Professional Skepticism - Finding Fraud and Error
Available Until
On-Demand Only
2.00 Credits
Member Price $79.00
Non-Member Price $109.00
Overview
Description:
Professional Skepticism - Creating a Mindset for Finding Fraud and Error is a critical skill for audit and other attest services. The public places a high value on assurance services provided by an external public accountant, as the CPA's involvement directly enhances the degree of confidence intended users can place on the financial statements to make economic decisions. A proper mindset, including professional skepticism, is a critical feature of a high-quality audit or other attest service.
Learning Objectives:
After attending this presentation, you will be able to...
- Identify traits of a skeptical auditor
- Recall applying professional skepticism on any assurance service
- Recognize fraud, including examples of fraud indicators
- Identify the auditor's responsibility for identifying and responding to fraud in a financial statement audit
Program Content:
The major topics covered in this course include:
- The importance of professional skepticism, especially when performing audit or other attest services
- Specific fraud responsibilities in a financial statement audit
- The varying levels of persuasiveness of evidence to support assurance conclusions or opinions
Who Should Attend?
Appropriate to use as a part of audit skills training for beginning auditors or as a refresher for experienced professionals on the critical role professional skepticism plays in audit and other assurance services.
Developed By:
Emergent Solutions Group LLC
Instructor:
Jennifer Louis
Prerequisites
None
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Jennifer Louis, Surgent McCoy Self Study
Jennifer F. Louis has more than 18 years of experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs. In 2003, she formed Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, serving organizations by providing training services on a project-specific or part-time basis. Louis was Executive Vice President and director of training services at AuditWatch, Inc., a premier training and consulting firm serving the audit profession. She began her career at AuditWatch as Vice President of product development. Before joining AuditWatch, Louis was the financial and operational audit manager at AARP. She was also an audit manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP. During her years at Deloitte & Touche’s Washington D.C. office, she was a frequent local and national instructor. She also served as an instructor for the firm’s national “Train the Trainers” program. Louis graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA in accounting. She is a member of the AICPA and is licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Non-Member Price $109.00
Member Price $79.00