Pre Enrollment
About the Course
The programme covers the following:-
- Fundamentals of Auditing, planning audits and determining materiality
- Obtaining audit evidence
- Analytical procedures for auditing
- External confirmations
- Audit of estimates and judgements
- Audit of Related Party transactions
- Audit of subsequent events and Going Concern
- Audit of presentation and disclosures in financial statements
- Management representations
- Audit documentation
- Reporting
- Internal audits
Criteria
- Minimum graduate pass like B.Com/M.Com/BBA/MBA/CA Inter/CMA Inter
- Pursuing CA/CMA
- Working professionals can also join the course
- Duration
- 2 months
- Placement Support
- Yes
What can you become with course?
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Audit Associate at the Big 4 firms
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Audit associate at any CA firm
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Internal audit associate at any company
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Upgrade your skills at current job
How it works?
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- Register and apply for the course
- Talk to the mentors
- Join the upcoming batch
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Learning Track
- Learn from experts from top companies
- Upskill yourself with real-life case studies
- Prepare for placements with Mock interviews
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Placements Track
- Get your LinkedIn Page & Resume Optimized
- Mock interviews
- Final interviews
Students Testimonials
Programme Highlights
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Completely Placement Focused
The Certified Audit Associate Program comes with a guaranteed placement assistance for everyone who graduates the program.
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Live & Online Classes
Interact & Learn LIVE with Audit Partners of Big 4 firms, CFO’s of Industries, highly experienced Chartered Accountants and more.
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CV Building & LinkedIn Optimization
We help you with building your CV and optimize your LinkedIn Profile to make you on par with the industry.
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2 month Extensive program
With over 50 hrs of Live Content and 10+ real-life case studies learn all you need to get into the field of auditing.
What will you be learning?
Fundamentals of auditing
No. of hours
5
Key lessons
- Overview of how an audit is carried out of large organisations
- How do we plan and execute audits?
- How to determine materiality for audits?
- How to ensure quality in an audit?
- How to determine which areas to audit in a company?
- What are the auditors responsibilities in respect of fraud?
- What is the significance of laws and regulations in an audit?
- What are the auditors responsibilities in respect of commmunication with those charged with governance?
- Engagement letter and its components
- Types of audit/assurance engagements and auditors’ responsibilities thereof
- How to determine the high risk areas in an audit?
- Real life case studies on how to plan an audit and determine materiality
Obtaining audit evidence
No. of hours
10
Key lessons
- How to determine audit steps for each area in the financial statements?
- How to audit revenue and receivables?
- How to audit purchases and payables?
- How to audit fixed assets and depreciation?
- How to audit inventories and the valuations?
- How to audit borrowings and interest?
- How to audit current assets and current liabilities?
- How to audit cash and bank balances?
- How to audit financial instruments and their valuations?
- How to audit payroll and other expenses?
- How to audit impairment testing?
- How to audit going concern assumption of a company?
- How to audit estimates made by management?
- Real life case studies on carrying out complex audit areas
Analytical procedures in audit
No. of hours
2.5
Key lessons
- What are preliminary and final analytical procedures?
- How to use analytical procedures to perform an effective and efficient audit?
- How do we determine risks from analytical procedures?
- Real life case studies on analytical procedures
External confirmations
No. of hours
2.5
Key lessons
- What is the right procedure of obtaining external confirmations from banks, lenders, 3rd party inventory locations?
- How to deal with situations where the confirmations do not match with the book balances?
- Real life case studies on external confirmations
Related Party Transactions
No. of hours
2.5
Key lessons
- Why are related party transactions an important area of audit?
- How to audit related party transactions?
- What are the auditors responsibilities in respect of related party transactions?
- Real life case studies on audit of related party transactions.
Estimates and judgements
No. of hours
2.5
Key lessons
- Why is audit of estimates and judgements important in the overall context of audit of financial statements?
- How to test estimates and judgements such as impairments, employee benefits, ESOPs, etc?
- What are the disclosures necessary in respect of various estimates and judgements?
Subsequent events and going concern
No. of hours
2.5
Key lessons
- What are the auditors’ responsibilities in auditing subsequent events?
- How to audit subsequent events?
- What is the implication of the going concern assumption on preparation of financial statements?
- How to audit the going concern assumption of a company?
- Real life case studies on going concern and subsequent events
Audit of presentation and disclsures of financial statements
No. of hours
4
Key lessons
- What are the various presentation and disclosure requirements under Companies Act and Accounting Standards?
- How to audit the presentation of financial statements?
- How to audit the various disclosures in the financial statements?
- Real life case studies on audit of financial statements
Audit documentation
No. of hours
5
Key lessons
- What is the need of audit documentation?
- How to document at each phase of the audit?
- How to document the audit evidence obtained?
- Real life case studies on audit documentation
Audit reports
No. of hours
5
Key lessons
- What are the various types of audit reports?
- How to determine the impact of any exceptions on the Auditors’ report?
- What is a qualified/Adverse/disclaimer of an audit opinion?
- How to prepare Audit Reports?
- How to issue audit certificates to clients?
- Real life case studies on preparation of audit reports
Internal audits
No. of hours
7.5
Key lessons
- How to conduct an internal audit?
- Differences between a statutory audit and internal audit?
- How to determine the scope of an internal audit?
- Reporting responsibilities in an internal audit
- Real life case study on conducting an internal audit