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Learning with and from one another - Audit Training Session in Barcelona (26.01.11) Audit Training Session in Barcelona International Meeting of Ecovis Auditors 24th 27th November, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain Trainer: Marc Lodder, Netherlands, and Martin Jones, UK Participants: 15 auditors from 8 countries Report on the event Following the success of the first event of this nature last year in Prague, the participants in this audit session met in November, 2010, in Barcelona. For three days they dealt with key professional topics

the Ecovis audit approach and with matters concerning communication and organisation of audit team and Martin Jones, UK.

training session, which was held in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, was led by Marc Lodder, Neth

At the start of the event, which was held in Hotel Santa Marta, Ingrid Westphal welcomed the participa behalf of the board of Ecovis International, particularly emphasising the importance of the training

the further development of our network. The next speaker was Martin Jones, who gave a brief descrip

the work flow adopted for Ecovis audit approach, after which Marc Lodder addressed the main topic o

day: analysis and evaluation of business cycles and the definition of internal controls. After a short intr the revenue-generating process that most effectively and efficiently minimize the risks in the process. placed within the business process. Later each of the teams presented their results and discussed the other participants.

he passed the baton on to the participants. In groups of five they were required to select and place co

series of business events the controls identified were tested whether the controls selected were app

On the following two days, the teams dealt with questions of team organisation, planning of resources situations demanding role play.

team communication. Here too the participants were expected to participate interactively in group wor

It was, of course, not all work. There were plenty of opportunities to exchange opinions and experienc Barcelona, or during the excellent lunches, or whilst strolling along the beach during the together in a Spanish restaurant; here the highlight was definitely the huge fish served in

relaxed atmosphere, be it over a cup of coffee on the terrace of the hotel, which was located in the ou

too, opportunities were taken to strengthen acquaintances outside the venue itself. The first evening w

who could still summon up enough energy were invited to an evening stroll through the mediaeval city Barcelonas old town.

Tosca. The second evening started with a sightseeing bus tour through Barcelona and ended with a m

We are grateful for the perfect and interesting organisation of the training session both to Sandra Fett co-ordinated the travel arrangements of our colleagues with great enthusiasm, and, of course, to social programme.

colleagues in Barcelona, who have certainly set high standards with their planning of the event itself a

The extremely positive response of the participants encourages us to consider planning further trainin

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sessions in future. We should therefore like to invite our colleagues from the fields of accounting, tax a to think about possible topics for events in their specialist areas. It could even be possible an Ecovis family which includes both partners and staff members. Photo Gallery

various technical fields but to have a joint social programme. This would be a further step towards to c

Ingrid, Marc and Martin Peter Ldemann Kay Friedrich Thomsen Ingrid Westphal-Westenacher

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