Risk
Assessments for Performance Auditing
September 14, 2006
AGA, in
conjunction with the National Association of State Auditors,
Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT) and the Association of
Local Government Auditors (ALGA.), is pleased to announce a new
audio conference addressing Risk Assessments for Performance
Auditing.
A risk-based
audit approach affords a comprehensive and cost effective
assessment of management’s system of controls and procedures to
ensure program compliance, economy, efficiency and
effectiveness. The objectives of the risk-based approach are to:
identify the controls and procedures that management must
provide to prevent, eliminate or minimize threats of fraud,
waste and abuse; determine the probability that non-compliance
could occur; and assess the internal control structure in
accordance with SAS 55 and 78.
To discuss
these issues at the local, state and federal government levels
are Beth Ashcroft, MBA, CIA, Director of the Office of Program
Evaluation and Government Accountability for the State of Maine,
and Gerald Silva, CGFM, CPA, City Auditor for the City of San
Jose, California.
Please join us
for two hours of lively discussion about this important and
timely topic. In addition to the speakers' presentations, there
will be 20 minutes for Q & A so that the participants can ask
the speakers questions as well as share their own experiences.
| Date: |
Thursday, September 14, 2006 |
| Time:
|
2:00-3:50 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time |
| Learning
Objectives: |
To understand how a risk-based audit
approaches can be an important tool for evaluating
program compliance, economy, efficiency and
effectiveness. |
|
Prerequisite: |
Familiarity with assessing risk,
performance auditing and government auditing standards |
| Advance
Prep: |
None required |
| Field of
Study: |
Auditing (Government) |
| CPE: |
Two credits |
| Cost: |
$249 per site (UNLIMITED ATTENDANCE) if
you register on or before Friday, September 8, 2006 and
$299 thereafter |
| To
Register: |
Visit
https://members.agacgfm.org/source/security/member-logon.cfm?origin=meetings
for registration information. Or,
click here to print the registration form. |
This audio conference offers important information to almost
everyone in the accountability profession. Please share this
program announcement with others in your government agencies,
chapters, educational institutions and private firms. Remember,
there is no limit to attendance per phone site. If you have any
questions regarding registration, please contact
Maria Lucas at
800.242.7211, ext. 308. Questions regarding the program should
be directed to Raymond
Harris at ext. 339.