1. AUDIT & ASSURANCE (S2)
AUDIT PRESENTATION AGENDA:
ISA-300 PLANNING AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. ISA-300 PLANNING AN
AUDIT OF FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
OBJECTIVES OF PLANNING
BENEFITS OF PLANNING
WHAT FACTORS SHOULD CONSIDER PRIOR RISK ASSESSMENT
FACTORS EFFECTING PLANNING ACTIVITIES
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING
PRELIMINARY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
PLANNING ACTIVITIES (OVERALL AUDIT STRATEGY AND AUDIT PLAN)
DOCUMENTATION
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION IN INITIAL AUDIT ENGAGEMENT
3. OBJECTIVES OF PLANNING:
The objective of the auditor is to plan the audit so that it will be
performed in an effective manner.
Planning ensures that the risk of performing a poor quality
audit (and ultimately giving an inappropriate audit opinion) is
reduced to an acceptable level.
In order to achieve the overall objectives of the auditor, the
audit must be conducted in accordance with ISAs.
4. BENEFITS OF PLANNING:
Helps to devote appropriate attention to important areas of
audit.
Helps identify and resolve potential problems on a timely basis.
Helps auditor properly organize and manage the audit.
Helps in assignment of engagement team members and audit
work.
Facilitating direction, supervision and review of audit work.
Assisting in coordination of work done by component auditors
and experts.
5. FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE RISK
ASSESSMENT:
Planning includes need to consider, prior to risk
assessment, such matters as:
Analytical procedure to be applied as risk
assessment procedure
Obtaining general understanding of the legal and
regulatory framework of the entity.
Determination of materiality.
Involvement of experts.
Performance of other risk assessment procedures.
6. FACTORS EFFECTING PLANNING ACTIVITIES:
Planning activities vary according to:
Size of the entity.
Complexity of the entity.
Team member's previous experience with entity.
Changes in circumstances occurring during audit.
7. WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE/INVOLVE IN
PLANNING:
Engagement partner and other key members shall be involved in
the planning.
Note:
Auditor may discuss planning with management to facilitate
management of the audit, but should not compromise the
effectiveness of the audit by making audit procedures too
predictable.
8. PRELIMINARY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES:
Auditor shall undertake the following activities at the beginning of
current audit engagement:
Procedures regarding acceptance/continuance of client.
Evaluating compliance with ethical requirements.
Establishing an understanding of terms of engagement.
It enables auditor to plan an audit engagement for which:
Auditor maintains necessary independence and ability to perform the
engagement.
No issues with management integrity affecting auditor's willingness
to continue engagement
There is no misunderstanding with the client as to the terms of the
engagement.
9. PLANNING ACTIVITIES:
OVERALL AUDIT STRATEGY:
Establishing the overall audit
strategy means Sets Scope,
Timing and Direction for
engagement
AUDIT PLAN:
Developing audit plan
includes Nature, Timing and
Extent of audit procedures to
be performed by engagement
team for each area of
financial statements.
10. OVERALL AUDIT STRATEGY:
Establishing overall audit strategy assists auditor to determine:
Resources to deploy for specific audit areas (e.g. experienced
team members for risky areas)
Amount of resources to allocate to specific audit areas (e.g.
number of team members)
Timing of deployment of these resources (e.g. whether interim
audit stage or at cutoff dates)
How these resources are managed, directed and supervised?
11. AUDIT PLAN:
Once the audit strategy has been established, the next stage is
to develop a specific, detailed plan to address how the various
matters identified in the overall strategy will be applied.
The strategy sets the overall approach to the audit, the plan
fills in the operational details of how the strategy is to be
achieved.
The auditor shall develop an audit plan that shall include a
description of the nature, timing and extent of planned risk
assessment procedures and further audit procedures.
12. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OVERALL AUDIT
STRATEGY AND AUDIT PLAN:
Audit Strategy and its Contents:
Definition:
Audit strategy sets the Scope, timing and direction of audit and guides
the development of the audit plan.
Matters documented in audit strategy:
Characteristics of the engagement that determine its scope
Reporting objectives, timing of audit and nature of communications
Significant factors, preliminary engagement activities
Resources necessary to perform the engagement
Results of preliminary engagement activities
14. Audit Plan and its Contents:
Definition:
The Audit plan is more detailed than the overall audit strategy and
includes the nature, timing and extent of audit procedures to be
performed by engagement team members on each area of financial
statements.
Matters documented In audit plan:
The audit plan should include specific descriptions to be documented:
The nature, timing and extent of risk assessment procedures.
The nature, timing and extent of further audit procedures, including:
What audit procedures are to be carried out
Who should do them
How much work should be done (sample sizes, etc.)
When the work should be done (interim vs. final)
Any other procedures necessary to conform to ISAs.
16. DOCUMENTATION:
The audit strategy and the audit plan must be documented in the audit
working papers. Any updates to them must also be documented.
The overall audit strategy;
The audit plan
Any significant changes made during audit to above two and reasons for
such change.
17. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS IN INITIAL
AUDIT ENGAGEMENT:
Performing procedures regarding acceptance of client relationship and
specific audit engagement.
Prior to starting an initial audit, auditor shall communicate with predecessor
auditor, in compliance with ethical requirements.
Additional matters he may consider in establishing overall audit strategy &
audit plan includes:
Arrangements to be made with predecessor auditor e.g. reviewing auditors
working papers.
Any major issues discussed with management in connection with initial
selection as auditor, communicating matters to those charged with
governance and how these matters affect the overall planning.
Procedures necessary to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence for
opening balances.
Other procedures required by firm's system of quality control for initial