White Paper Good practice internal audit reports.
To write a good audit report takes practice. To write a great audit report takes much more practice. Hopefully the discussion presented in this article will help bridge that gap to present much better audit reports, be they for internal or external audits. Before you begin writing the audit report think about your intended audience.
This two-day course aims to encourage audit professionals to challenge their approach to writing audit reports - the end result of weeks of reviews, analyses, interviews and discussions. Audit reports provide information to management on reviewed areas and, more importantly, brings issues to management's attention that need to be addressed.
For internal auditors, reports enable audit follow-up, provide a means to teach and train audit staff, summarize results of audit work and support the auditor’s performance evaluation. The goal of effective reporting is to help ensure stakeholders’ understanding of the issues, the risk and impact to operations and to share practical solutions.
Internal Audit Report Writing This course is valuable for internal auditors who are involved or are responsible for preparation, review and approval of internal audit reports before issuance. Senior internal audit professionals will stand to benefit from the course as a refresher in terms of knowledge and skills for writing an effective internal audit report.
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Audit report writers need to know how to write clear, effective reports to help organizations identify and manage business risks. Participants leave this workshop with usable skills for writing effective internal audit reports that clearly identify risks and spur management to act.
Design a cover page. Identify the report’s title, author, date of completion and the company under audit. Write an executive summary for reports over 15 pages. Provide the dates when the audit was conducted. Give background information on the subject so readers understand the audit’s purpose.