AHI: Accounting Data Analytics

Overview

This course introduces how data analytics can be used to improve engagement quality and efficiency. Participants explore the use of data analytics to assess risk, support financial statement assertions, assess internal controls and uncover fraud. Apply the ADA IDEAS© approach to using data analytics on engagements to ensure compliance with audit and review standards and to provide value-added services to clients.

All of AHI's multi-day courses rely on live participant engagement. For this 2-hr. course, we encourage you to have a working webcam and microphone to take advantage of a live discussion leader and participant interaction.

Highlights

• Accounting Data Analytics

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Accountants/Auditors with limited experience in data analytics who are interested in how to use audit data analytics on audit and accounting engagements.

Objectives

After completing this course participants will be able to . . .

• Improve staff members' knowledge of when and how to use data analytics to improve engagement quality and efficiency
• Understand how accountants use descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive analytics
• Use the ADA IDEAS© approach to using data analytics on firm engagements.
• Become familiar with commonly used data visualization method.
• Use accounting data analytics to add value to engagements.

Preparation

None