Performance Audit
Overview
Public institutions and organisations must achieve their goals in the most effective, efficient and economical way. One of the very important tools for achieving this is professional performance auditing. Consequently, it is important for organisations to learn how to carry out such audits and how to profit from the results in the best possible way. This course has been designed to expose participants to the methods and techniques of performance audit.
Who to Attend
Internal and External Auditors, Financial Managers, Officials in Senior Positions in Public and Private Sector Organizations.
Objectives
The objectives of the course are, to:
- Introduce the concept of performance audit.
- Enable participants to identify the techniques and methods used in performance auditing.
- Stimulate participants to use the skills acquired in carrying out performance audit functions in their organisations subsequently.
Outline
- The Concept, Purpose, and Benefits of Performance Audit.
- Performance Audit Methology.
- Performance Audit Skills.
- Internal Auditing Standards in Performance Audit.
- Skills of the Performance Auditor.
- Planning, Preparing, and Organizing Performance Audits.
- Design Matrix in Performance Audit.
- Scope and Design of Performance Audit.
- Setting of Performance Indicators and Performance Criteria.
- Conducting Performance Audit.
- Methodology of Undertaking Performance Audits.
- Challenges of Performance Audits
- Techniques for Measuring the Performance of Government Agencies.
- Usage of Control Measures.
- Writing Performance Audit Reports.
- Utilization of Performance Audit Findings.
Booking Information
Location and Date:
Dubai: 26th Aug – 6th September
Fee: $9,600(2 weeks)
$5,500(1 week)
