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Audit Staff Essentials - New Staff Core Concepts: New Auditor's Role on the Engagement Team
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Availability
On-Demand
Cost
Member: $85.00
Non-Member: $109.00
Retired: $85.00
Educator & Government & Non-Profit Member: $85.00
Credit Offered
1 CPE Credit
Field of Study:
  • 1 Auditing

Understanding the auditor's role

As a new audit staff member, you can learn what to expect on the job. You will explore topics, such as:

  • Your roles and responsibilities
  • Rules you should follow
  • Behavior expectations

Preparing for success as an auditor

You will also learn ways to succeed in your new role by reviewing key concepts, including:

  • Evaluating yourself analytically
  • Handling clients and their information properly
  • Troubleshooting common issues skillfully

Learning Outcomes

  • Recognize common concerns faced by new staff when beginning their first job in a CPA firm.
  • Identify the roles filled by new staff in CPA firms and on audit engagement teams, including the basics regarding their expected work and common issues they might encounter.
  • Recall professional standards related to issues such as client confidentiality and working paper security.

Topics

  • Success and survival in public accounting
  • Self-evaluation for success
  • New roles and responsibilities
  • Common issues encountered by new staff
  • Keeping information confidential

Who Will Benefit

  • Recently onboarded staff
  • First-year staff
  • Firms that want consistent training and level setting
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