November 20, 2024

Webinar

2 CPE

Webinar (CPA Crossings): Audit 404: Maximizing Analytic Procedure Evidence on Audits 🗓️

November 20, 2024
Webinar
2 CPE

Webinar (CPA Crossings): Audit 404: Maximizing Analytic Procedure Evidence on Audits 🗓️

  • Instructor

    Jennifer
    Louis

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    Maximizing Analytic Procedure Evidence
  • Adding Value Through Useful Financial Statement Analysis will enhance an ability to read and interpret financial information as a critical audit skill. Financial statement auditors need to be able to analyze financial results to not only enhance audit quality, but to also improve client service through being a better business advisor. Note: This course is recommended as a part of a 16-hour audit skills curriculum for supervisory or managerial auditors, while it is also appropriate for anyone who has responsibilities for analyzing and interpreting financial statements. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Learning Objectives

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

  • Determine common ratios used to analyze and interpret financial results, focusing on areas such as profitability, liquidity, operating efficiency, and leverage
  • Identify how to improve the use of analytic procedures to detect earnings management and other anomalies
  • Determine how to leverage analytic procedures as audit evidence
  • Identify how to draw conclusions from financial statement analysis

Major Topics

The major topics covered in this course include:

  • Financial statement analysis, and communicating insights to financial statement users
  • Improving audit quality through strong analytic procedures, including identifying and responding to risk of material misstatement
  • Developing plausible expectations for comparison to actual financial results
  • Detecting earnings management and other risks through analytic procedures

CPE Credits Available

2 CPE
2
Auditing

Things to Know About This Course

Course Level

  • Intermediate

Professional Area of Focus

  • Accounting & Auditing

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of financial statements

Advanced Preparation

This webinar is produced by CPA Crossings. You will receive your login link/instructions and Certificate of Attendance directly from this third-party vendor. It is important that you review your COCPA confirmation for details on receiving your login instructions and COA from said vendor.

Intended Audience

Accountants responsible for using analytic procedures to provide greater insight into the financial results for both audit and client service

Provider

CPA Crossings, LLC

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