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Leveraging Analytical Procedures to the Fullest on Audits - Case Studies in Strengthening Audit Evidence


Total Credits: 2 including 2 Accounting - Technical

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Categories:
ACPEN Industry Institute |  Accounting and Auditing
Faculty:
Jennifer Louis, CPA
Course Levels:
Basic
Duration:
2 Hours
License:
Product Setting: Expires 30 day(s) after program date.

Dates
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Description

Peer review deficiencies commonly relate to the design, documentation, and evaluation of the results of analytical procedures.  This course will provide examples of how to strengthen evidence resulting from preliminary, substantive, and final analytics. It will reinforce the elements of strong analytical procedures that may enhance the quality of audits.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • Recall how analytic procedures can enhance audit quality
  • Explain elements of strong analytic procedures that can eliminate or mitigate the need for extensive tests of details
  • Describe tips for improving documentation of the design, documentation and evaluation of substantive analytic procedures

Major Subjects
  • How well-designed analytic procedures enhance audit quality
  • Elements of strong analytic procedures
  • Selecting the proper analytic, and altering the strength for the intended purpose
  • Evaluating the data used in generating expectations
  • Improving documentation, including evaluating sufficiency and appropriateness of the audit evidence obtained

Course Materials

Faculty

Jennifer Louis, CPA's Profile

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EMERGENT SOLUTIONS GROUP


Jennifer has over 25 years experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organization success.  In 2003 she founded Emergent Solutions Group, which is dedicated to meeting organization’s professional training needs on a project or part-time basis.  Jennifer serves a wide variety of clients, including public accounting firms, state CPA societies, private industry corporations, and public sector agencies.Previously Jennifer served as the Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education for three years.  Prior to that, Jennifer was Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc., a highly respected training and audit process consulting firm later acquired by Thomson Reuters.  Over her six years at AuditWatch, Jennifer served many roles.  She began her career at AuditWatch as Vice President of Product Development.   Jennifer also served as an instructor and consultant for the firm’s Audit Productivity Improvement Program (a comprehensive program enabling accounting firms to enhance audit quality and improve audit efficiency), as well as various other training courses.  Later, Jennifer was primarily responsible for working with clients to design high-caliber, customized training programs.  She led the Training Services Division, which includes AuditWatch University (“core-level” staff training for new hires to managers) and related offerings.  She also co-authored the Guide to Value-Added Auditing (Thomson/Practitioners Publishing Company, Fort Worth, TX, July 2001).

Before joining AuditWatch, Jennifer was the Financial/Operational Audit Manager at AARP.  While at AARP she served as one of their specially trained facilitators available as a resource throughout the organization for designing and leading strategic meetings and trainings.

Jennifer was also an Audit Manager at Deloitte, in Washington, DC.  During her five years with Deloitte, she was a frequent local and national instructor.  Jennifer also served as an instructor for the firm’s national “Train the Trainers” program. 

Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA-Accounting.  She is currently a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and is licensed to practice accounting in the Commonwealth of Virginia and North Carolina.Contact Jennifer via email at jlouis@emergentgroup.net, or via LinkedIn


Dates

Fri, Mar 28, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:46am EDT
Mon, Mar 31, 2025 - 01:00pm to 02:46pm EDT
Thu, Apr 03, 2025 - 02:00pm to 03:46pm EDT
Fri, Apr 25, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:46am EDT
Fri, May 30, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:46am EDT
Sat, May 31, 2025 - 01:00pm to 02:46pm EDT
Tue, Jun 03, 2025 - 02:00pm to 03:46pm EDT
Fri, Jun 27, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:46am EDT
Fri, Jul 25, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:46am EDT
Thu, Jul 31, 2025 - 01:00pm to 02:46pm EDT
Mon, Aug 04, 2025 - 02:00pm to 03:46pm EDT
Fri, Aug 29, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:46am EDT
Fri, Sep 26, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:46am EDT
Tue, Sep 30, 2025 - 01:00pm to 02:46pm EDT
Fri, Oct 03, 2025 - 02:00pm to 03:46pm EDT
Fri, Oct 31, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:46am EDT
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 - 01:00pm to 02:46pm EST
Fri, Nov 21, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:46am EST
Wed, Dec 03, 2025 - 02:00pm to 03:46pm EST
Fri, Dec 26, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:46am EST
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 - 10:00am to 11:46am EST
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 - 01:00pm to 02:46pm EST
Tue, Feb 03, 2026 - 02:00pm to 03:46pm EST
Fri, Feb 27, 2026 - 10:00am to 11:46am EST
Fri, Mar 27, 2026 - 10:00am to 11:46am EDT
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 - 01:00pm to 02:46pm EDT
Fri, Apr 03, 2026 - 02:00pm to 03:46pm EDT
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 - 10:00am to 11:46am EDT
Fri, May 29, 2026 - 10:00am to 11:46am EDT
Sat, May 30, 2026 - 01:00pm to 02:46pm EDT
Wed, Jun 03, 2026 - 02:00pm to 03:46pm EDT
Fri, Jun 26, 2026 - 10:00am to 11:46am EDT

Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites None
Advanced Preparation None
Designed For Anyone who performs audits 
Original Recording Date 2025
Course Developer EMERGENT SOLUTIONS GROUP
Date Added to Catalog 3/2025
Yellow Book Yes

Additional Information

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Instructional Delivery Method

Group Internet Based


Course Registration Requirements

Online Registration


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