Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Part 3 - Full Study Course
What you'll learn
- What you need to be proficient at for the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Part 3 exam.
- Learn methodologies for the effective planning, structuring, guiding, and monitoring of internal audit operations.
- Know detailed strategies for establishing objectives, aligning resources, directing audit processes, and continuously overseeing activities.
- This will cover the scope, objectives, priorities, and schedule of planned audits. It will highlight risk-based focus areas, resource allocation, and alignment
- Address standards, practices, and continuous improvement measures for audit quality.
- Understand adherence to professional standards, effectiveness reviews, and quality assurance processes that ensure reliable, objective, and value-adding audit o
- Know the steps in documenting and assessing audit findings, tracking implementation of recommendations, and ensuring corrective actions are taken.
- Understand methods for reporting results, monitoring follow-up activities, and evaluating the impact on organizational performance.
Requirements
- No prerequisite knowledge expected. The different parts of the CIA can be performed in any order.
Description
We are glad to bring you a preparation course for the Part 3 of the Institute of Internal Auditor’s (IIA) Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certification.
This course will review all key content necessary for the exam and includes practice questions and tips on exam strategy.
The course will help you learn about the essential business knowledge an internal auditor needs to know, about key concepts in information security and information technology, as well as an introduction to financial and management accounting.
It will review the key notions necessary for the exam and includes practice questions in each section and tips on exam strategy.
Most importantly, it aims to help you ‘think’ like an internal auditor, which I find is essential for scoring highly on the exam as well as being a great internal auditor.
The course covers:
A. Internal Audit Operations
Learn methodologies for the effective planning, structuring, guiding, and monitoring of internal audit operations.
Know detailed strategies for establishing objectives, aligning resources, directing audit processes, and continuously overseeing activities.
B. Internal Audit Plan
This will cover the scope, objectives, priorities, and schedule of planned audits. It will highlight risk-based focus areas, resource allocation, and alignment with organizational goals to ensure key processes are reviewed effectively.
C. Quality of the Internal Audit Function
Address standards, practices, and continuous improvement measures for audit quality.
Understand adherence to professional standards, effectiveness reviews, and quality assurance processes that ensure reliable, objective, and value-adding audit outcomes.
D. Engagement Results and Monitoring
Know the steps in documenting and assessing audit findings, tracking implementation of recommendations, and ensuring corrective actions are taken.
Understand methods for reporting results, monitoring follow-up activities, and evaluating the impact on organizational performance.
Who this course is for:
- Students preparing for the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) exam.
- Internal auditors.
- External auditors.
- Financial controllers or management accountants.
- Finance, accounting or business students.
- Risk managers.
- Accountants (CPA, ACCA, Chartered Accountants, etc.).
- Anyone working with internal auditors or undergoing an internal audit.
Instructor
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I have a great passion in the areas of internal audit, governance, risk management, artificial intelligence, IT & information systems auditing, internal control and fraud prevention. I would like to share those great interests of mine with those who wish to learn.
I am currently Head of Internal Audit, Risk Management and Internal Control to a well-known luxury brand, and previously was Head of Internal Audit in a global financial services institution and Chief Internal Auditor to the European subsidiary of a major global bank. I worked as Group Internal Auditor in the energy sector and advisor in internal audit in a 'Big-4' consulting firm.
I founded the Risk Governance Institute which provides courses, training and consulting services.
I have been teaching students and professionals in university, institutions and organizations.
I am currently working on creating a certification in Audit & Assurance and another in Compliance & Ethics with a major institution.
I hold the following qualifications and certifications:
- Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL) from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA);
- Chartered Internal Auditor (CMIIA) from the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors;
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA);
- Governance, Risk & Compliance Professional (GRCP) from OCEG;
- I (re-)created the certification Governance, Risk & Compliance Auditor (GRCA) for OCEG;
- I created the certification Integrated Audit & Assurance Professional (IAAP) for OCEG;
- I created the certification Integrated Risk Management Professional (IRMP) for OCEG;
- I created the certification Integrated Compliance & Ethics Professional (ICEP) for OCEG;
- I created the certification Integrated Artificial Intelligence Professional (IAIP) for OCEG;
- Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA);
- Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA) from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA);
- Certification in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA) from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA);
- Technical Specialist of the Institute of Risk Management (SIRM);
- The Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting (Adv Dip MA) from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA);
- ISO 22301 (Business Continuity Management Systems) trained and experienced Lead Auditor; and
- ISO 27001 (Information Security Management Systems) highly experienced Lead Auditor.
- ISO 42001 (Artificial Intelligence Management Systems) Lead Implementer and Lead Auditor, certified by PECB.