Webinar Details
Course Description
Peer review deficiencies commonly relate to the design, documentation, and evaluation of the results of analytical procedures. This webinar will provide examples of how to strengthen evidence resulting from preliminary, substantive, and final analytics. It will reinforce the elements of strong analytical procedures that may enhance the quality of audits.
Major Topics:
- How well-designed analytic procedures enhance audit quality
- Elements of strong analytic procedures
- Selecting the proper analytic, and altering the strength for the intended purpose
- Evaluating the data used in generating expectations
- Improving documentation, including evaluating sufficiency and appropriateness of the audit evidence obtained
Learning Objectives
- Identify how analytic procedures can enhance audit quality.
- Recognize elements of strong analytic procedures that can eliminate or mitigate the need for extensive tests of details.
- Discover tips for improving documentation of the design, documentation and evaluation of substantive analytic procedures.
Prerequisites
- None
Who Should Attend
CPAs, accounting/finance professionals impacted by external audits.
Advanced Preparation
None
Presenter Details
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Jennifer Louis
- Presenter
Jennifer has over 20 years experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organization success. In 2003 she founded Emergent Solutions Group, which is dedicated to meeting organization’s professional training needs on a project or part-time basis. Jennifer serves a wide variety of clients, including public accounting firms, private industry corporations, and public sector agencies.
NASBA Sponsor
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Date & Time
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Purchase options
Live Webinar
Leveraging Analytical Procedures to the Fullest on Audits - Case Studies in Strengthening Audit Evidence
by Jennifer Louis from Encoursa
- Nov 17, 2025
- 12:00 PM EST
- Credits: 2.00
$42.00
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