Audit Report Executive Summary Template

What you'll find inside

• Header fields: audit title, period, overall conclusion, report date, lead auditor and audience
• Headline message: what management should know, what changed or why now, and the overall risk implication
• Key issues: top 3 findings, common root cause or theme, and positive controls or improvements
• Action and outlook: critical actions, management commitment and follow-up timing, plus a working table
• A worked example: core controls operate, but vendor bank changes and emergency purchases create avoidable fraud exposure
• Completion and sign-off page: final quality check, prepared by / reviewed by, final conclusion and outstanding follow-up

Best for

• Audit Managers
• Heads of Internal Audit
• Senior Internal Auditors
• Audit Committees

Resource information

Format:

PDF

Pages:

6

Price:

Free

Registration:

Not required