Collaborating on a Successful Virtual Financial Audit

Published On:

August 26, 2021

Authored By:

APQC

Members-Only Content:

The external audit of financial statements is the process by which organizations hire an independent third-party accounting/professional services firm to examine their financial records and produce the audited financial statements.

Many organizations turned to virtual external auditing following the disruptions of the past year-plus. APQC administered a survey to understand some of the challenges faced in the transition as well as areas of opportunities and will report out some of the survey's most interesting findings, including:

Challenges and benefits of the virtual audit and suggestions for a better virtual or hybrid audit experience
Insights from APQC’s CFO on its experience with the virtual audit, as well as lessons learned and advice to others
Highlights from APQC’s latest virtual collaboration research for how to increase the effectiveness of finance function collaborations conducted virtually

This is a recording of the webinar; click here for a copy of the presentation slides.

Type:

Webinars & Videos

Topics:

Finance and Accounting, Auditing

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