Audit Planning and Strategy

AAA – Nov 2023 – L3 – SC – Q7 – Audit Planning and Strategy

Outlines audit strategies, factors for strategy selection, and distinction between audit strategy and audit plan for Orlando Professional Services.

Question

The overseas technical partners of Orlando Professional Services came for a review of operations and system of internal control of the firm. A number of audit engagement files regarding financial statements on which the firm had expressed audit opinion were selected for review. It was believed that the strategic review would be necessary to determine the appropriate audit approach for a detailed audit plan in the firm to bring efficiency and enhance good client service delivery. The review exercise also covered:

i. The firm’s basis of risk assessment on audit and assurance engagements;
ii. Determination of staff recruitment, training, reward, and evaluation;
iii. Previous audit opinions on financial statements and progress on ongoing jobs;
iv. System of archival and retrieval of documents;
v. Major risks and other factors such as industry issues;
vi. Procedures for engaging and monitoring experts both internal and external; and
vii. Reports from regulators.

The team interviewed partners, staff, and directors of major clients of the firm. It was believed that the outcome of the review exercise would help to reposition the firm and upscale strategies to get a fair share of the market in the upcoming mandatory rotation of auditors.

At the end of the exercise, it was reported that the audit strategy of the firm was not robust enough, too generic, and lacked focus to meet the firm’s need in the next decade. The team recommended that proactive steps should be taken to evolve a good strategy that would stand the test of time in the light of the increasing competition in the audit and assurance marketplace.

As a staff of the firm, you have been selected as a member of the committee to develop the new audit strategies for submission in the next two weeks for the consideration and approval of the executive council of Orlando Professional Services.

Required:

a. Outline the approaches to the main audit strategies your firm is expected to adopt.
(9 Marks)

b. Explain the factors that will be considered in the selection of audit strategies.
(4 Marks)

c. Explain the difference between Audit Strategy and Audit Plan.
(2 Marks)

Total: 15 Marks

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Level: Level 3

Topic: Audit Planning and Strategy
Series: NOV 2023

AAA – Nov 2022 – L3 – SC – Q5 – Audit Planning and Strategy

Discuss professional skepticism, benefits of audit planning, audit strategy, and audit stages.

Question

At the weekly meeting of an audit firm, it was reported that a new audit client (Salisa Limited) has just been won. An implementation team has been constituted with a manager as the head. At the meeting of the implementation team, the manager stated that there is a need for the team to work on the audit planning strategy; the contents of which will form the audit planning memorandum that will be presented to the audit committee. He stated further that a professional clearance has to be sent to the former auditor after which, a background check will be performed on the directors and other principal officers of the company. It is also believed that for proper risk assessment, there is a need to understand the business operations of the company. He stated further that the audit will be structured into both interim and final audits.

An experienced member of the team also mentioned the need for the auditor to adopt an attitude of professional skepticism. He emphasized that planning the audit will involve the whole engagement team to establish an understanding of the terms of the engagement as required by ISA 210, which will help establish an overall strategy for the audit. Developing the audit plan will include the nature, timing, and extent of planned risk assessment procedures, further audit procedures, and documentation of the overall audit strategy.

Required:

a. Explain professional skepticism. (2 Marks)

b. State how adequate planning can benefit the audit team. (3 Marks)

c. Explain and illustrate what the establishment of the overall audit strategy involves. (3 Marks)

d. Discuss the elements of interim and final audits.

(7 Marks)

Answer

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Topic: Audit Planning and Strategy
Series: NOV 2022

AAA – Nov 2022 – L3 – SB – Q4 – Audit Planning and Strategy

Discuss audit sampling rationale, key decisions, advantages, sampling methods, and auditor actions in sample testing.

Question

wo accountancy students from a University have been asked to write a term paper on “the reasons why external auditors resort to sampling when conducting the audit of a large entity.” The students are of the opinion that they do not understand why this should be the case, if auditors focus on their work.

They believe statistical sampling is not always good for auditing, especially when a population consists of a small number of large items. It may be appropriate to apply audit tests to the entire population as all the items in the population may not share common characteristics. Added to this, they do not agree that samples could be representative of the population and also reflect the characteristics of the population. There is therefore the risk that the auditors may not reach a correct decision as against when the entire population is tested.

