Effectively overseeing data analytics -a non-technical course for managers

  • 15 July 2025 12:00 am - 12:00 am
  • Training course

This course equips managers with the knowledge they need to oversee teams who use data analytics in their work.


Audit Managers or those responsible for overseeing analytics audit work

  • Learn about the key data analytics approaches that your auditors use. 
  • Understand why these techniques are crucial for reliable and consistent audits.
  • Learn how to document analytics so that the audit team can progress towards being data self-sufficient
  • Understand how to review and assess the analytics being undertaken by the team.
  • the case for data analytics in internal audit
  • an explanation of the data analytics process
  • understanding data sources for internal audit, including alternative datasets
  • high level understanding of data, data structures and data terminology
  • explore key data practices and techniques that auditors should be using
  • the data analysis lifecycle and how this relates to the audit process
  • good analytics practice for audit planning
  • good analytics practice for requesting data  
  • good analytics practice for audit testing
  • good analytics practice for audit reporting
  • how to set up a quality assurance process over your data analytics

For each stage of the audit, we will explore good / recommended practice, practical advice to spot good practice not being followed, and tips on making the best use of analytics.

  • Performance (engagement fieldwork)
  • Environment (information technology)
  • Leadership and Communication (communication)

3 CPE points

Member
  • £310.00
Non member
  • £410.00

*Please note that the price for this training course is excluding VAT*