Financial and Administrative Audit: A Practitioner's Training Course
1Summary
A single overlooked discrepancy in a company's accounts can snowball into a much larger problem months later — which is exactly why internal audit functions exist. This course is built around that practical reality: how to catch financial and administrative errors early, verify that reported figures reflect what actually happened, and give leadership a reliable picture of performance.
Participants work through the full audit cycle — from planning and evidence-gathering to writing findings that senior management can act on — covering both the financial and administrative sides of the audit function.
2Objectives and target group
Who Should Attend?
- Managers and owners of large companies.
- Managers and owners of facilities.
- Managers of internal audit offices in companies.
- Managers of audit and financial audit offices in companies.
- All employees of financial audit offices.
- Academics seeking to develop skills in administrative work on internal audit.
Knowledge and Benefits
- How to perform financial audit functions for company accounts.
- Methods of internal auditing for companies.
- How to draft financial audit reports and audit company accounts.
- How to draft reports and lectures on the company's general administrative performance.
- Monitoring skills for errors in financial accounts and auditing.
- Auditing and organising the company's incoming and outgoing invoices.
- Archiving skills for coordinating administrative work and financial expenses.
3Course Content
Module 1: The Audit Cycle in Practice
- Determining the scope of an audit before work begins
- Collecting financial data and supporting information
- Assessing risk and identifying sensitive points early
Module 2: Financial Auditing Foundations
- Financial auditing compared with administrative auditing
- Core objectives and principles that guide the auditor's work
- Methods and tools used in day-to-day financial auditing
Module 3: From Findings to Audit Report
- Analysing financial data to surface irregularities
- Discovering discrepancies and formulating recommendations
- Preparing the audit report and directing it to management
Module 4: Administrative Auditing and Performance Analysis
- The role of administrative auditing in evaluating institutional performance
- Analysing operations to assess administrative performance
- Directing practical recommendations for improvement
Module 5: Turning Recommendations into Results
- Implementing recommendations and corrective actions
- Following up to ensure financial and administrative goals are met
- Evaluating whether improvement measures actually worked