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PCAOB Audit Tradecraft for the External Auditor
PCAOB Audit Tradecraft for the External Auditor – Elevate Your Auditing Expertise
Achieve mastery in PCAOB auditing standards and elevate your professional skills with the PCAOB Audit Tradecraft for the External Auditor CPE Training Event. Tailored for external auditors, CPA firm staff, and compliance professionals, this rigorous program provides the tools, insights, and techniques needed to ensure high-quality audits that meet PCAOB auditing standards. Earn 12 NASBA-Approved CPE credits while refining your audit practices to excel in today’s complex regulatory landscape.
 
Why Attend?
1. Deepen Your Understanding of PCAOB Auditing Standards - Gain comprehensive knowledge of current PCAOB auditing requirements, including key standards, ethics, independence considerations, and quality control expectations.
2. Sharpen Your Audit Tradecraft - Learn essential skills like risk assessment, ICFR evaluation, and audit planning to improve the accuracy, thoroughness, and reliability of your work.
3. Stay Ahead of Regulatory Changes - Understand evolving inspection guidelines and compliance expectations, ensuring your audits are aligned with the latest PCAOB regulations.
4. Earn 12 CPE Credits - Enhance your professional qualifications while building confidence in delivering audit opinions stakeholders can trust.
 
What You’ll Learn
This two-day seminar is designed to equip you with actionable knowledge and advanced techniques for performing PCAOB-compliant audits.
1. Core Principles of PCAOB Auditing Standards
  • Explore the key components of PCAOB auditing standards, from ethics to independence and ICFR documentation.
  • Navigate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and understand its implications for audit quality.
2. Risk Management and Audit Planning
  • Master advanced methodologies for identifying and addressing significant risks of misstatement.
  • Delve into strategies to align audit planning with PCAOB auditing standards and client-specific requirements.
3. ICFR Evaluation and Compliance
  • Understand the COSO Framework and its role in assessing Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR).
  • Learn practical approaches for SOX compliance documentation and testing.
4. Developing Audit Workpapers
  • Discover how to create detailed, accurate audit workpapers that can withstand PCAOB inspection.
  • Incorporate analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication into your audit documentation processes.
5. Enhancing Tradecraft Skills
  • Cultivate critical behaviors like intellectual curiosity, ethics and integrity, empathy, and adaptability, which are essential for sustained audit success.
 
Benefits of Attending
  • Strengthen Audit Quality: Gain in-depth knowledge to improve your audit processes and deliver high-quality financial reporting.
  • Ensure Regulatory Compliance: Stay compliant with PCAOB auditing standards and SOX regulations while addressing the unique challenges of external auditing.
  • Develop Advanced Tradecraft: Build skills in evaluation, risk assessment, and strategic communication to elevate your auditing expertise.
  • Accelerate Career Growth: Stand out among your peers with enhanced knowledge of PCAOB auditing standards and 12 CPE credits to your name.
 
Event Details
  • Program Schedule: Offered every eight weeks on Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CST, with a half-hour lunch break.
  • Format: Online, live interactive sessions held over two days (Group Internet-Based).
  • Duration: 12 hours.
  • CPE Credits: 12 NASBA-Approved CPE Credits in Auditing and Business Ethics.
  • Cost: $825.
  • Private Training Available: Tailored courses for groups of two or more participants can be scheduled for your organization.
 
Who Should Attend?
This seminar is ideal for professionals seeking to refine their knowledge and skills in auditing, including:
  • External Auditors: Enhance your ability to meet PCAOB compliance standards and deliver trustworthy audit results.
  • CPA Firm Staff Members: Elevate your auditing practices and prepare for PCAOB inspections with confidence.
  • Compliance Professionals: Understand the intricate intersection of risk management, ICFR, and SOX compliance.
 
