Auditing Corporate Governance

Introduction

Corporate Governance is now one of the hottest topics in the business world. It is both a regulatory requirement and a business enabler.

But do you know whether your Corporate Governance activities are extracting maximum value? If not, this is probably because your Internal Audit team have not assessed this key topic.

This audit approach is crucial as the Board and the Audit Committee need comprehensive assurance about this strategic business process.

This Auditing Corporate Governance training course will provide all the tools and techniques essential to audit the complex and wide-ranging field of Corporate Governance. This training course includes guidance from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) to help you ensure that you are applying the very best practices and meet all regulatory requirements.

 This GLOMACS Auditing Corporate Governance training course will highlight:

• The techniques for assessing governance risks.
• Guidance from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
• Auditing IT governance
• The approach to review key issues of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and reputation management
• The Tone at the Top and Risk considerations

Objectives

After completing this Auditing Corporate Governance training course, you will be able to:

• Describe the corporate governance requirements
• Explain how to prepare for a governance audit
• Review the key aspects of governance
• Clarify how to audit other key governance activities
• Discuss how to audit technology governance and regulatory compliance

Training Methodology

Attending this Auditing Corporate Governance training course does not need advanced preparation. There will be exercised, role plays to simulate audit scenarios and situations that assurance professionals will encounter.

Organisational Impact

This Auditing Corporate Governance training course will benefit organisations in all business sectors. It will provide the basis for a systematic and thorough independent review of all key aspects of Corporate Governance and provide the Board and senior management with a clear picture of the maturity of the process.

This Auditing Corporate Governance training course will enable organisational knowledge to be enhanced in the following areas:

• Corporate Governance requirements and recent changes
• Gaps and challenges which need to be dealt with
• The overall maturity of the CG process
• The areas where increased vigilance is required
• The efficiency and ownership of the process

Personal Impact

This training course will enable delegates to enhance their personal knowledge in the following disciplines:

• Scoping a Governance audit
• Auditing the ERM process
• Auditing complex areas such as the audit Committee role in Governance
• Assessing CG controls
• Engaging senior management