{"product_id":"audit-planning-isbn-9780471690528","title":"Audit Planning","description":"More now than ever before, auditing is in the spotlight; legislators, regulators, and top executives in all types of businesses realize the importance of auditors in the governance and performance equation. Previously routine and formulaic, internal auditing is now high-profile and high-pressure! Being an auditor in today's complex, highly regulated business environment involves more than crunching the numbers and balancing the books-it requires ensuring that appropriate checks and balances are in place to manage risk throughout the organization.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Designed to help auditors in any type of business develop the essential understanding, capabilities, and tools needed to prepare credible, defensible audit plans, Audit Planning: A Risk-Based Approach helps auditors plan the audit process so that it makes a dynamic contribution to better governance, robust risk management, and more reliable controls.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Invaluable to internal auditors facing new demands in the workplace, this book is also a \"hands-on\" reference for external auditors, compliance teams, financial controllers, consultants, executives, small business owners, and others charged with reviewing and validating corporate governance, risk management, and controls.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The second book in the new Practical Auditor Series, which helps auditors get down to business, Audit Planning: A Risk-Based Approach gives new auditors principles and methodologies they can apply effectively and helps experienced auditors enhance their skills for success in the rapidly changing business world.  Preface.  \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Why Risk-Based Audit Planning?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk-Based Audit Planning Model: Phase One.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk-Based Audit Planning Model: Phase Two.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk-Based Audit Planning Model: Phase Three.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk-Based Audit Planning Model: Phase Four.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk-Based Audit Planning Model: Final.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Basic Planning Techniques.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic Planning Model: Phase One.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic Planning Model: Phase Two.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic Planning Model: Phase Three.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic Planning Model: Phase Four.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic Planning Model: Final.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Using the Corporate Risk Register.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Risk Register Model: Phase One.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Risk Register Model: Phase Two.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Risk Register Model: Phase Three.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Risk Register Model: Phase Four.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Risk Register Model: Final.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: The Annual Audit Plan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnual Audit-Planning Model: Phase One.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnual Audit-Planning Model: Phase Two.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnual Audit-Planning Model: Phase Three.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnual Audit-Planning Model: Phase Four.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnual Audit-Planning Model: Final.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Engagement Planning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngagement Planning Model: Phase One.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngagement Planning Model: Phase Two.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngagement Planning Model: Phase Three.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngagement Planning Model: Phase Four.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngagement Planning Model: Final.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Project Management.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Management Planning Model: Phase One.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Management Planning Model: Phase Two.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Management Planning Model: Phase Three.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Management Planning Model: Phase Four.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Management Planning Model: Final.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Keeping the Accent on Risk.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Focus Model: Phase One.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Focus Model: Phase Two.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Focus Model: Phase Three.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Focus Model: Phase Four.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Focus Model: Final.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: A Holistic Approach to Risk-Based Audit Planning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolistic Risk-Based Audit-Planning Model: Phase One.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolistic Risk-Based Audit-Planning Model: Phase Two.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolistic Risk-Based Audit-Planning Model: Phase Three.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolistic Risk-Based Audit-Planning Model: Phase Four.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolistic Risk-Based Audit-Planning Model: Final.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix A: Applying an RBAP Diagnostic Tool.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eK. H. SPENCER PICKETT\u003c\/b\u003e is course director in internal auditing at the National School of Government in Berkshire, England. He is in charge of training programs for auditors based on the IIA examinations and various audit skills workshops. He has authored or coauthored several books including \u003ci\u003eAuditing the Risk Management Process, Auditing for Managers: The Ultimate Risk Management Tool, Internal Control: A Manager’s Journey, The Internal Auditor at Work: A Practical Guide to Everyday Challenges, Financial Crime Investigation and Control,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Internal Auditing Handbook, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (all from Wiley).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn today’s business environment in which companies are struggling to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations, audits are not perfunctory formalities that rubber stamp and recap past performance; rather, they are actionable documents that play a major role in the business’s strategic planning, compliance strategies, and corporate governance.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eRisk-based audit planning focuses on the strategic, regulatory, financial, and business risks to which an organization has exposure. In an increasingly visible and valuable role, today’s internal auditors are expected to examine, evaluate, report, and recommend improvements on management’s risk management processes. Risk-based auditing can maximize the impact of audit’s assurance and consulting work.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second book in the new Practical Auditor Series—cobranded with The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)— \u003ci\u003eAudit Planning: A Risk-Based Approach \u003c\/i\u003ehelps internal auditors plan a dynamic, proactive audit. With step-by-step guidance, it covers:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew approaches to setting the audit context and plans\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA step-by-step plan for addressing corporate risk in the audit plan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical ways to implement some of the IIA’s professional standards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSample models that break down and explain complicated concepts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eControls and reviews that ensure that work meets quality standards\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCase studies of various audits\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiagrams and checklists to help build real-world auditing skills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThere is no “one size fits all” audit. The goal is to customize a dynamic, defensible audit plan that addresses the needs \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e the risks of the particular organization. This book provides the practical guidance and  tools to get auditors up to speed quickly with a real-world, risk-based approach to auditing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988777386213,"sku":"NP9780471690528","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471690528.jpg?v=1761781551","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/audit-planning-isbn-9780471690528","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}