Operational and Performance Auditing – Online Classroom
November 18 @ 11:30 am - November 19 @ 3:00 pm AEDT
$590.91 - $785.00
The concepts of economy, efficiency, and effectiveness – commonly referred to as the “three Es” – form the basis of operational and performance auditing. This type of auditing provides better support for senior management, executive boards and audit advisory committees.
Introducing operational and performance auditing into the internal audit toolkit will build a better equipped internal audit function. Operational and performance auditing assists management identify problems or weaknesses and improving their operations. These audits can help organisations become more efficient, drive better performance, and provide more value.
This training course will explore the key differences that make operational and performance auditing significant for organisations.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the training course, the participant will be able to:
- identify topics for operational and performance auditing
- apply an operational and performance audit methodology
- create the evaluation design for an operational and performance audit
- apply additional audit methods in fieldwork
- validate and report findings.
- Create a well-founded assignment plan.
Our speakers
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- Name
- Stephen Horne PFIIA, CGAP, CIA, CRMA
- Biography
- Stephen’s career spanned 38 years in the NSW public sector and his executive roles included Assistant Auditor-General for NSW and Chief Executive of IAB, a Government Trading Enterprise undertaking internal audits and misconduct investigations for NSW State Government and Local Government bodies.
In 2015 Stephen established himself as a professional Non-Executive Director, trainer and probity adviser. In that role Stephen has developed extensive experience serving on many Local and State Government Audit Risk & Improvement Committees. Stephen was Australian President of the Institute of Internal Auditors 2013-2015, Australia’s delegate on the IIA Global Board 2015-2019, and Global Chair of the IIA’s Public Sector Guidance Committee 2016-2019. He has also presented audit committee training for AusAid, The Pacific Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions, The Global Fund and the United Nations.
Stephen was a previous CEO of the NSWG Internal Audit Bureau and the NSW Assistant Auditor-General for performance auditing (now being undertaken across NSW Councils). He is a qualified Company Director, Company Secretary and Internal Auditor. He was also a recent President of IIA Australia, Australia’s delegate on the IIA Global Board, Chair of the IIA’s Global Public Sector Guidance Committee and recently co-authored an Australian 2020 best practice publication on “Effective Internal Auditing in the Public Sector.”
