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5 – 9 July 2009 Griffiths and learn how to develop
JW Marriott Hotel, Dubai, UAE your audit skills to meet the
challenges faced by the modern
internal auditor

Practical Audit Skills

Part I
Modern Audit Challenges
5 – 7 July 2009
• Understand the skills required by an internal auditor
• Analyse your skills and learn how to enhance them
• Plan assignments effectively
• Determine audit priorities using a world renowned
model
• Learn how to complete more audits on time
• Develop better audit programmes
• Improve working papers and your audit manual
Part II
Managing Audit Relationships
8 – 9 July 2009
• L earn how to exceed management’s expectations
• Market your function more effectively
• Improve relationships with those you audit by
appreciating different management styles
• Improve your listening skills
• Learn how to make excellent presentations
• Improve your confidence in meetings
• Deliver greater added value

Who Should Attend?

 Your Expert Course Leader
• These courses are designed for auditors with more
than 12 months experience in an audit role and will be
particularly beneficial for those who have previously
attended the Essentials Of Internal Audit seminar
• They are also a must for:
– Auditors responsible for planning and leading
audit assignments
– Internal auditors who have been or are about
to be appointed to a senior auditor role
– Any auditors responsible for managing people Phil Griffiths
– Personnel in other assurance functions eg Founder and Managing Director of Business Risk
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 Practical Audit Skills
Building Organisational Capability Through
Career Development
5 – 9 July 2009
5 – 9 July 2009
And
JW
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Marriott Hotel, Planning
Hotel, Dubai,
Dubai, UAE
UAE
Dear Internal Audit Practitioner,

Internal audit in the GCC has become sophisticated

and complex with the challenges of meeting world-class
standards and the risks of exposure to prosecution becoming Meet Your Expert Course Leader
prevalent in the region.
Phil Griffiths is founder and Managing
Practitioners now have to expand their role as facilitators Director of Business Risk Management
and advisors whilst at the same time demonstrating that they Ltd.
are adding measurable added value.
A Chartered Accountant, he has
Undertaking an audit assignment therefore has become a over 25 years’ experience in risk
much more demanding role. Involvement in investigations management, internal audit and fraud
and the opportunity to provide internal consultancy prevention as practitioner, professional
demonstrates the wide variety and dimension of the adviser, facilitator and trainer. He
profession. has held top management positions with a number of
international Groups, in roles embracing finance, IT and
Recognising the additional challenges posed, we have general management.
specifically designed this two-part course to help auditors
enhance their skills to be able to take on these new His specialisms are:
challenges.
• A ssisting Senior Management to identify, manage and
Strong communication skills are particularly essential in this then exploit the risks within their business via facilitated
highly challenging environment, whether with your team, or Business Risk management programmes
negotiating your ideas with management or following up • Helping Internal Audit functions to implement world
actions agreed. class standards
• Developing fraud prevention, detection and
Phil Griffiths, a renowned guru in the Internal Audit field, will investigation programmes tailored specifically to client’s
facilitate both segments of this course. Phil has extensive requirements
experience throughout the Gulf region and will ensure that • Training both private and public sector organisations in
you benefit from his wide experience and knowledge. all the above disciplines.

This two-part course, including Modern Audit Challenges and
Managing Audit Relationships, gives you the opportunity to
attend only one of the two segments specific to your needs
or to attend all five days for a complete practical audit
understanding!
Phil is recognised as an accomplished and charismatic
facilitator, trainer and lecturer having advised many
renowned organisations, coordinated top-level events
and addressed national and international conferences on
a wide range of critical business topics.

He has worked extensively with all sectors in the Gulf

The workshops feature a series of case studies and practical during the past ten years to enable such organisations
exercises covering all aspects of the modern audit role: to exploit their potential by managing their strategic risks
and/or enhancing the effectiveness of their internal audit
• What it means to be an effective Auditor services.
• How to plan and complete a successful effective audit
• How to audit the things that really matter He is a renowned author and writer – his latest book ‘Risk
• How to decide the most appropriate methods of testing Based Auditing’ was published in 2006.
• How to determine the level of testing required
• How to communicate effectively with your team
• How to deal effectively with management
• H
 ow to persuade management to accept your
recommendations
Phil and I look forward to welcoming you to this exciting Upcoming Relevant Events
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 Part I
Modern Audit Challenges
Course Timings:
Registration will commence at 08:00 on day one of each course.
The courses will begin at 08:30 each day. There will be two breaks
for refreshments at around 10:30 and 12:30. Lunch will follow at
5 – 7 July 2009
close of day at 14:30.

Day Day
Sunday, 5 July 2009 Monday, 6 July 2009
One Two

The Modern Auditor Role Planning The Audit Assignment

• Worldwide trends in the profession • Strategic audit planning

• The role of the internal audit function • Determining audit’s priorities
– The policing role • Determining the audit universe
– The risk assessor role • Building risk-based audit plans
– The consulting role • Tapping into risk assessments carried out by
• Can all three roles be provided? management
• What should the balance between the roles be? • Determining the level of assurance required
• How much time should be given to each? • Getting management input
• H
 ow can a better understanding of the role
be gained?  Exercise 5 – Audit planning using a proven model –
• How can the profile be enhanced? An electronic version will be given to all delegates

