Risk Based Internal Audit

Course description

This course is available on in-company basis only at the moment. If you have 3-4 people or more we can deliver it either virtually or in-person in any location worldwide. Contact us to discuss your requirements. 

The course is conducted by a senior expert with over 25 years of practical international experience.

The Institute of Internal Auditors defines Risk Based Internal Auditing (RBIA) as a methodology that links internal auditing to an organization’s overall risk management framework. RBIA allows internal audit to provide assurance to the board that risk management processes are managed effectively and appropriately to the risk appetite.

But every organisation is different in terms of its attitudes to risk, organisational structures, internal processes and procedures. Experienced internal auditors need to adapt these ideas to the needs of their organisation in order to implement RBIA. Once implemented correctly, RBIA offers tremendous advantages to any company.
This intensive 2-day course provides a thorough overview of RBIA processes, planning stages and measurement strategies. You will gain the practical tools to set up, analyse and manage RBIA within your organisation.

What will you learn

By the end of this course you will:

  • Have a sound understanding of Risk Based Internal Audit function and process and be able to differentiate it from a regular internal audit approach
  • Gain the tools to set up and affectively measure the framework within your organisation
  • Understand the role of COSO and ERM in internal auditing
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Register for any 2 courses at the same time and save extra £100 (in total, not per course). 


Main topics covered during this training

  • Traditional Approach versus Risk Based internal approach
  • Stages of Risk Based Internal Auditing
  • Measuring the effectiveness of Risk Based Internal Auditing
  • The COSO risk management framework
  • ERM – Enterprise Wide Risk Management
  • Analysing Risk Maturity
  • RBIA in practice
  • Model Process for Assessing & Evaluating Risks
  • Risk Assessment Tools
  • Analysing Internal Audit Process

Who should attend

This practical hands-on training course is designed for professionals from corporates, financial institutions and risk sensitive organisations. The following job titles/ positions will benefit from attending:

  • Board members, especially risk and audit committee chairs and members
  • Chief Risk Officers
  • Heads of market, credit, and operational risk
  • Head of Risk Management
  • Chief Compliance Officers
  • Chief Audit Officers
  • Chief Financial Officers
  • Actuaries
  • Treasurers
  • Auditors (External & Internal)
  • Bank regulators and examiners
  • Risk management consultants

Risk Based Internal Audit - A 2-Day Programme

What is Risk Based Internal Auditing? 

  • An introduction to Risk Based Internal Auditing
  • Traditional Approach versus Risk Based internal approach
  • Stages of Risk Based Internal Auditing
  • Measuring the effectiveness of Risk Based Internal Auditing
Risk Based Internal Auditing – Background 
  • Rationale behind Risk Based Internal Auditing
  • Internal Audit – Definitions, objectives and scope
  • The “Expectations Gap”
  • The RISK BASED Internal Audit
  • Comparison to the traditional approach
Risk Management
  • Understanding risk
  • The attributes of risk – Likelihood & Consequence
  • The Risk Heat Map
  • Audit risk
  • Business risks – classification, internal & external, controllable & non-controllable
The COSO risk management framework
  • Understanding COSO
  • COSO — An Integrated Risk Management Framework
  • The COSO ERM Framework
  • COSO in Finer Detail
  • Updates to COSO
Basic concepts of risk management
  • Risk capacity, risk appetite, risk response
  • Inherent & residual risk
  • Entity risk assessment & Business process risk assessment
  • Significant risk
  • Risk register
ERM – Enterprise Wide Risk Management
  • ERM and the Board of Directors
  • What is covered under ERM
Risk Maturity
  • What is risk maturity
  • Why it is important
  • Risk maturity levels
  • Scorecard for assessing risk maturity
  • Analysing the risk maturity results
Using a Risk Based Internal Audit (RBIA) Methodology
  • Audit is of management of risks and not of risk
  • Key reporting areas in the management of risks
  • Documenting Board assurance requirements and risk appetite
  • Audit strategy & risk maturity
  • Selecting individual risks to audit
  • Frequency of coverage
  • Including the Risks into an Audit Assignment
  • Importance of selecting the right auditable unit
Stages of RBIA
  • Assessing risk maturity
  • Preparing the audit plan
  • Conducting the assurance audit
  • Reporting to the appropriate level
Model Process for Assessing & Evaluating Risks 
  • Risk assessment steps and tools
  • Risk identification
  • Business Activities that are Sources of Risk
  • Operational Risk and its categories
  • Risk identification methods
  • Industry risk models
  • Choosing which methods to use
  • Typical risk areas
  • Risk estimation (Risk measurement/ Risk scoring)
  • Risk evaluation
  • Risk Heat map & Actions Needed
  • Using risk scores
Risk Assessment Tools
  • Market survey
  • Dependency modeling
  • SWOT analyses
  • Event tree analysis
  • BPEST (Business, Political, Economical, Social & Technological)
  • Fault tree analysis (Root Cause Analysis)
  • FEMA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis)
Internal Audit Process
In this section we cover the complete Internal Audit Process including the RBIA methodology. This includes the need for the Internal Auditor to become acquainted with the business and the industry allowing him to assess the risk maturity which determines his/her ability to provide the RBIA assurance and to review the risk assessment done by management and the her/his conclusion whether this risk register may be relied upon.
The process covered includes:
  • Strategic analysis
  • Enterprise risk assessment
  • Internal Audit Plan development
  • What Risks to Audit – An Alternative Approach
  • Internal Audit execution
  • The Process Risk Matrix
  • Reporting
  • Issue Resolution tracking
Case Study: How the RBIA methodology is applied
This is an illustrative case study showing how the RBIA methodology is applied in a real world environment.
Comparing the Two Methodologies 
We compare the RBIA methodology to the regular audit methodology and examine them in terms of:
  • Managing risk
  • Setting responsibility for risk management, and
  • Usefulness to the Board of Directors
Risk Registers 
We examine and discuss examples of the RBIA documentation form the case study including:
  • Risk Register
  • Audit Procedures and
  • Transaction Files
Closing Discussion: Difficulties facing the Internal Auditor 
We examine and discuss some of the pitfalls that the Internal Auditor may face in his/her assignment and some potential solutions.

