Methods in Audit Data Analytics: Analyzing AP, Creating the Future of Audit DA

Length: 1h 51m modules icon

Modules: 3 episodes icon

Episodes: 7On DemandIntermediate3 CPE Hours

Course Overview

Data analytics have become an integral part of modern internal auditing, and auditors knowledgeable about data integrity, and techniques to analyze it, are in high demand. Proficiency examining data helps auditors identify waste, abuse, and fraud, and provides great opportunities to add value to audit clients. But extracting insights from the data is not enough, practitioners must also acquire effective communication skills to successfully convey their results and the business implications, which are essential to promote positive change. Topics covered in this course include identification and normalization of Accounts Payable (AP) data, AP data queries, visualizing AP data, the future, and the distant future. Who Should Attend Compliance Officers, Audit Managers and Directors, Financial, Operational, and IT Auditors, and key operational personnel.

Prerequisites

None

Advanced Preparation

None

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