This cutting-edge Certificate Program prepares accounting and finance leaders to design, execute, and lead high quality audits, attestation services, and assurance engagements across today?s evolving and complex risk environment. Participants will strengthen their expertise of risk-based audit strategy, internal controls including information technology general controls, data driven procedures, and the consistent use of professional skepticism. The program also deepens understanding of planning and reporting requirements for attestation engagements such as agreed upon procedures, examinations, reviews, service organization control reporting, and emerging forms of environmental, social, and governance assurance. Throughout five focused modules, the Financial Leadership Certificate Program: Auditing Attestation and Assurance Series blends rigorous technical instruction with practical leadership development. Participants explore the full life cycle of audit and assurance work, from scoping and materiality to evidence evaluation, documentation, communication with governance bodies, and the design of effective remediation strategies. Emphasis is placed on sound professional judgment, clear communication, and the ability to respond to new risks and stakeholder expectations. The structure of this certificate program allows participants to apply concepts in realistic scenarios and reinforces learning through practical decision making and collaborative analysis. By the end of the program, participants will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and leadership capabilities needed to elevate the quality and impact of the audit and assurance services they perform or oversee. Join FAE, your industry colleagues, five guest speakers, and our moderator, Deloris Dunk-Vickers, for five consecutive Thursdays from 3?5 p.m. ET. Participants will be encouraged to participate through polling, round table discussions, and brief knowledge assessment at the end of the program demonstrating objectives learned. In addition to the 10 CPEs from participation, all participants who successfully pass the knowledge assessment will receive a digital badge of completion to showcase their achievement. Date Start Time End Time Module Title Thursday, July 30 3:00 PM 5:00 PM Risk Based Audit Strategy and Planning: Scoping, Materiality, and Quality Thursday, August 6 3:00 PM 5:00 PM Attestation and Assurance Beyond the Audit: AUPs, Examinations, Reviews, SOC, and ESG Thursday, August 13 3:00 PM 5:00 PM Obtaining and Evaluating Audit Evidence: Sampling, Estimates, and Fraud Procedure Thursday, August 20 3:00 PM 5:00 PM Internal Controls and Information Technology: ICFR, ITGCs, Application Controls, and Data Enablement Thursday, August 27 3:00 PM 5:00 PM Reporting and Governance: Opinions, Committee Communications, and Remediation
Major Topics
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Lead risk-based planning and scoping that aligns materiality, assertions, and internal controls with engagement objectives.
- Evaluate internal control design and operating effectiveness, including ITGCs and application controls, and integrate SOC report reliance appropriately.
- Plan and perform effective evidence-gathering—including sampling, analytics, estimates, fraud procedures, and documentation that withstands inspection.
- Design and execute attestation engagements (AUP, examination, review, SOC, ESG-related assurance) with proper criteria, independence, and reporting.
- Deliver clear, decision-useful reports and governance communications; drive root-cause analysis and remediation plans; and lead teams with accountability and professional skepticism.
