLATES TO JUMP START

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AUDIT PROGRAMS• AUDIT STANDARDS - AUDITORS MUST INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING,

ANALYZING, EVALUATING, AND DOCUMENTING INFORMATION DURING THE

ENGAGEMENT

• PURPOSE OF AUDIT PROGRAMS

• ROAD MAP

• FOCUS ON AUDIT AREAS

• PROCEDURES

• ACCOMPLISH OBJECTIVES

• PROVIDES EVIDENCE OF THE AUDIT

• CROSS REFERENCES TO SUPPORTING WP

• SUPERVISORY REVIEW

TYPES OF AUDIT PROGRAM DOCUMENTS

• AUDIT CHECKLISTS

• QUESTIONNAIRES

• INTERNAL CONTROL OR RISK MATRICES

• DETAILED AUDIT PROCEDURES

AUDIT PROGRAM DESIGN FOR REPETITIVE AUDIT AREAS

1. PRO FORMA OR CUSTOMIZED FOR THE AUDIT AREA

• USED FOR PREVIOUSLY AUDITED AREAS

• USED FOR RECURRING CYCLE AUDITS – FOR EXAMPLE -PETTY CASH - BANK RECONCILIATION

2. PULL WORKPAPERS FROM PREVIOUS UPDATE

3. REVIEW FOR CHANGES

4. UPDATE THE AUDIT PROGRAM

5. CONDUCT THE AUDIT

AUDIT PROGRAM DESIGN FOR NEW AREAS1. CUSTOMIZED AUDIT PROGRAM

• START WITH OBJECTIVES, PURPOSE AND SCOPE

2. BUILD USING A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING

• RELY ON AUDITORS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• NETWORK BY REACHING OUT TO PEERS

• CONDUCT INTERNET SEARCH FOR SIMILAR AUDITS

• CHECK PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION RESOURCES

• EXTERNAL RESOURCE SITES

AUDITORS SHARING AUDIT PROGRAMS

• IF WE BUILD IT…

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PROGRAMS

• MORE THAN 15,000 AUDIT PROCEDURES

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WHAT’S NEW

• IF YOU HAVEN’T VISITED AUDITNET® LATELY HERE IS WHAT’S NEW:

• SITE REDESIGN LAUNCHED APRIL 2013

• HOME PAGE FEATURES AUDIT NEWS AND EVENTS

• NEW TEMPLATE CONTENT ADDED

• TRAINING WITHOUT TRAVEL

• TECHNOLOGY SURVEYS

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WHAT’S COMING• NOW THAT YOU HAVE HAD A TOUR OF

AUDITNET® HERE IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON:

• MOBILE APPS FOR IOS AND ANDROID DEVICES (SEPTEMBER 2013)

• ADDING NEW INDUSTRY RELATED CONTENT

• UPDATING TEMPLATE DESCRIPTION PAGES

• TRANSLATING AUDITNET® CONTENT AND SITE INTO OTHER LANGUAGES

• SURVEYS ON LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT MOVING AUDITORS AND AUDIT DEPARTMENTS UP THE AUDIT TECHNOLOGY MATURITY CURVE

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