1 Day Spreadsheet Auditing Training Course 1 day

?Are spreadsheets in the scope of your Sarbanes-Oxley project?

?Is your job to assess or prevent spreadsheet inaccuracy, error or even fraud?

?Discover the really essential indicators to look for

?Learn good practice to prevent errors and improve quality



Most spreadsheets contain errors, as is clear from the research reported at the
European Spreadsheet Risk Interest Group
conferences every year. See nbsp; their
list of 72 reported incidents
of expensive and embarrassing mistakes.



In the current climate of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, where auditors must report on the
integrity of controls over financial reporting, an organization's reliance on
spreadsheets needs to be supported by good internal controls.



The intended audience is anyone who builds or reviews spreadsheet models, such
as managers, accountants, actuaries, financial modelers, or IT analysts nbsp; in
enterprise SOX IT audits. You
need to have an intermediate or advanced knowledge of Excel. You should leave the seminar with the confidence to use the tools
and methods shown to risk-assess and test spreadsheets in your organisation.



?Where to start and what are the most efficient techniques to use

?How you can cut down a huge system of spreadsheets to a manageable audit task

?The symptoms that indicate potential or actual problems

?How a company can create an inventory of its critical spreadsheets, assess
them for risk, and prioritize scarce resources

?How the top spreadsheet auditing software tools compare, including little-used
secrets of Excel's auditing features

?Includes a copy of quot;Spreadsheet
Check and Control quot;, Patrick O'Beirne's new book o