 Exercise 1– The role of the auditor • The key issues in assignment planning
in 2009 and beyond
Discussion – the main challenges in assignment
• The multi-faceted role of the auditor planning
• Qualities required by a successful auditor
– Negotiating • The need to apply project planning techniques
– Planning • Developing a planning memo for the assignment
– Questioning • Determining an effective time budget
– Listening • Strategies for improving time management
– Establishing rapport
– Investigative skills  Exercise 6 – How to complete more audits on time
– Building trust
– People management • Determining sources of information
• Leadership styles • Getting management input
• Delegation and tips for success • Deciding on the audit team
• Allocating the roles
 Exercise 2 – Performing a self-analysis • Team work and the challenges faced
• How to hold an effective team meeting to plan the
• T he different requirements and challenges of auditing assignment
in major sectors in the Gulf region • Getting the most out of the team
• Results of October 2008 Survey of Chief Executives
• Why Internal Audit needs to take the pulse of the  Exercise 7 – Team work
organisation
• What is best practice? • The link between control, risk and objectives
• Deciding who you will need to interview
 Exercise 3 – The key audit challenges • Determining the audit objectives
• Risk based planning
• Preliminary planning • Determining the objectives of the function to be
• The importance of planning audited
• Constraints to effective planning • How to deal with your audit customers
• Pre-meeting with management

 Exercise 4 – Building success -  Exercise 8 – Planning a difficult assignment

An exercise in negotiation

‘‘ Phil delivered very heavy

‘‘
material in a very light way.
Abdulmajeed Abdulkarim, Financial Controller
National Oil & Gas Authority, Bahrain

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 Building Organisational Capability Through
CareerPart II
Development
Managing Audit Relationships
And Succession Planning
Day 8 – 9 July 2009
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Three
Course Timings: Registration will commence at 08:00 on day
Managing The Audit one of each course. The courses will begin at 08:30 each
day. There will be two breaks for refreshments at around 10:30
• Building an understanding of the audit process and 12:30. Lunch will follow at close of day at 14:30.
• Establishing audit objectives
• The audit manual
Day
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Discussion – How to improve the audit manual
One
• Developing effective audit programmes
– What makes a good programme?
– Mistakes to avoid
Relationships With Management
– The dangers of re-inventing the wheel
– Assigning tasks
• T he need to meet and hopefully exceed management
– Staffing factors
expectations
– The need for regular updates for standard
• How to deal with the audit-phobe (those who dislike
programmes
audit)

• The need to focus on benefits rather than problems
 Exercise 9 – Audit programme development • Marketing
• Explaining the audit approach to staff of the function
• Supervising and controlling audits – tips for success
being audited
• Fieldwork techniques
• Example presentation for your use
– Types of fieldwork
• Marketing yourselves
– How to decide what techniques to use
• Internal Audit at your service
– How to decide the depth of testing required

– Problem solving
• Use of computer assisted audit techniques
 Exercise 1 – Marketing the function
• Working paper review
• Expressing yourself effectively
– The need to motivate, not criticise, staff
• The need to have a positive relationship with
– The need for peer review during the audit
management
– How to ensure all areas are covered
• The need to drive action
– Identification of key review points
• How to add value to your business
– How to write value-added review notes
• Creating rapport with your customers – tips and
– Tips for electronic working papers
techniques
– Quality control mechanisms
• Management styles

• Personal drivers
 Exercise 10 – Working papers
• Consultancy assignments
 Exercise 2 – Management styles - Working in
small groups, you are asked to determine and
– The difference in approach
compare individual management styles and
– How to document these assignments
personal drivers
– Audit by workshop
– Facilitation – do’s and dont’s
• Convincing management

• Language and impact
 Exercise 11 – Pipelinex – Consultancy case study • The need for simplicity in persuading others
• How to get on the same wavelength as your customer
• Investigations – the major differences between standard
• The techniques for getting action
audits
• Meetings and how to manage them – the 5 P’s
• Appraising auditor performance
• Active listening
– Use of metrics
– Productivity tools
– Tips to improve efficiency
 Exercise 3 – Listening and recall

• Exit meetings – the lead auditor role
 Exercise 12 – Performance measures • Tips for successful exit meetings

‘‘
• Wrapping up the audit
• Follow-up
It was excellent experience which exceeded
my expectations. Phil Griffiths is amazing
‘‘  Exercise 4 – Exit meeting discussion

when discussing modern challenges.

Ghada Aref Elias, Internal Auditor/Manager
Commercial Bank of Dubai, UAE

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An informative and very Dubai, UAE

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Internal Auditor Dubai’s rich historic tapestry is evident across the Emirate, providing
Ibn Rushd Co., KSA tantalising glimpses of an ornate past. Venture to the desert and
let the shifting sands set the scene for bygone Bedouin life, where
sheesha smoking under the stars provides the perfect antidote to the
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Two The United Arab Emirates is something of an enigma. Selling itself
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Presentation Skills breathtaking natural beauty that belies the blurb.

 Exercise 5 – You will prepare and deliver a two minute
presentation on a subject of your choosing
• Discussion of presentations and impact
• Determining the audience and preparing an
appropriate approach
• The need for impact
• Deciding the form of presentation
• Use of visual aids
• How many notes should you use?
• Use of humour – is this a good idea?
• Education or decision seeking – the different
techniques
• How to deliver a successful presentation
– How to combat nerves
– Keeping in control
– How to deal with questions
– Keeping the flow
– Don’t over-prepare
– Use of simple language
– How to keep the audience’s interest
– Use of props
– Anticipating the questions
– Considering what the audience will expect
– Assessing the results
– Getting feedback
 Exercise 6 – You will work in pairs and prepare a
five minute presentation on a current business issue
then present this while being video-taped
• Evaluation and feedback from the group
• Learning points discussed
• Development of personal action plans
• Course summary
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