Conducting a Remote Audit
Overview:
Whether it is a passing necessity or the wave of the future, remote audition is happening everywhere you turn. From vouching client prepared documents to steps to performing a remote inventory, this course will discuss the items to focus on and the potential techniques to perform in order to adhere to professional standards.
In this self-study course, you will learn how to
- Leverage the benefits of remote auditing
- Manage the team, client, and audit process remotely
- Identify engagement-wide procedures from client acceptance through report issuance when remote auditing
- Identify and obtain audit evidence for generally material accounts
Objectives:
Learning Outcomes
- Recognize the differences between conducting a traditional audit and a remote audit.
- Identify engagement wide considerations under a remote audit, including client acceptance, risk assessment, fraud, and documentation.
- Identify considerations related to remote auditing within specific areas of the audit, including material asset and liability account, walk-throughs of internal controls, and inventory procedures.
Major Topics:
Key Topics
- Basics of remote auditing.
- Engagement-wide considerations when remote auditing.
- Narrow topic considerations when remote auditing.
Designed For:
Who Will Benefit
Auditors in practice