Elements of a Finding: What Government Auditors Expect in All Findings FLEXCAST
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1.0 Credits
Member Price $49.00
Non-Member Price $56.00
Overview
This course will explain what government auditors expect to see when they read an audit finding in a governmental audit, including Single Audits.
Highlights
Five attributes of audit finding. Improve finding’s presentation. Techniques for finding’s results. Techniques to develop recommendations.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, controllers, accountants, financing professionals, business owners, and managers.
Objectives
Identify the five attributes of a finding. Describe some techniques to improve a finding’s presentation. Identify techniques to get results from a finding’s presentation. Identify ways to develop useful recommendations.
Preparation
None.
Notice
This is a FlexCast (no exam required) and may be viewed only Monday - Saturday, 5am - 5pm PT. You may take up to one year from the date of purchase to complete the course. Pause your FlexCast and resume at a convenient day during the hours above. Partial credit for 2+ credit courses: If you are unable to complete the course in one sitting, partial credit can be awarded (minimum of one credit). To earn the remaining credits, you must return later and start the course from the beginning. Use chat to ask questions of a subject matter expert during the program.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Sefton Boyars, Sefton Boyars CPA
Until his retirement in October 1996, Mr. Boyars had functioned as the Department of Education’s Regional Inspector General for Audit in Regions IX and X for sixteen years. During his 35-year career, Mr. Boyars worked for a variety of governmental audit agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service; the Department of Defense; Health, Education and Welfare; the U.S. Department of Education and a California county. Mr. Boyars is active in his profession. He is a member of the California CPA Society and currently serves as the Chair of his chapter’s Government Accounting and Auditing Committee and is a member of the State Government Accounting and Auditing Committee. He also sits on the Qualifications Committee of the California State Board of Accountancy. He is a past Chair of the Western Intergovernmental Audit Forum and often served as chair or co-chair of its subcommittees and roundtables. Mr. Boyars is a past President of the San Francisco chapter of the Association of Government Accountants. He continues his active participation in his local Chapter. Mr. Boyars is an experienced trainer and has taught for many organizations, including the U.S. Department of Education, Management Concepts, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the California State Controller, the California Association of State Auditors, the Los Angeles City Controller and the Association of Government Accountants. He received AGA’s National Education and Training Award for 1998.
Non-Member Price $56.00
Member Price $49.00