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Monday, August 7, 2023 Live Webcast

Audit 307: Client and Profitable Engagement Management (X2-36825)

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
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Vendor Platform

2 CPE Credits in PD

OVERVIEW

Client and Engagement Management - Managing the Black Holes That Erode Profitability will provide guidance on how to maximize return on time spent with critical areas, such as budgeting, scheduling, client assistance, and delegation. Sound client and engagement management can influence both the effectiveness and efficiency of an audit engagement.

DESIGNED FOR

Accountants with responsibility for clients and engagements

BENEFITS

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

  • Identify critical responsibilities for client and engagement management
  • Recall guidelines for better engagement budgeting and scheduling
  • Identify supervision and delegation techniques
  • Recognize best practices for wrapping up engagements on time and within budget

HIGHLIGHTS

The major topics covered in this course include:

  • Importance of quality control on audits
  • Why engagement budgets are not used, and how to overcome the barriers to success
  • Determining useful budget amounts to use as a tool
  • Better engagement scheduling tips for improved efficiency
  • Making sure the client is ready on the first day of the audit
  • Delegating for professional development and leveraging audit hours
  • Handling difficult delegation scenarios
  • Better engagement wrap-up tips and techniques

COURSE LEVEL

Basic

PREREQUISITES

None

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

INSTRUCTOR

Jennifer Louis

Jennifer F. Louis, CPA

President

Emergent Solutions Group

Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 25 years of experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organization success. In 2003, she founded Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, where she focuses her energy on designing and delivering high-quality, practical, and engaging accounting and auditing training. She was most recently Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education, and prior to that served as Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc., a highly-respected training and audit process consulting firm. Before joining AuditWatch, Jennifer was the Financial/Operational Audit Manager at AARP. At the start of her professional career, Jennifer was an Audit Manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she frequently served as a local and national instructor. Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA-Accounting. Besides loving life on the lake with her husband in Charlotte, NC, she enjoys hiking with her little dog Frodo Beggins, and savoring any precious moments spent with her two young adult boys