Why Compliance with PCAOB Standards Matters
PCAOB auditing standards ensure financial reporting integrity by mandating rigorous scrutiny of audit processes. By mastering PCAOB tradecraft, you can:
  • Protect Investor Trust: Deliver audit results that stakeholders can rely on with confidence.
  • Maintain Independence: Align your practices with SEC and PCAOB auditing standards, underscoring ethical audit behavior.
  • Enhance Organizational Reputation: Establish your audit team as a trusted authority in public company financial reporting.
 
Register Today
Take the next step in your career by mastering PCAOB audit tradecraft. Join this intensive training event to gain critical skills, enhance your understanding of PCAOB auditing standards, and earn 12 CPE credits.
 
Register now to ensure you remain at the forefront of audit excellence in today’s evolving regulatory environment!

PCAOB Audit Tradecraft for the External Auditor

$825.00Price

  • Offered on Wednesday-Thursday once every eight weeks in two six hour sessions for 12 CPE credits.

     

    The sessions will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central Time Zone.

     

    There will be a lunch break from 12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m. each day.

     

    We can schedule private events on your timetable for two or more attendees.

     

    NASBA Program Disclosure

    Program Level of Understanding: Basic

    Prerequisites: None

    Advance Preparation: None

    Delivery Format: Group Internet Based

    NASBA Field(s) of Study: Auditing, Business Ethics

    CPE Credits: 12, based on 50 minutes of instruction per hour

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Corporate Compliance Seminars is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

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In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, CPE credits are granted based on a 50-minute hour.

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Complaints may also be forwarded to the company principals, David S. Marshall (708-205-2366; davem@cseminars.com) and/ or John Blackshire (479-200-4373; johnb@cseminars.com)

 

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At CCS, we are deeply dedicated to delivering NASBA-sponsored Continuing Professional Education (CPE) training events focusing on vital subjects such as risk management, audit & assurance, internal controls, internal audit, cybersecurity, and compliance. Our educational content is meticulously crafted to be accessible through live webinars and in-person CPE events, custom-tailored to meet the CPE requirements of certifications including CIA, CPA, CISA, CFE, and other professional certifications.

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We take immense pride in our pivotal role over the past twenty years of empowering participants to expand their audit expertise and develop a deep understanding of best-practice frameworks and standards established by eminent organizations such as IIA, AICPA, COSO Framework, PCAOB Auditing Standards, NAIC Model Laws, GAO Green Book, GAO Yellow Book, NIST, ISO, CMMC, ACFE, SEC, and IAASB.

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Our comprehensive CPE training events provide invaluable insights across a diverse spectrum of topics, encompassing internal auditing, external audits, planning and execution of audits using the PCAOB Auditing Standards, formulation and implementation of effective internal audits, risk identification and evaluation, adherence to accounting and auditing standards, proficient management of business endeavors and projects, ITGCs and application controls, vigilant oversight of vendor and third-party risks, robust cybersecurity initiatives, and the reporting of audit, risk management, and internal control training courses.

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Furthermore, we offer our professional attendees the opportunity to engage with our webinar CPE events virtually, featuring live instructors, or to participate in-person at select cities or a location of their choice.

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We consider our target audience to include chief audit executives, audit partners in CPA firms, chief compliance officers, audit managers, audit supervisors, external auditors, internal auditors, internal control professionals, quality control professionals, compliance professionals, board members, and other professionals who prioritize continuous improvement and organizational sustainability.

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Our CPE events are all based on the professional standards provided by the IIA, AICPA, PCAOB Auditing Standards, SEC, ISACA, ACFE, NAIC regulations, NIST, ISO, CMMC, COSO Framework, GAO Yellow Book, GAO Green Book, U.S. GAAP, IFRS, and IAASB.

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The CCS training staff has a broad range of experience in internal auditing, Big 4 auditing, software development and implementation, Big 4 consulting, governmental accounting and auditing, regulatory compliance and professional training.

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Our flexibility in delivering content allows us to cater to the diverse needs of our professional audit function, internal control professional and information technology participants, ensuring a truly enriching learning experience for all.

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