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Managing the InternalAudit DepartmentA practical guide to the changing role & responsibilitiesof the internal audit manager/directorAmsterdam,Netherlands2 day course22 - 23 March 2010Course DirectorJenny RaynerJenny Rayner is an independent consultantand trainer specialising in riskmanagement, corporate governance andinternal audit.Course focus and featuresMore stringent governance requirements, emerging business risks and increasing demands frominternal audit’s key stakeholders provide continuing challenges - and opportunities - for today’sinternal audit manager. In this intensive and interactive two-day seminar you will explore theevolving core responsibilities of the audit manager and the internal audit department. Usingpractical examples and case studies, you will learn how to develop and implement a balanced andflexible remit for your department which will enable you to respond rapidly to ever-changingbusiness demands while adding demonstrable value to the business. During the seminar, you willhave the opportunity to develop a road map for improvement for your business.Jenny delivers these services throughAbbey Consulting, which she establishedin 1999. She works with directors, seniormanagers, internal audit departments andrisk managers in the private and not-forprofitsectors to help them embrace bestpractice in governance and assurance andto manage risk positively to improvebusiness performance and enhancereputation. Abbey Consulting alsoconducts External Quality Assessments(EQAs) of internal audit functions.Prior to this, Jenny’s wide-ranging careerspanned over 20 years with ICI and Zeneca,in a variety of sales, marketing, purchasing,logistics, supply chain and generalbusiness management roles, latterly, as aChief Internal Auditor with ICI.Jenny writes and lectures extensively oninternal auditing, risk management,corporate governance, corporateresponsibility and reputation. Jenny wasfor four years Executive Editor of GeePublishing’s Business Risk Managementhandbook and was Joint Editor of Gee’sCorporate Social Responsibility Monitor.She is author of the study Risky Business:towards best practice in managingreputation risk (2001, Institute of BusinessEthics). Her latest book, ManagingReputational Risk: curbing threats,leveraging opportunities, was published byJohn Wiley in July 2003.Jenny chairs the NW District Committee ofthe Institute of Internal Auditors and alsochairs the audit committee of a not-forprofitorganisation.© MIS Training 2009In-House Training - Save up to 50% when you run this course in-houseIn-house tailored training will enable you and your colleagues to make significant savings as we charge per day and not per participant so the costremains the same regardless of how many people attend. We can offer any of our public courses or tailor them to your requirements. Training is availablein all areas of Internal Audit, IT Audit, and IT Security.If you have six or more colleagues who would be interested in one of our courses and you would like to make significant savings, contact us now:Email Guy Cooper at gcooper@mistieurope.com or call +44 (0) 20 7779 8454You will have complete control of the training content and decide when it is run. We guarantee that we will be able to cater for all your business needs.
Who Should AttendInternal Audit Directors, Managers and Supervisors from the private, public andnot-for-profit sectorsPrerequisite NoneLearning Level AdvancedFee GBP £1,395CPEs 15Day OneDay TwoSAVE 10%Rising expectations of internal auditand the audit manager• The evolving remit and status of internalaudit• The pivotal role of the audit director:challenges and opportunities• Benchmarking against current practice:where do you stand? (a review of surveyresults)Case study: lessons from internal audit’srole in recent corporate disastersThe drivers for change• The corporate governance, regulatory andmarket drivers (A brief look at majorgovernance and risk standards andguidelines - Europe, US and elsewhere)• Major implications of the latest IIA standards• Impacts on internal audit focus and skillsrequirementsDeveloping a balanced and flexible auditremitCase study: the role of audit charters,mission and vision statements• Identifying and prioritising stakeholders• Enhancing your approach to risk-basedinternal auditing• Balancing assurance vs consultancy,financial vs non-financial auditing andstrategic/ governance vs operationalauditing• Establishing and refreshing the audit remitImplementing the new remit whilemaintaining credibility• Gaining ‘buy in’ from management and theaudit committee• Safeguarding independence and objectivity• Managing audit ‘hot issues’ to youradvantagePeople and relationships• Defining skills and competencies for auditstaff• Recruitment and retention challenges• Supplementing audit skills throughco-sourcing : do’s and don’ts• Managing key relationships• The board and audit committee• External audit• Other assurance providers and businesspartnersExerciseAdding value• Are you adding value and able todemonstrate it?• Benchmarking against best practice: over200 strategies for maximising value• Improving audit effectiveness andproductivityMarketing the internal audit department• Spreading the good news• Developing a communications strategy• Obtaining feedback on performance• A quality offeringA road map for action• Applying best practice in your business:an action plan for improvementAttend Risk BasedInternal Auditing24th - 26th March 2010,Amsterdam, and save 10%Enquire or register todayWeb: mistieurope.com/training Email: training@mistieurope.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7779 8454
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