Academies – are you prepared?

Agreeing the date months in advance will give you a timetable to work towards ensuring that your team can set and meet internal deadlines for certain tasks to be completed. The last thing you and the auditors want is not being prepared when the audit team arrive on day 1. 

 

 

If this is your first audit, or even your 10th, you should always agree in advance what information the auditors will require. Obtaining this list and ensuring all information is available will reduce the time spent finding information that the auditors require once on site. 

 

Inevitably further information would be required during the audit outside of this deliverables list, however, this would be significantly reduced. 

 

 

A mid year review by the auditors can assist in reducing the work required shortly after the year end. A significant amount of the testing can be undertaken in advance of the year end, allowing the auditors to focus time on the year end processes.

 

This can also assist in correcting any errors that may have arisen during the year. Processes can be reviewed and any improvement in efficiencies then can recommended at an early stage. 

 

This is a topic that could be discussed for hours, however the above just includes a few possible areas that can help in improving. 

 

If you would like to discuss the Academy year end process or requirements further, please contact your local Perrys office. 

 

 

Article written by Jamie Russell