Operational Processes and Application Controls Audit Uncovered
Overview
Description
Operational Processes and Application Controls audit uncovered
Target Audience
• Internal Auditors interested in auditing automated business processes
• IT people who want to get familiar with integrated audit (business and application controls)
Course Objectives
Identifying and describing the business process’ scope ready for risk assessment
Mastering the operational audit process
Identifying the types of automation in the business processes
Assessing the application system’s risks impacting business
Assessing application controls in the operational process audit to mitigate the risks
This training covers Application controls but not ITGCs covered in the “Perspective of IT risks in Your Business Audits & ITGCs training”.
Course Content
• Business processes : an overview
• How to describe the business process ready for auditing
• Automation types : definition and characteristics
• The operational Integrated audit process
The evaluation of the application controls in the business process
Preparation controls
Input controls
Processing controls & Data controls
Output controls
Interfaces to other systems
Risks and controls of application systems of the business process and of data (including ERP)
Buy or build process
Roles and responsibilities
Documentation
Develop or customize (testing, production processes)
Maintenance
User defined application risks and controls (End User Computing)
The automation project in the business process
• Lot of examples with a full integrated audit process
• Case Study
Continued Professional Education (CPE) 14
Duration 2 days
Prerequisites
None
English (in demand in French or Dutch).
Practical Information
This class will be held at the IIA Belgium office.
From 9.00 to 16:30, registration as from 8.30
Operational Processes and Application Controls Audit Uncovered
For all Internal Auditors interested in auditing automated business processes and IT people who want to get familiar with integrated audit (business and application controls).

About the facilitator
Monique Garsoux
Head of Audit Office Belfius
Monique has years of experience in the fields of audit, governance and risk in the financial and services sector. She is one of the most respected audit and internal control specialists in Belgium. Monique has acquired several professional certifications. They include CGEIT (IT Governance), QAR (Quality Assessment Review), Chartered Director (Belgian Directors Association, today GUBERNA), and COBIT 5 Foundation. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors) and a former member of the Board of Directors of ISACA (IT auditors).