Finance · Professional · Corporate
DIMIFM
Developing, Improving & Monitoring the Internal Audit Function
Finance
Professional level
10 Modules
40 Topics
Corporate
In-house or live virtual
Certification
Blue Ocean Academy certificate

DIMIFM
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About the DIMIFM Program
Internal audit adds value when it is planned, resourced and monitored properly. This program takes teams through building an audit charter, developing a risk based annual plan, running fieldwork and reporting findings that management acts on. It also covers quality assurance and performance measures for the audit function itself. Delivered in-house or live virtual for your team, sessions work from your own audit templates so people leave with a plan they can use immediately.
What You Will Learn
- Understand the purpose and scope of internal audit
- Build a risk based annual audit plan
- Design an audit charter that defines authority
- Apply fieldwork techniques that produce reliable evidence
- Evaluate audit findings and rate their significance
- Implement quality assurance reviews of the audit function
- Measure audit performance with practical indicators
- Lead follow up on agreed management actions
What you take away
Skills You'll Build

Audit planning
Fieldwork techniques
Audit report writing
Audit quality review
Core Topics
Who Is This Program For?
Internal auditors
Run fieldwork that stands up to review
Audit managers
Plan and resource the annual audit cycle
Chief audit executives
Measure and improve the audit function
Finance managers
Understand what auditors look for
Risk and compliance staff
Link audit coverage to key risks
Process owners
Respond to findings with workable actions
What's Included?
Delivered at your premises or live virtual for your team
Audit charter, plan and working paper templates included
Case based sessions using your own audit scenarios
Certificate of completion issued by Blue Ocean Academy
Blue Ocean Academy
Corporate training terms and scheduling policies apply
Course Outline
- Value the function delivers
- Independence and objectivity
- Assurance versus consulting work
- Positioning within the organization
Every participant receives a Blue Ocean Academy certificate of completion
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Every participant receives a Blue Ocean Academy certificate that can be verified by their employer. Corporate clients receive a completion report for the whole cohort.
Digital Certificate
Verifiable Credential
Professional Recognition
Cohort Completion Report


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