How to put the Quality in Audit Reports

The session covers audit standards for report quality, examining seven elements: accurate, objective, clear, concise, constructive, complete, timely, and various quality report exercises.
  • Tuesday
  • August
  • 05
  • 2025
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Duration: 90 Minutes
IMG Jonnie Keith
Webinar Id: 61242
Live
Session
$119.00
Single Attendee
$249.00
Group Attendees
Recorded
Session
$159.00
Single Attendee
$359.00
Group Attendees
Combo
Live+Recorded
$249.00
Single Attendee
$549.00
Group Attendees

Overview:

The objective of any report is to provide important information to management in the area reviewed. It represents the result of weeks of reviews, analyses, interviews and discussions. The quality of that report will have an impact on how well the report is understood and accepted. A report with the best information and recommendations may not be acted upon if the report is poorly written and hard to understand.  

Areas Covered in the Session:

  • A review of the audit standards related to audit report quality
  • A detailed review of each of the seven report quality elements:
    • Accurate
    • Objective
    • Clear
    • Concise
    • Constructive
    • Complete
    • Timely
  • Various quality report exercises

Who Will Benefit:

  • Chief Audit Executives
  • Audit Directors
  • Audit Managers
  • Staff Auditors
  • Government Auditors
  • Compliance Auditors
  • Internal Control Specialists
  • Public Accountants
  • Accounting Analysts
  • Business Analysts
  • Quality Control Specialists

Speaker Profile

Jonnie Keith Jonnie Keith has been in auditing for over 50 years. He retired in 2012 as the Assistant General Manager (AGM) of Internal Audit with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in Atlanta, Ga. He served in that capacity for over 10 years and was responsible for administering the overall audit activities. At this position, he was also responsible for the review and approval of all internal audit correspondence including audit reports, executive summaries, internal and external correspondence, etc.

Prior to that, he worked at MARTA as the Operational Audit Manager and Senior Contract Compliance Auditor. He also worked at Norfolk Southern Railway (formerly Southern Railway) as a senior operational auditor and started his career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as a bank examiner.

Jonnie Keith received a BA degree in Economics from Clark Atlanta University (formerly Clark College). His certifications include:

  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
  • Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP)
  • Certified Internal Control Auditor (CICA)

He has been a volunteer seminar instructor for the National Office of the Institute of Internal Auditors for several years.