AAR1901 - Welcome & Introduction | A Vision and Perspective from the AICPA Chief Auditor

Description

The audit and attestation standards are evolving…What you need to know for your EBP audit practice:

• The current business environment impact on the AICPA's audit and attest standards development strategy
  
• Management assertions- an effective starting point?
  
• Meeting the challenges of obtaining reliable audit evidence
  
• Data analytics- Are we there yet?
  
• Creative and effective auditing approaches/virtual auditing
  
• Cybersecurity and the financial statement audit
  

After attending this session, attendees will be able to:

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how the current business environment impacts the AICPA’s audit and attest standards development strategy.
• Understand how the challenges of today’s technology environment influences the auditor in performing quality EBP audits.

Speaker(s):

• Bob Dohrer, CPA , CGMA, Chief Auditor, AICPA