ToolAudit Planning
Audit Interview Planner Tool
Plan focused interviews and walkthrough meetings that separate what people say from the evidence that still needs corroboration.
PDF • 6 Pages • Free
Template
Audit Interview Notes Template
Record audit interviews in a structured way, separating key facts from stated judgments, flagging potential contradictions, and tracking the evidence promised, owners and any further interviews.
What you'll find inside
- Header fields: interviewee, role, process, date, auditors present and confidentiality note
- Objectives and questions: interview objective, key questions and topics requiring evidence
- What we learned: key facts, judgments or estimates stated, and potential contradictions
- Follow-up: evidence promised, owner and due date, and whether an additional interview is needed, plus a working table
- A worked example: interviewing on vendor creation and bank changes, with workflow screenshots, an access list and three recent cases promised
- Completion and sign-off page: final quality check, prepared by / reviewed by, final conclusion and outstanding follow-up
Best for
- Internal Auditors
- New Internal Auditors
- Senior Internal Auditors
- Operational Auditors
Resource information
- Format:
- Pages:
- 6
- Price:
- Free
- Registration:
- Not required
© Salih Ahmed Islam
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