Presented by

The NH Granite State Chapter of

and sponsored by

FRIDAY, APRIL 4^th

Auditing the Auditors:

Quality Assurance Reviews

 

Speaker and Chapter Member

Kimberley Laris, CIA, CISA, CISSP, QSA-PCI

 

Where:  New England Center Hotel and Conference Center at the University of New Hampshire – Durham, NH

 

Cost:  $100 for IIA members, $125 for non-members, $50 for students

All participants are eligible to receive 8 CPE’s

 

Schedule:

8:00 am – 8:30 am                   Registration and Check In

10:00 am – 10:15 am               Morning Break                      

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm                Lunch Buffet – Time to talk with our sponsor, KBW

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm                  Afternoon Break

4:30pm                                   Seminar adjourns 

 

About our Speaker:

Kimberley Laris, CIA, CISA is an independent IT & Financial Controls Advisor and Owner of Positive Assurance.  She is a Quality Assurance Review Leader for The IIA, and has performed 9 Quality Assurance Reviews for diverse organizations such as SAP, Alcoa, The American Cancer Society, University of Arkansas, and JC Penney.  She also provides The IIA’s CIA exam preparation course.  Kimberley has been the Chief Audit Executive for Rochester Institute of Technology, and held auditing positions with Eastman Kodak, Fleet Bank, and Ernst & Young. 

 

About the Seminar:

Internal audit departments in compliance with the IIA’s Professional Practice Standards are independently assessed every 5 years. Join an experienced IIA Quality Assurance Reviewer for insight on types of quality assurance reviews, resources available to prepare for and complete quality assessments, how compliance is determined and scored, the typical ways reviews are conducted, challenges often encountered, and frank “real-life” answers to your QAR questions.

 

Course structure will feature:

• High Level Refresher - Professional Practices Framework
• Review of Quality Standards
• Internal Quality Assessments with Validation
• External Quality Assessments
• Peer Reviews
• IIA QA Resources (Surveys, Model Charters)
• 12 Point Assessment
• Addressing IT Audit in the QA
• Live Walkthrough or Group Case Study
• Common Problems
• ....and frank answers from an experienced IIA Quality Assurance Assessor.

 

A Few Words about Our Sponsor – KBW Financial Staffing and Recruiting:

KBW is one of the region’s finest financial placement firms for permanent, temporary, and temporary-to-hire services. They offer an unparalleled opportunity to build a long-lasting professional relationship with your company. KBW represents some of the best and brightest talent anywhere in the staffing and recruiting profession.

http://www.kbwfinancial.com/

Registration:

Please register on-line via this link: IIA Registration or with Tashia Blanchard by e-mail: Tashia.A.Blanchard@dhhs.state.nh.usor by phone: (603) 271-8763

Registration deadline: Friday – March 28, 2008.

Checks should be made payable to the Granite State Chapter IIA and mailed to:

Andy Bougie

c/o Granite State Chapter IIA

P.O. Box 6054

Manchester, NH  03108

 

Cancellations:

Must be received by Friday, March 28^th for refund.  Substitutes are welcome.

 

Directions to the New England Center Hotel and Conference Center at UNH are on their website at: http://www.newenglandcenter.com/contact/directions.htm