Spreadsheet Sleuth Lifts the Lid on Excel Horrors
Patrick O'Beirne, author of a new spreadsheet book, presents a course in Europe on spreadsheet auditing, testing, and development best practices. This is a vendor-neutral course from a leading spreadsheet auditing and software quality specialist.
Dublin (PRWEB) October 30, 2005 -- Patrick O'Beirne, author of a new spreadsheet book, presents in Dublin and London on spreadsheet auditing, testing, and development best practices. This is a vendor-neutral course from a leading spreadsheet auditing and software quality specialist.
Dates & Venue:
Dublin: Nov 21, 2005
London: Dec 1, 2005
- Are spreadsheets in the scope of your Sarbanes-Oxley project?
- Is your job to assess or prevent spreadsheet inaccuracy, error or fraud?
- Discover the really essential indicators to look for
- Learn good practice to prevent errors and improve quality
Most spreadsheets contain errors, as is clear from the research reported at the European Spreadsheet Risk Interest Group conferences every year. In the current climate of compliance, where auditors must report on the integrity of controls over financial reporting, reliance on spreadsheets needs to be supported by good internal controls.
The intended audience is anyone who builds or reviews spreadsheet models, such as managers, accountants, actuaries, financial modellers, or IT analysts in enterprise SOX IT audits. You need to have an intermediate or advanced knowledge of Excel. You should leave the seminar with the confidence to use the tools and methods shown to risk-assess and test spreadsheets in your organisation. In order to provide optimum benefit to attendees, places are limited. Each participant will receive free helpdesk support for 30 days after the class.
Topics
- Where to start and what are the most efficient techniques to use
- How to cut down a huge system of spreadsheets to a manageable audit task
- The symptoms that indicate potential or actual problems
- How a company can create an inventory of its critical spreadsheets, assess them for risk, and prioritize scarce resources
- How the top spreadsheet auditing software tools compare, including little-used secrets of Excel's auditing features
- Includes a copy of "Spreadsheet Check and Control", Patrick O'Beirne's new book of 47 professional checking techniques
- Reinforce your learning with an optional hour of hands-on practice using your preferred auditing tool on your laptop
- Demonstration versions of auditing software made available on request
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