Establishing or Improving a Risk-Based Audit Approach

Field: Auditing | Delivery Method: Self Study | CPE Hours: 1.0

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Whether you are just getting started with a risk-based audit approach, or want to improve what you are doing, you don't want to miss this one. Jason Mefford, one of the leading world experts on risk-based internal audit (and yes he wrote the book on this) will explain the concepts and process behind using a risk-based approach.


He will also discuss some of the common mis-conceptions and mis-applications around a risk-based approach including:

- Difference between risk-based and objective-based assurance
- What a risk-based audit look really looks like
- The maturity model discussed in Sawyer's Internal Auditing, 7th Edition (he helped write this book too)
- Steps you can start taking today, to make your audit approach more risk-based


Field: Auditing
Delivery Method: Group
CPE Hours: 1.0

Format: Video


Your Instructor


Jason Mefford
Jason Mefford

Jason Mefford is a rock star in internal audit, risk management and compliance. He typically works with Chief Audit Executives (CAE), Audit Committee (AC) members, and professionals in audit, risk and compliance with the technical and soft-skills needed to navigate the land mines of organizations. He takes complicated, confusing & hard things, makes them practical, proactive & simple to improve learning and transformation.


He's been a Chief Audit Executive, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Board Member, and has trained and consulted organizations all over the world. He is a thought leader in all things governance, risk and compliance (GRC) and internal audit, and is the recipient of multiple awards including:


  • Rising Star in Corporate Governance from Yale University
  • Rising Star in Corporate Governance Award (Finalist) from Corporate Secretary Magazine
  • Thought Leader of the Year (Finalist) from The National Association of Experts, Writers & Speakers
  • Fellow from the Open Compliance & Ethics Group (OCEG) Think Tank


You can learn more about him at: https://www.jasonmefford.com and join him in the Audit Leader Forum™ at: https://bit.ly/AuditLeader


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