California Association of State Auditors

• Set clear objectives and subobjectives
• Create actionable audit program steps to minimize fieldwork
• Describe the steps of planning an audit
• Breakdown a broad audit subject
• Use the concept of stop-and-go auditing to get the most bang for your buck
• Design robust methodologies

Who should attend: Every auditor that has a sneaking suspicion that using canned audit programs may cause them to miss the boat or over-audit.  Auditors seeking to comply with risk assessment standards set by the GAO and the AICPA.

Program level: Intermediate

Prerequisites: More than one year of audit experience

Delivery method: Group live

Recommended CPE credit: 8 hours


Instructor:   Leita Hart-Fanta, CPA, CGFM, CGAP
 
 
Leita Hart-Fanta makes finance and auditing fun and easy. She converts the complex topics of accounting, finance, auditing, and budgeting into information that professionals can absorb and use.
 
Leita is the author of:
·        Accounting Demystified – a McGraw-Hill book explaining basic accounting concepts
·        The Four Principles of Happy Cash Flow – which explains how all businesses can implement the cash flow maximizing techniques of Dell and WalMart
·        Continuing professional education self-study manuals on:
o       The Risk Assessment Suite of SASs
o       The Yellow Book – Government Auditing Standards
o       Cash Flow
o       Governmental Accounting
o       Lean/Six Sigma for Accountants
o       Essential Audit Skills
o       Interviewing Skills for Auditors
o       Audit Reports
·        The Public Funds Investment Act on-line course for TexasStateUniversity
 
Leita is an experienced facilitator, having led over 800 full or multi-day seminars. She has also keynoted numerous conferences and developed over 25 distinct courses and speeches.
 
Leita has owned and operated AuditSkills, a training and professional development company, since 1995. She has conducted and developed courses on balanced scorecard management, audit supervision, financial analysis, fraud, budgeting, business writing, finance for non-financial managers, cash flow, presentation skills, government auditing standards, and performance measurement. She founded Yellowbook-CPE.com – a site for self-study CPE for governmental auditors – in 2009.
 
Leita’s clients include WalMart, USAA, Temple-Inland, The Los Angeles Unified School District, Smith International, Audimation Services, Inc., The LBJ School of Public Affairs, EDS, Dell Computer, First Data Corporation, Joseph Eves CPAs, The National Association of State Auditor’s, Comptrollers, and Treasurers, The Texas Municipal League, The Alaska, Arkansas, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Texas State Auditor, Great West Insurance, Valero Energy, Western CPE, The Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin Societies of CPAs, The Reznick Group, The Texas Department of Health and Human Services, The University of Texas, Texas Children’s Hospital, Southwest Texas State University, and The Albuquerque, Tucson, Springfield, Phoenix, San Antonio, and El Paso Chapters of the Institute of Internal Auditors.
 
Leita writes a monthly column for Single Audit magazine and is part of the Blogger’s Crew at AccountingWeb.com
 
Leita is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelors in business administration. She is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Government Financial Manager, and Certified Government Audit Professional.   She serves on the government conference planning committee the Texas Society of CPAs. She is an executive board member of the Austin chapter of the Association of Government Accountants. She is a technical reviewer for the AGA’s Certificate of Achievement in Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting