Conflict Resolution for Auditors
Master the art of conflict resolution with the Conflict Resolution for Auditors CPE Training Event. This seminar is designed to help auditors and professionals in risk management enhance their soft skills, foster collaboration, and improve audit relationships, even in challenging environments. Earn 4 NASBA-Approved Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits while learning practical strategies to handle conflicts effectively and promote a culture of transparency and cooperation.
Why Attend?
Excel in Conflict Resolution
Gain actionable techniques to resolve conflicts and establish open, productive dialogues with audit clients and colleagues.
Improve Audit Relationships
Learn how to minimize resistance and build cooperative relationships that elevate the value of your audit services.
Foster Transparent Audit Reporting
Understand how to deliver factual, unbiased audit reports that encourage collaboration and positive change.
Earn 4 CPE Credits
Boost your professional qualifications while acquiring conflict management skills to improve audit outcomes.
What You’ll Learn
This engaging event is crafted to help you tackle conflict with confidence and create a positive, productive audit environment.
1. Creating Awareness of Audit Value
- Learn methods to effectively communicate the purpose and importance of internal audits.
- “Sell” the value of auditing services to build trust within your organization.
2. Collaborative Risk Management
- Support management’s risk assessment efforts with insights from the auditing process.
- Learn techniques to co-develop agile audit plans that align with organizational goals.
3. Building Cooperative Working Relationships
- Explore strategies for gaining auditee cooperation during audit fieldwork.
- Cultivate mutual understanding and collaboration between auditors and clients.
4. Transparency in Reporting and Feedback
- Promote clarity and openness in audit reporting to foster accountability.
- Handle criticism constructively while maintaining professionalism and focus on solutions.
Seminar Highlights
This comprehensive session blends practical insights, real-world examples, and interactive discussions to ensure you leave with valuable tools you can put into action.
- Action-Oriented Learning: Gain clear and actionable strategies for conflict resolution.
- Interactive Environment: Participate in engaging discussions with peers and experienced trainers.
- Practical Application: Real-world examples help you translate concepts into practice.
Event Details
- Format: Live, instructor-led group training for an interactive experience.
- Schedule: Offered every 8 weeks on Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. CT.
- Duration: 4 Hours
- Cost: $280 per participant.
- Custom Sessions: Private training available for groups of two or more attendees.
Who Should Attend?
This seminar is ideal for professionals committed to elevating their audit skills and fostering a positive audit environment, including:
- Internal Auditors: Enhance relationships and reduce resistance during audits.
- Risk Management Professionals: Navigate conflicts with constructive solutions.
- Compliance Officers: Promote cooperation and transparency in compliance engagements.
- Audit Team Leaders: Improve team dynamics and client relationships through effective conflict management.
The Importance of Conflict Resolution in Auditing
Conflict is an inevitable part of the audit process. However, how conflict is managed can define the success and impact of an audit. This training equips professionals with the soft skills needed to handle difficult situations, reduce resistance, and build a cooperative and transparent audit culture.
The Conflict Resolution for Auditors CPE Training Event goes beyond theory, delivering methodologies and techniques you can apply immediately. By fostering trust and collaboration, you’ll not only strengthen your audit services but also support your organization’s broader risk management and governance goals.
Register Today
Don’t miss the opportunity to enhance your professional skillset and elevate the value of your auditing role with the Conflict Resolution for Auditors CPE Training Event. Earn 4 NASBA-Approved CPE credits, master conflict management strategies, and build relationships that drive results.
Sign up now to secure your spot and unlock the tools for confident, successful conflict resolution in auditing!
Details on Event Presentation
Offered every eight weeks on Monday at 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Central Time in four CPE-Credit event.
We can schedule private events on your timetable for two or more attendees.
CPE Event Highlights
This event was developed to convey methods to "sell" the value of audits and the professionals who deliver internal audit services.
The content is based on best practices gleaned from our instructors' individual average of over 30 years performing and managing successful audits.
The seminar reviews and answers the following questions:
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Auditors need to initiate an open dialogue with audit clients,
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Audits are not investigations but fact finding events,
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Auditors have to be independent and unbiased,
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Audit reports have to be factual,
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Auditors need to be open to criticism,
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Have a powerful coalition for change within members of management.
Conflict resoltuion by the audit professional begins with the following underlying awarenesses always being on the agenda:
- What is one thing that could have done differently?
- How should the conflict be resolved to create a win-win?
- How does the professional approach the other party?
- What is your initial reaction to the conflict: feelings and thoughts?
- Is there old stuff fueling this fire?
- In the grand scheme of things, how important is this conflict?
- Is the professional trying to cast blame?
- What is the internal auditor doing that is blocking the resolution of this problem?
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Learning Objectives
Learn methods to improve the effectiveness of Internal Audit relationships by
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Learn how to "sell the value" of Internal Auditing
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Discover ways to disseminate an awareness of the Internal Audit program
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Identify ways to assist in the Risk Identification program
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Examine the methods to jointly develop an Audit Plan
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Detail ways to "do more with less" and encourage Auditee cooperation in Audit Fieldwork
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Identify ways to promote transparency in Audit Reporting
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Key Issues on the Agenda
Introductions
Section 1 - Create an Awareness of Auditing and Internal Controls
Section 2 - Audit’s Involvement in Management’s Risk Assessment
Section 3 - Joint Development of an Agile Audit Plan
Section 4 - Foster Cooperation in Audit Fieldwork
Section 5 - Promote Transparency in ReportingSection 6 - Coordinate the Follow-Up of Control Remediation
Section 7 - Summary
NASBA Program Disclosure
Program Level of Understanding: Basic
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Delivery Format: Group Internet Based
NASBA Field(s) of Study: Auditing, Personal Development
CPE Credits: 4, based on 50 minutes of instruction per hour
Summary of the Subject Matter
The Internal Audit Training Seminar on Conflict Resolution offered by CCS is a comprehensive CPE training event designed to equip Internal Auditors with the essential soft skills required to handle conflicts effectively in the workplace.
The seminar provides a comprehensive understanding of what causes conflict and the importance of Conflict Resolution in the Internal Audit process. Participants will gain knowledge of various conflict resolution techniques and strategies that are aligned with IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors) standards and IA (Internal Audit) best practices.
The auditor course covers the audit process in detail and helps Internal Auditors to identify and analyze conflicts, develop and implement effective solutions, and communicate effectively to resolve conflicts. The seminar is taught by experienced trainers who bring real-world examples and practical exercises to reinforce the learning experience. This training is suitable for all levels of Internal Auditors and is approved for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit.
By attending this Internal Audit seminar, Internal Auditors will improve their soft skills and enhance their audit services, ensuring that they meet the IA standards and the IIA standards. The training is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of Conflict Resolution in the Internal Audit process. It is also designed to help them develop the skills necessary to effectively handle conflicts in their daily work.