Essentials CPD

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Getting it right - sampling and analytical procedures

This session focuses on the most effective and efficient ways of obtaining high quality audit evidence.

Sampling based tests of detail and analytical procedures are the most commonly used substantive audit tests. This is a practical session looking at the common pitfalls and providing tips on how to get it right.

This course will cover:

• How to determine the right sample size.
• Assessing risk to drive sample size methodologies.
• Sample selection techniques.
• The right way to use substantive analytical procedures.
• Analytical procedures used for risk assessment and overall review.

Audience: Practice

This course is suitable for: all senior auditors, including audit seniors, managers and partners.

CPD hours: ICAEW's revised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Regulations bring in new CPD requirements. This includes a minimum number of hours and an ethics requirement. Attending this webinar could contribute up to 2hrs 10mins of verifiable CPD, providing you can demonstrate that the content is relevant to your role. A copy of the webinar booking confirmation email is accepted as evidence of verifiable CPD. You will need to save the email as a JPEG or PDF before uploading it to your record. Click here to use ICAEW’s self-assessment tool to help you work out how much CPD you will need to fulfil each year.

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About the speaker

John Selwood ACA John is a chartered accountant and independent training consultant, who lectures for major accountancy practices, professional bodies, training companies and publishers. He speaks on financial reporting, auditing, money laundering and company law. John is a member of ICAEW’s Audit and Assurance Faculty’s Practitioner Services Panel Committee and the Technical and Practical Auditing Committee. He has been involved with presenting and writing the material for the Audit and Assurance and Financial Reporting Faculties Roadshows for a number of years. He also regularly writes for Audit & Beyond and is the author of Core Auditing Standards for Practitioners.

The above discounts shown are automatically applied at the time of booking.

The discounts are valid for individuals booking more than one course at a time or corporate bookings where more than one delegate from the same organisation is booked onto the same course.

Multi Viewing Licence
A group-friendly way to view the Essentials CPD programme.

This licence allows up to 10 delegates to view a course together, whilst fulfilling their own individual CPD requirements.
Full details (click here)

Event enquiries
Should you experience any difficulties booking onto the event, please go to our events support page - how to book.

If you need assistance making a booking, please contact the Events Information team who will be happy to support with the online booking process. Just click contact us.

Senior CPD Programme Manager - Amy Read
amy.read@icaew.com
+44 (0)20 7920 8764

CPD Programme Executive - Amreet Johal
amreet.johal@icaew.com

How are the courses delivered?
All the Essentials CPD courses are run by live webinar on Zoom. Once the live date has passed the courses are available as on demand recordings.

What is the total running time of theses courses?
Total running time for the live webinars are 2 hours and 20 minutes.
The live webinars are split into two 50 minute sessions with a 10 minute comfort break in between and ending with a 30 minute Q&A session with the speaker.

How do I attend a live webinar?
Once you've booked on you will receive an email with your booking confirmation, one week before the live event you will receive the zoom registration link and further joining instructions.

How do I access the course slide deck?
The course slide deck will be shared a few days before the course date.

What if I miss the live date?
The live webinar will be recorded and offered as an on-demand recording within 24-48 hours of the live session finishing.

Can I watch the recording after attending the live course?
No, delegates can either attend the live session OR have access to the on demand recording, not both.

Do the courses on this programme count as verifiable CPD?
Yes these courses contribute to 2hrs 10mins of verifiable CPD, so long as you can demonstrate that the content is relevant to your role.

Can I share the links and watch the courses with a colleague?
One booking allows for one delegate to attend or watch the on demand recording.
Sharing of course links is strictly prohibited and we reserve the right to charge you for any un-authorised access to the Webinar.

We have a multi viewing licence that allows up to 10 delegates to view a course together. For full details please click here.

Please note the dates on the table below are the live webinar dates. Once the date has passed, they will be made available on demand.