 

Trainer

Richard’s professional experience spans over 25 years. He started his career with Wells Fargo Bank, following by Fundtech and then moving to international advisory and consulting for the private and high-tech sectors providing high-level consulting, business analysis, project management and training to a wide range of banking clientele across the globe.

Over his career Richard was involved in International Trade Finance, Cross Border Payments and Settlements, Operational Risk, AML and Corporate Governance amongst others.
He has spent extensive time servicing a diversity of financial institutional clients in many countries including: UK, Ireland, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Korea, Malawi, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Poland, Sweden, Netherlands, Greece, Norway, Bermuda and across North America.
Clients that Richard has trained & consulted to include: JP Morgan, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Qatar Exchange, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Central Bank of Egypt, Irish Gas, UBS, Central Bank of Ireland, Central Bank of Norway, Merrill Lynch, PGGM, BP, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, Instinet, Fundtech, European Central Bank, Brunei Investment Agency, British Steel Pension Fund, Salesforce and Tullet Prebon amongst others.

 

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We offer banking and finance courses as well as soft skills and business management training. You can either attend an open public course in London or Dubai or arrange customised in-house training to be delivered in any of your offices worldwide.

Most of our public courses are run over 2 full days. Some programmes are offered as a 1 or 3 day training.

In-house training is tailored to client’s requirements and can be organised over 1 day, 2-3 weeks or longer.

Public courses are organised mainly in London and Dubai. Occasionally we organise courses in other centres like Paris or New York. Check our public course calendar for the current list of programmes. We use a range of training venues, all in the centre of the cities and with excellent transport links to the airports and train stations.

In London we use venues in the centre (near Oxford Circus station or in Mayfair) or in the City (near Liverpool Street or Moorgate stations).

In Dubai our courses are organised in one of 4-5* hotels in the Deira district. Once you register we will send you detailed information together with accommodation options if required.

Our in-house courses can be delivered anywhere in the world. We work with over 25 trainers worldwide. Contact us do discuss your requirements. Check our list of available programmes.

Our courses are run in central locations from 9 a.m until 5-5.30 p.m. There are 2 coffee breaks and a lunch break. Lunch is always provided in the venue.

Dress code is smart casual.

All our programmes are taught by senior specialists who have spent many years in their respective sectors, working as senior managers and head of departments, so they understand very well the market and the challenges you are facing.

The experience of our trainers allows us to create very practical programmes, focused on current market trends and challenges. You can be sure that you will gain the knowledge which can be instantly applied in your workplace after the course. You will be analysing real life case studies, take part in group exercises and discussions as well as role plays, whenever applicable.

We want our courses to be as practical and interactive as possible so we limit the number of participants in order to optimise your time with the trainer and allow you to ask questions which are important for you.

In order to understand your requirements and expectations, we will send you a pre-course questionnaire.

You will also receive post-course support so if you have any questions after you left the training, you are welcome to contact us.

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Yes, we always offer Early Bird discount, so the sooner you register the more savings you can make. We also offer group discounts and if you register for 2 or more programmes at the same time.

If you are a full time student or unemployed, we offer a 25% discount of the full price of the training. Student ID or unemployment status confirmation is required to claim this discount.

If you attend one of our courses you will be entitled to a special discount for a year after the last course you attend with us. Also, if you have attended and recommended us to a friend, both you and your friend will receive a special discount. You will receive more information about it after you attend the course.

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All our trainers have been working for many years in their respective sectors before they begun to teach so they bring a wealth of practical experience to the classroom.

Most of them used to work for 15 or more years in the financial sector and corporate world, and were holding positions of Directors, VP and Senior Managers. Some of them have published books and have written articles for specialised magazines and newspapers including FT, The Independent, The Times etc. You can find detailed biography of each trainer on the page of the course you want to register for.

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This topic can be arranged on in-company basis. If you have a group of 4 or more we can customise it and deliver in any location worldwide. Contact us to discuss your requirements

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