CFO Series: Aren't We All Auditors All the Time?

Course Details

Date

Friday, October 18, 2024

9:00am – 11:00am (Registration: 4:02pm)

Location

Online

Field of Study

Accounting & Audit

CPE Credit

2 hours CPE credit

Level of Knowledge

Intermediate

Vendor

CPA Crossings

Prerequisites

At least six (6) months of professional financial statement analysis experience.

Description

Audits involve testing, review, examination, and verification. However on another level - we audit procedures, reports at work, who fulfilled commitments, systems, other people's driving skills, deliveries, etc. We all audit everything all the time and that is wonderful. Auditing skills are valuable and necessary for our professional success and personal happiness. Every professional will audit what they encounter, including us. In this course, we will illustrate how continuous auditing skills are valuable, all the time. Whether you are an auditor or not, our role as a business leader IS to audit continuously! Better leaders have these audit skills.

Highlights

The major topics covered in this course include:
  • Recognizing the need to think before we react.
  • How to Look and listen effectively.
  • Evaluating using multiple different criteria.
  • Communication strategies.
  • Problem solving, not just problem identification.
  • Critical thinking.
  • Being skeptical without being cynical.
  • Unconventional keys to success.
  • The never-ending need to audit continuously.

Objectives

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...
  • Analyze your role in your organization.
  • Apply your auditing skills to your professional and personal life.
  • Evaluate communication strategies to solve organizational problems.

Designed For

Financial leaders seeking to understand the advantages of and need to continuously audit, including corporate financial leaders, CEOs, CFOs, CPAs, controllers, board members, and consultants. Business owners and professionals who advise them.

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