Effective Audit Committees Masterclass
What an effective audit committee actually does — expertise, information flows, challenge of executives and auditors, and measuring the committee’s own performance.
Format
Classroom · Virtual
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An audit committee that cannot challenge its executives and auditors is decoration — and in a highly regulated financial services world, decoration is a governance risk. Audit committees carry a critical role in building trust in corporate reporting, which demands members with real expertise and knowledge of the industry and the company, above all in the chair. Led by a governance and audit expert with decades of experience attending and presenting at audit committees, this masterclass works through the committee’s role and the essential qualities of its members, its relationships with the board risk committee, external audit, internal audit and finance, the information flows and decision-making processes that make it effective — and how to measure that effectiveness.
What you will do
Who attends
- Audit committee members and chairs
- Board members and directors working with audit committees
- Heads of internal audit, external audit and finance leaders who report to the committee
Programme agenda
Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for
I.The committee’s mandate
- The audit committee’s role in governance and trust in corporate reporting
- Expertise and essential qualities of members
- The particular role of the audit committee chairperson
II.Relationships and challenge
- The relationship with the board risk committee
- Working with external audit, internal audit and finance
- Challenging executives and auditors on their reports
III.Information and effectiveness
- Managing information flows and decision-making
- Dealing with regulators and other stakeholders
- Measuring committee effectiveness — case studies and role plays
Frequently asked
What does the effective audit committees masterclass cover?
It works through the committee’s role in building trust in corporate reporting, the expertise and essential qualities of its members — above all the chair — its relationships with the board risk committee, external audit, internal audit and finance, the information flows and decision-making processes that make it effective, and how to measure that effectiveness.
Who leads the training, and what is the format?
The masterclass is led by a governance and audit expert with decades of experience attending and presenting at audit committees. The format is practical: working sessions, case studies and committee role plays through which participants test how they challenge executives and auditors and act on the findings.
Can the programme be run privately for our board?
Yes. An in-house edition can be tailored to your institution’s governance structure, regulatory environment and committee composition — often the preferred route for boards. Delivery is in English or French; public sessions follow a rolling calendar with dates on request, and fees and quotations are provided on enquiry.
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