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Page 1: Good Audit/ Good Audit Practice NAS Network. Scope of audit body responsibilities may vary e.g. Findings only Findings and recommendations Findings, recommendations

Good Audit/ Good Audit Practice

NAS Network

Page 2: Good Audit/ Good Audit Practice NAS Network. Scope of audit body responsibilities may vary e.g. Findings only Findings and recommendations Findings, recommendations

Scope of audit body responsibilities may vary e.g.

• Findings only• Findings and recommendations• Findings, recommendations and follow-up

• Not advocating a particular arrangement• Contribute to discussion on basis of your

personal experience

Page 3: Good Audit/ Good Audit Practice NAS Network. Scope of audit body responsibilities may vary e.g. Findings only Findings and recommendations Findings, recommendations

Findings

• Positive, negative, or both• Compliance• Non-compliance • Effectiveness• Good practice

• How are these reported/recorded?

Page 4: Good Audit/ Good Audit Practice NAS Network. Scope of audit body responsibilities may vary e.g. Findings only Findings and recommendations Findings, recommendations

Recommendations

• Do audit reports specifically make recommendations

• Do recommendations address only non-compliance

• Do they address effectiveness/opportunities for improvement

• Do they address good practice• Are recommendations implied from findings i.e. is

it understood that the auditee should take action in respect of negative findings

Page 5: Good Audit/ Good Audit Practice NAS Network. Scope of audit body responsibilities may vary e.g. Findings only Findings and recommendations Findings, recommendations

Follow-up

• Who is responsible?• Division of responsibility between auditor and

auditee • Auditees action plan• Verification of implementation of follow-up action• What if auditee does not follow-up

Page 6: Good Audit/ Good Audit Practice NAS Network. Scope of audit body responsibilities may vary e.g. Findings only Findings and recommendations Findings, recommendations

Good Audit - your experience as auditor

• Why did you consider it a good /successful audit• Feedback from auditee• Response of auditee to findings recommendations

• Why was the audit successful?• Planning and preparation• Conduct of audit• Follow-up• Attitude of auditee• Hierarchical support

Page 7: Good Audit/ Good Audit Practice NAS Network. Scope of audit body responsibilities may vary e.g. Findings only Findings and recommendations Findings, recommendations

Good Audit - your experience as auditee

• Why did you consider it a good /successful audit• Good audit evidence• Good analysis of evidence and findings• Constructive and realistic recommendations• Conduct of audit• Was auditor well prepared, open minded, listened

to auditee, thorough in investigation…..• What did you gain from audit

Page 8: Good Audit/ Good Audit Practice NAS Network. Scope of audit body responsibilities may vary e.g. Findings only Findings and recommendations Findings, recommendations

What are features of a good audit

• Consider your responses to previous slides

• Take into accounts points raised in advance by participants

• Recommendations and follow-up• On site verification at FBO level.• Recording/noting good practice in audit reports