Peer Review Identifying and Writing Systemic Causes

Audit & Assurance

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Peer Review Identifying and Writing Systemic Causes

Boost the quality of your peer reviews by understanding root cause analysis and the importance of systemic cause. Learn to develop impactful findings and peer review reports by avoiding common challenges.

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Format

Webcast

NASBA Field of Study

Auditing

Level

Intermediate

CPE Credits

Instructor

Paul Brown, Alan Long

Availability

3 months

Product Number

WC4376086

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Identify the systemic causes during peer reviews

Feel better prepared as a peer reviewer by:

Having a deeper understanding of the root cause analysis process
Learning what you can do to help ensure the engagements under review meet the quality standards.

Identify the challenges

We will sort through the complexities so you can:

Identify the most likely systemic cause and learn techniques to use in your own peer reviews
Develop value add findings and compile an effective peer-review report
Discover how to enhance skills to improve communications with your peer review clients

Scenarios for clarity

Detail-rich examples and scenarios will help you apply proven techniques to identify the systemic cause during your peer reviews.

Key Topics

Root cause and root cause analysis
Writing findings and deficiencies with a systemic orientation
Interviewing tools and techniques
Scenarios for commonly encountered situations in developing effective findings and reports
Resources and tools for peer reviewers and firms

Learning Outcomes

Apply considerations for performing root cause analysis within a peer review setting.
Apply peer review guidance when writing findings or deficiencies with a systemic orientation.
Identify effective interviewing techniques for determining the systemic cause of matters identified.

Who Will Benefit

Peer reviewers

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NASBA Field of Study

Auditing

Level

Intermediate

Prerequisites

Experience with performing peer reviews or involvement in the peer review report acceptance process.

Access

This is a digital product. With full paid access the content will be available to you for 3 months after purchase date.

Duration

2 hrs

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Speakers

Paul Brown

CPA, CGMA

Paul Brown joined the FICPA in November 1992 and is the Director of Technical Services for the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA). One of Paul’s main duties is to serve as the technical reviewer in Florida for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Peer Review Program. The program administers approximately 300 reviews annually in Florida and oversees approximately 95 peer reviewers. Paul also assists members in the areas of professional ethics and professional standards. As part of his role with the FICPA Paul has instructed and authored continuing education programs for the AICPA and FICPA, for which he has received several outstanding discussion leader and author awards. Paul is serving on the AICPA’s Peer Review Standards Task Force, Technical Reviewers Advisory Task Force to the Peer Review Board, and former chair of the Audit Committee for the City of Tallahassee, and past President of Capital City Country Club in Tallahassee, FL. Prior to joining the FICPA, Paul was an audit manager with the regional firm of Williams, Cox, Weidner & Cox (now Carr, Riggs & Ingram) in Tallahassee, Florida. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance from Florida State University and has been licensed as a CPA since 1988.

Alan Long

CPA, CITP, CGMA

G. Alan Long, CPA, CITP, CGMA, is the managing member of Baldwin. Alan received his accounting degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1979 and was certified in 1981. His service to the profession includes having been President and Secretary/Treasurer of the Kentucky Society of CPAs, chair of the Education Foundation of the KYCPA, a member of the Peer Review Board and Leadership Council of the AICPA as well as a member of the Kentucky State Board of Accountancy. Alan is an Instructor for Continuing Education Classes for the AICPA. He received the 2005 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the School of Business & Technology at Eastern Kentucky University. Alan and his wife Teresa reside in Richmond, KY. (Member since 2016-2017)

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