Furthermore, they said that they were confused on how the auditors will work on samples in such a way that all items in the population will be given equal chance of being selected and the key decisions that need to be made for effective sample design.

As an ICAN Professional examination candidate who has just finished reading Audit Sampling (ISA 530), you now saw it as an opportunity to recall and explain what you have read. You are excited to explain the above to the students.

Required:

a. Highlight key decisions to be made to influence the sample size. (4 Marks)

b. Outline the advantages and disadvantages of using statistical sampling. (8 Marks)

c. Explain the sample selection methods that will give equal chance to all the items in the population. (3 Marks)

d. Illustrate what the auditors should do when performing procedures on the samples. (5 Marks)

Answer

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Topic: Audit Planning and Strategy
Series: NOV 2022

AAA – Nov 2023 – L3 – SC – Q7 – Audit Planning and Strategy

Outlines audit strategies, factors for strategy selection, and distinction between audit strategy and audit plan for Orlando Professional Services.

Question

Required:

a. Outline the approaches to the main audit strategies your firm is expected to adopt.
(9 Marks)

b. Explain the factors that will be considered in the selection of audit strategies.
(4 Marks)

c. Explain the difference between Audit Strategy and Audit Plan.
(2 Marks)

Total: 15 Marks

Answer

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Tags: Audit Plan, Audit strategy, Client Service, Document Management, Expert Engagement, Internal Control, Market Competition, Risk Assessment, Staff Training
Level: Level 3

Topic: Audit Planning and Strategy
Series: NOV 2023

AAA – Nov 2022 – L3 – SC – Q5 – Audit Planning and Strategy

Discuss professional skepticism, benefits of audit planning, audit strategy, and audit stages.

Question

Required:

a. Explain professional skepticism. (2 Marks)

b. State how adequate planning can benefit the audit team. (3 Marks)

c. Explain and illustrate what the establishment of the overall audit strategy involves. (3 Marks)

d. Discuss the elements of interim and final audits.

(7 Marks)

Answer

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Tags: Audit Planning, Engagement terms, Interim and Final Audits, ISA 210, Professional Skepticism, Risk Assessment
Level: Level 3

Topic: Audit Planning and Strategy
Series: NOV 2022

AAA – Nov 2022 – L3 – SB – Q4 – Audit Planning and Strategy

Discuss audit sampling rationale, key decisions, advantages, sampling methods, and auditor actions in sample testing.

Question

Required:

a. Highlight key decisions to be made to influence the sample size. (4 Marks)

b. Outline the advantages and disadvantages of using statistical sampling. (8 Marks)

c. Explain the sample selection methods that will give equal chance to all the items in the population. (3 Marks)

d. Illustrate what the auditors should do when performing procedures on the samples. (5 Marks)

Answer

Find Related Questions by Tags, levels, etc.

Tags: Audit Sampling, ISA 530, Population Testing, Sample Size, Sampling Methods, Statistical Sampling
Level: Level 3

Topic: Audit Planning and Strategy
Series: NOV 2022

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Outlines audit strategies, factors for strategy selection, and distinction between audit strategy and audit plan for Orlando Professional Services.

AAA – Nov 2022 – L3 – SC – Q5 – Audit Planning and Strategy

Discuss professional skepticism, benefits of audit planning, audit strategy, and audit stages.

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Discuss audit sampling rationale, key decisions, advantages, sampling methods, and auditor actions in sample testing.

AAA – Nov 2023 – L3 – SC – Q7 – Audit Planning and Strategy

Outlines audit strategies, factors for strategy selection, and distinction between audit strategy and audit plan for Orlando Professional Services.

AAA – Nov 2022 – L3 – SC – Q5 – Audit Planning and Strategy

Discuss professional skepticism, benefits of audit planning, audit strategy, and audit stages.

AAA – Nov 2022 – L3 – SB – Q4 – Audit Planning and Strategy

Discuss audit sampling rationale, key decisions, advantages, sampling methods, and auditor actions in sample testing.

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