Audit Training

Certification - Level 1 - Beginning Staff

A series of courses designed for Auditors with limited to no practical experience on audits; qualifies for two regulatory ethics credits and 30.5 CPE credits.

Brief

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Duration: 31.5 Hours
Method: online

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$299.00 Credits: 31.5 hours

Certificate Highlights

Learn the basic skills new staff needs to hit the ground running and efficiently complete assigned tasks, including what new auditors are expected to know and do, including the nature, timing, and extent of common audit procedures. Focus on why certain procedures are performed and perform typical procedures.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe accounting, auditing and other attest issues important to a public accountant.
  • Explain best practices for complying with professional, technical, and regulatory requirements related to common A&A issues faced by public accountants.
  • Apply examples and illustrations to “real-life” circumstances encountered in financial statement audits.

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Why should I be Illumeo Certified?

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What happens if I fail the exam?

There is an exam for every course and you must pass every one in order to receive your certification. You may re-study the content and re-take any exam until you pass it.

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Instructor

Jennifer F. Louis

CPA, President of Emergent Solutions Group LLC

Jennifer F. Louis has over 25 years experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organization success. In 2003 she founded Emergent Solutions Group, which is dedicated to meeting organization’s professional training needs. Jennifer serves a wide variety of clients, including public accounting firms, state CPA societies, private industry corporations, and public sector agencies.

13 Courses

1
Professional Skepticism - Creating a Mindset for Finding Fraud and Error
Professional skepticism is an essential attitude that enhances the ability to identify and respond to conditions that may indicate possible material.
2
Audit Documentation - Creating Workpapers That Pass Review
Proper documentation is essential to a high-quality audit, as auditors are required to prepare and maintain documentation.
3
Adapting to the Engagement - Differentiating the Requirements of Preparations, Compilations, Reviews, and Audits
A CPA may perform various attest services under relevant professional standards, including compilations, reviews and audits.
4
The Audit Risk Model - Understanding Foundational Principles
Professional standards require auditors to obtain sufficient and appropriate evidence to support that opinion.
5
Internal Control Fundamentals - Satisfying Audit Requirements for Evaluating Design and Implementation
A critical component of understanding the entity and its environment is to evaluate the design and implementation of internal control.
6
Auditing Cash - Applying Basic Skills to the Starting Point of Any Audit
This course demonstrates how the approach to auditing different cash accounts may vary and how to strengthen inquiry which is an important procedure.
7
Auditing PP&E, Including Leases under Topic 842 - Digesting the Risks of Improper Treatment of Tangible Long-Lived Assets
This module will address tips and techniques for auditing tangible long-lived assets for various assessed risk levels.
8
Auditing Inventory - Performing Required Observations and Other Common Procedures
This module will primarily focus on performing the inventory observation, while introducing other risk concepts related to inventory.
9
Analytical Procedures - Comprehending Financial Statement Audit Fundamentals
This module provides the tips and techniques necessary to gather sufficient appropriate audit evidence to support conclusions.
10
Audit Reporting Fundamentals - Introducing Core Concepts in the Audited Financial Statement Drafting and Issuance Process
This module provides tips and techniques necessary for issuing and reporting on high-quality financial statements.
11
AICPAs Code of Professional Conduct - Exploring the Foundational Principles Underlying the CPA Profession as a Whole
This course will provide an overview of the basic principles of the AICPA’s Code of Professional Conduct with practical implementation.
12
Accounting Update - Hot Topics for Preparing Current Period Financial Statements
This module provides recent and proposed changes to relevant technical standards most relevant to the preparation and fair presentation.
13
Auditing & Attest Update - Hot Topics for Current Period Audits and Other Attest Services
This module provides recent and proposed changes to relevant professional and regulatory standards that have potential impact on public accounting.