The Audit Committee in Practice
When institutions fail, the first question is where was the audit committee? This programme prepares members to have a good answer — before the question is asked.
Format
Classroom · Virtual
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The audit committee reads more, signs more and carries more than any other committee — usually with the least preparation. This programme covers the committee’s real work: interrogating financial statements and the estimates hidden inside them; running the relationship with external audit so independence is real; overseeing internal audit so the third line has teeth; and whistleblowing, fraud response and the sessions no one rehearses. Taught by practitioners who have sat on, reported to and audited for these committees.
What you will do
Who attends
Audit committee members and chairs; directors joining the committee; CFOs, CAEs and auditors who work with it.
Programme agenda
Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for
I.The statements, adversarially read
- Estimates, provisions and the places management judgement hides
- Red flags in the numbers: what restatements later reveal
- The going-concern conversation nobody wants to start
II.The two audit relationships
- External audit: independence in substance, not just appearance
- Internal audit: charter, resourcing and the private session
- When the two disagree — and what the committee does about it
III.The sessions no one rehearses
- Fraud response: the first meeting after the allegation
- Whistleblowing oversight that people actually trust
- Reporting to the board: candour without panic
Frequently asked
Who should attend the audit committee programme?
Audit committee members and chairs, directors joining the committee, and the CFOs, chief audit executives and auditors who work with it. It suits both new members preparing for the committee and experienced members formalising their practice.
What does the programme actually cover?
The committee’s real work: interrogating financial statements and the estimates hidden inside them, governing the external audit relationship so independence is real, overseeing internal audit so the third line has teeth, and leading the response to fraud, whistleblowing and restatement. It is taught by practitioners who have sat on, reported to and audited for these committees — as professional training, not accounting or legal advice.
Is the programme available in French and in-house?
Yes. BIZENIUS delivers the programme in English and French, and an in-house edition can be tailored for a full audit committee working through its own agenda. Sessions run on a rolling calendar with dates confirmed on request; fees and quotations are provided on enquiry.
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