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The Audit and Assurance syllabus is essentially divided into five areas. The syllabus starts with the nature, purpose and scope of assurance engagements, including the statutory audit, its regulatory environment, and introduces governance and professional ethics relating to audit and assurance.

It then leads into planning the audit and performing risk assessment. The syllabus then covers a range of areas relating to an audit of financial statements including the scope of internal control and the role and function of internal audit. These include, evaluating internal controls, audit evidence, and a review of the financial statements. In addition to final review procedures, the syllabus concentrates on reporting, including the form and content of the independent auditor’s report.

Finally, the syllabus contains outcomes relating to the demonstration of appropriate digital and employability skills in preparing for and taking the AA examination. This includes being able to interact with different question item types, manage information presented in digital format and being able to use the relevant functionality and technology to prepare and present response options in a professional manner.

Who is this course for?

• The ACCA qualification is ideal for people who want a career in finance and business.

Requirements

The Audit and Assurance (AA) exam is part of the Applied Knowledge Level of the ACCA qualification. If you are graduated with a degree accredited by ACCA you are exempt from this subject.

Syllabus structure

• Audit framework and regulation
• Planning and risk assessment
• Internal control
• Audit evidence
• Review and reporting
• Employability and technology skills

On successful completion of this subject, you should be able to:

• Explain the concept of audit and assurance and the functions of audit, corporate governance, including ethics and professional conduct.
• Demonstrate how the auditor obtains and accepts audit engagements, obtains an understanding of the entity and its environment, assesses the risk of material misstatement (whether arising from fraud or other irregularities) and plans an audit of financial statements.
• Describe and evaluate internal controls, techniques and audit tests, including IT systems to identify and communicate control risks and their potential consequences, making appropriate recommendations. Describe the scope, role and function of internal audit.
• Identify and describe the work and evidence obtained by the auditor and others required to meet the objectives of audit engagements and the application of the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs)
• Explain how consideration of subsequent events and the going concern principle can inform the conclusions from audit work and are reflected in different types of auditor’s report, written representations and the final review and report.
• Demonstrate employability and technology skills.

Assessment

• Format: paper based
• Availability: March, June, September, and December
• Pass: A score of 50%
• Length: 3 hours and fifteen minutes

Questions: The exam consists of two sections: Section A of the exam comprises three 10-mark case-based questions. Each case has five objective test questions worth 2 marks each. Section B of the exam comprises one 30-mark question and two 20-mark questions. Section B of the exam will predominantly examine one or more aspects of audit and assurance from planning and risk assessment, internal control or audit evidence, although topics from other syllabus areas may also be included.

Please Note: Official Exam is not provided; it should be purchased separately.

Registration and Access 

Once you complete an online purchase you will receive confirmation of account activation. Please allow 48 hours to get access to all the modules and for your eLearning account to be set up.

If you wish to receive an invoice instead of paying online, please contact us at info@myseminars.com.cy Access to the course is valid for 365 days.

Certification

Upon the successful completion of the subject Advanced Financial Management (AFM), you can advance to the next subject of the ACCA Strategic Professional Level or If you have already completed other subjects, you can proceed to the ethics and professional skills module.