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Internal Audit Seminar
 

March 11, 2008
ABA Training Room
Montgomery, Alabama

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

 
 

Program Outline
Effectively Managing the Audit Plan

  • Effective use of People and Resources
  • Establishing the Audit Plan and Audit Programs
  • Oversight Processes and Procedures
  • Install Quality Control Elements
  • Audit Reporting, Completion, and Audit Committee Communications
  • Flexibility Factors Impacting the Audit Plan

Primary Internal Controls/Audit Techniques

  • Objectives/Risk/Controls/Alignment (ORCA) Methodology
  • Accounting
  • Branches
  • Deposits
  • Lending
  • Wire Transfer

Effectively Communicating Audit Results

  • “Top Ten” Techniques for Verbal Presentations
  • Audit Report Structure
  • Elements of an Audit Finding

Practical Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Risk Based Auditing

  • Organizing your ERM team
  • Establishing an ERM Framework
  • Assessing Risks
  • Inventorying Current Risk-Response Activities
  • Closing the Gaps (areas where the risk-response is not adequate)
  • Seven Step Process to Risk Based Auditing

Building an Anti-Fraud Framework

  • Why Build an Anti-Fraud Framework
  • Components of the Framework
  • Fundamental Elements of the Framework
  • Fraud “Red Flags”
  • Fraud Deterrents
  • Fraud Detection Techniques
  • Examples of Fraud

Speakers
Mike Thomas is an Executive in Crowe Chizek’s Financial Institution Risk Consulting practice in the Southeastern United States. He has over twenty-five years of broad-based experience, specializing in the financial services industry. Mike’s responsibilities include advising clients in areas such as risk management, fraud prevention and quality assurance assessments. In addition, he coordinates contract services for internal audit, loan review and compliance outsourcing at financial institutions, as well as working with clients to re-engineer their internal audit and risk management operations.

Amanda Stanford is a Senior Manager in the Financial Institution Group’s Risk Consulting practice for Crowe Chizek and Company LLC. She has over seven years of broad-based experience, specializing in the financial services industry. Amanda’s responsibilities include advising clients in areas such as risk management and quality assurance assessments. In addition, she manages contract services for internal audit outsourcing at financial institutions.

Registration
ABA Members are $225 per person and Non-Members are $450 per person. Registration fees include instruction, materials, refreshments and lunch.

Cancellation
Full registration fees will be refunded if a cancellation is received on or before ten business days prior to the meeting. If date of cancellation is less than ten days prior to the meeting, a $100 processing fee will be retained. No refunds will be given for cancellations made the day of the program. Substitutions are welcome.

More Information
Dress for the seminar is business casual. To ensure your comfort, please bring a jacket or sweater. If you need additional information, the ABA office, 334-834-1890 or 800-239-5521.