Conducting a Remote Audit

Prerequisites

Foundational knowledge of performing an audit

Highlights

Leveraging the benefits of remote auditing Managing the team, client, and audit process remotely Identifying engagement-wide procedures from client acceptance through report issuance when remote auditing Understanding narrow-topic considerations when remote auditing

Objectives

• Recognize the differences between conducting a traditional audit and a remote audit.
• Identify engagement-wide considerations under a remote audit, including client acceptance, risk assessment, fraud, and documentation.
• Identify considerations related to remote auditing within specific areas of the audit, including material asset and liability account, walk-throughs of internal controls, and inventory procedures.