Audit 102: Professional Skepticism - Finding Fraud and Error
April 1, 2025
Webinar
2 CPE
Instructor
Jennifer Louis
Audit 102: Professional Skepticism - Finding Fraud and Error
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Instructor
Jennifer
Louis
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Jennifer Louis
Bio
Jennifer F. Louis, CPA
Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 14 years of experience in designing and presenting high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and "soft skills" topics needed for professional and organizational success. In 2003, she co-founded Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, a consortium of professionals serving organizations on a project or part-time basis, to create a division dedicated to training services. She was most recently Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc., a highly respected training and consulting firm serving the audit profession. During her six years at AuditWatch, Ms. Louis served in many other capacities, including Vice President of Product, and instructor and consultant for the firm's Audit Productivity Improvement ProgramTM and various other training courses. She also co-authored a manual on value-added auditing.
Before joining AuditWatch, Ms. Louis was the financial/operational audit manager at AARP. While at AARP, she served as one of their specially trained facilitators available as a resource throughout the organization for designing and leading strategic meetings and training sessions. Ms. Louis was also an audit manager for Deloitte and Touche, LLP. During her years in that firm's Washington, D.C. office, she served as an instructor for the firm's national "Train the Trainers" program.
Ms. Louis graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA in accounting. She is also a member of several prestigious professional associations.
Professional Skepticism
Creating a Mindset for Finding Fraud and Error is a critical skill for audit and other attest services. The public places a high value on assurance services provided by an external public accountant, as the CPA's involvement directly enhances the degree of confidence intended users can place on the financial statements to make economic decisions. A proper mindset, including professional skepticism, is a critical feature of a high-quality audit or other attest service. Professional skepticism is an essential attitude that enhances the ability to identify and respond to conditions that may indicate possible material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Learning Objectives
After attending this presentation, you will be able to...
Identify traits of a skeptical auditor
Recall applying professional skepticism on any assurance service
Recognize fraud, including examples of fraud indicators
Identify the auditor's responsibility for identifying and responding to fraud in a financial statement audit
Major Topics
The major topics covered in this course include:
The importance of professional skepticism, especially when performing audit or other attest services
Specific fraud responsibilities in a financial statement audit
The varying levels of persuasiveness of evidence to support assurance conclusions or opinions
CPE Credits Available
2 CPE
2
Auditing
Things to Know About This Course
Course Level
Basic
Professional Area of Focus
A&A
Advanced Preparation
None
Intended Audience
Appropriate to use as a part of audit skills training for beginning auditors or as a refresher for experienced professionals on the critical role professional skepticism plays in audit and other assurance services.
