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100 Ways To Improve Your Audit Reports

In this course you will learn how to to challenge the whole approach to writing and reviewing audit reports.

Created byPhilip Griffiths
IntermediateUpdated May 25, 2025

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleUnderstand the challenges of the audit reporting and the practices to resolve them
  • check_circleExplore the features of the executive summary reports and their key points
  • check_circleLearn how to do the analysis of audit reports and identify various aspects of good scoring
  • check_circleExplore the good features of the audit reports and the significance of using logos and pictures
  • check_circleLearn how to construct good, positive, and meaningful paragraphs that engage a reader
  • check_circleIdentify the formatting methodology and values to make appropriate documents for audit reporting

About This Course

Writing effective audit reports is the most critical part of the Internal Audit process—it is the primary deliverable and the key measure by which your audit work will be evaluated. This practical and thought-provoking course is designed to help both new and experienced auditors enhance the clarity, impact, and effectiveness of their audit reporting.

You’ll learn how to streamline your writing process, improve clarity and brevity, and ensure that your recommendations are both understood and implemented. From writing focused audit opinions to avoiding common reporting pitfalls, this course equips you with the tools and best practices needed to produce reports that truly drive improvement and add value.

Course Content

9 activities • 7 videos • duration: 1h 53m

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Introduction-Part11 videos • 1 min
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The Audit Report Challenges-Part11 videos • 28 min
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20 Key Questions-Part11 videos • 27 min
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The Executive Summary-Part11 videos • 8 min
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The Main Report-Part11 videos • 34 min
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Audit Opinions-Part11 videos • 9 min
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Conclusion-Part11 videos • 2 min
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Section 81 quiz
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Section 91 quiz

Your Instructor

Philip Griffiths

Internal Audit and Risk Specialist

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Phil Griffiths is CEO of Business Risk Management Ltd. A Chartered Accountant, he has over 30 years experience in Internal Audit, Risk Management, Corporate Governance, and Fraud Prevention as practitioner, professional adviser, facilitator and trainer. He has held top management positions with four international Groups, in roles embracing internal audit, risk management, finance, and project management Phil is regarded as one of the world’s leading experts in Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management He has wide extensive international experience having trained professionals from over 2000 organisations across the world during the past 20 years Phil has developed strategic alliances with professional bodies and world-renowned training companies, and delivered training and consultancy services across the world. Phil is an accomplished author. His book ‘Risk Based Auditing’ is an international best seller and his latest book ‘Enterprise Risk Management – The Key to Business Success’ is receiving much acclaim He is recognised as an accomplished and charismatic facilitator, trainer and lecturer and is in continual demand to speak at the most prestigious events on Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Internal Audit and Fraud.

Credit Information

Is this course eligible for my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?

Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.

Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.

What Students Are Saying

4.6 out of 5
Student's Choice
127 reviews
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    James S.
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    Good at helping me understand Internal Audit objectives.

  • AM
    AGLAIA M.
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    Great reminder , can have implications to more than writing reports

  • RS
    Ralph S.
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    I like the presenter. Easy to understand and thoughtful

  • SM
    Susan M.
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    Practical recommendations.

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