This course will focus on developing advanced leadership skills and enhancing internal audit strategies to align with the evolving demands of the modern business environment. The modules will empower you to manage high-performing audit teams, drive continuous improvement, and position internal audit as a forward-thinking, value-adding function within your organization.
In this module, you will focus on the leadership responsibilities involved in managing an internal audit team and shaping its culture, performance, and long-term impact. You will examine how audit leaders build high-performing teams by aligning staffing, development, and communication practices with organizational risk and stakeholder expectations.
Quiz Leveraging Subject-Matter Experts and Technology Tools•5 minutes
Quiz Career Opportunities Built through Internal Audit•5 minutes
Quiz Performance Measures for Leading and Managing Internal Audit Teams•5 minutes
Quiz Internal Audit Standards and Guidance related to Leading and Managing Internal Audit Teams•5 minutes
Leading and Managing Audit Teams Graded Quiz•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
Getting to Know Your Classmates•10 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
Welcome! Please Tell Us About Yourself•15 minutes
Module 2: Internal Controls and Process Improvement
Module 2•3 hours to complete
Module details
This module builds your skills to assess risks and design the right internal controls to meet business needs, identify control issues that can impact the organization’s success, and drive meaningful improvements that strengthen organizational resilience. You will apply frameworks such as the COSO Internal Controls Integrated Framework to assess risk and controls, diagnose deficiencies, and help the business improve while considering ethical, cultural, and regulatory implications.
What's included
12 videos2 readings12 assignments
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12 videos•Total 54 minutes
Applying the COSO Internal Control Integrated Framework•8 minutes
Assessing Controls During Business Change•5 minutes
Considering Ethical, Cultural, and Compliance Factors•4 minutes
Diagnosing Control Gaps and Audit Deficiencies•5 minutes
Identifying Root Causes•5 minutes
Building Trust to Gain Early Involvement•2 minutes
Quiz Comparing Findings Across Organizational Units•5 minutes
Quiz Reconciling to SOX Deficiencies•5 minutes
Quiz Integrating External Insights•5 minutes
Quiz Applying Project Management Excellence for Internal Audit Leaders•5 minutes
Quiz Internal Controls and Process Improvement•30 minutes
Module 3: Internal Audit Strategy and Innovation
Module 3•2 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, you will explore how internal audit leaders build future-ready functions that add strategic value in a rapidly evolving risk landscape. You will examine how audit teams can operate as trusted business advisors by aligning talent, technology, and audit strategy with organizational priorities.
What's included
10 videos2 readings10 assignments
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10 videos•Total 36 minutes
Introduction to Internal Audit Strategy and Innovation•3 minutes
Enhancing Internal Audit Strategy•4 minutes
Developing a Strategic and Tech-Savvy Audit Team•5 minutes
Internal Audit as a Source of Management Training•4 minutes
Emerging Risk Landscapes and Strategic Coverage•9 minutes
Sustainability, ESG, and Culture•3 minutes
Internal Audit in Times of Crisis•1 minute
Expanding Internal Audit Services and Impact, and Providing Advisory Services•4 minutes
Governance, Risk Frameworks, and Quality•1 minute
Summary Internal Audit Strategy and Innovation•2 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
Module 3 Overview•10 minutes
Module 3 Readings•10 minutes
10 assignments•Total 75 minutes
Quiz Introduction to Internal Audit Strategy and Innovation•5 minutes
Quiz Enhancing Internal Audit Strategy•5 minutes
Quiz Developing a Strategic and Tech-Savvy Audit Team•5 minutes
Quiz Internal Audit as a Source of Management Training•5 minutes
Quiz Emerging Risk Landscapes and Strategic Coverage•5 minutes
Quiz Sustainability, ESG, and Culture•5 minutes
Quiz Internal Audit in Times of Crisis•5 minutes
Quiz Expanding Internal Audit Services and Impact, and Providing Advisory Services•5 minutes
Governance, Risk Frameworks, and Quality•5 minutes
Quiz Internal Audit Strategy and Innovation•30 minutes
Module 4: Continuous Improvement and Value Creation
Module 4•3 hours to complete
Module details
This module strengthens your ability to lead a modern internal audit function that improves continuously, uses technology effectively, and remains aligned to evolving stakeholder expectations. You will examine how internal audit managers can apply the Global Internal Audit Standards to drive quality, establish meaningful performance measures, and use internal and external assessments to sustain credibility over time.
What's included
9 videos4 readings8 assignments1 plugin
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9 videos•Total 48 minutes
Career Pathways to the CAE Role•8 minutes
Leveraging Global Internal Audit Standards for Quality and Continuous Improvement•8 minutes
Data Analytics and Continuous Auditing•6 minutes
Internal Audit Automation and Workpaper Platforms•4 minutes
Fraud Risk Considerations for Internal Audit Managers•6 minutes
Internal Audit’s Coverage of Technology Risks•5 minutes
Cybersecurity Risk—A Strategic Priority for Internal Audit•6 minutes
End of Course Wrap Up •4 minutes
Learn on Your Terms•1 minute
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
Module 4 Overview•10 minutes
Module 4 Readings•10 minutes
Congratulations on Completing the Course!•10 minutes
Get Your Course Certificate•10 minutes
8 assignments•Total 65 minutes
Quiz Career Pathways to the CAE Role•5 minutes
Quiz Leveraging Global Internal Audit Standards for Quality and Continuous Improvement•5 minutes
Quiz Data Analytics and Continuous Auditing•5 minutes
Quiz Internal Audit Automation and Workpaper Platforms•5 minutes
Quiz Fraud Risk Considerations for Internal Audit Managers•5 minutes
Quiz Internal Audit’s Coverage of Technology Risks•5 minutes
Quiz Cybersecurity Risk—A Strategic Priority for Internal Audit•5 minutes
Quiz Continuous Improvement and Value Creation•30 minutes
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