--- title: AL_Landing --- ![Technology4Business: Audit and Data Analytics Training, Software, Co-Sourcing](https://group.technology4business.co.uk/hubfs/T4B%20Logo%20Sept23.jpg) [Modules](https://group.technology4business.co.uk/al_landing#modules) [Pricing](https://group.technology4business.co.uk/al_landing#pricing) [Your trainer](https://group.technology4business.co.uk/al_landing#trainer) [Book your place](https://group.technology4business.co.uk/al_bookingpage?hsLang=en-gb) For Heads of Internal Audit and audit leaders # Data Analytics for Audit Leaders From pilot to practice Most internal audit functions have tried data analytics. Far fewer have made it part of how they audit. This live online programme covers the decisions, people, investment and oversight that turn scattered pilots into analytics built into every audit. No formulas or scripting. Led by a former Head of Internal Audit | Chartered IIA training partner | 300+ professionals trained [Book your place](https://group.technology4business.co.uk/al_bookingpage?hsLang=en-gb) [See the five modules](https://group.technology4business.co.uk/al_landing#modules) ## Programme at a glance Format Live online, Microsoft Teams Structure 5 modules + roadmap session Delivery 2–3 hours per session, weekly, Choose between Tuesday PM or Thursday AM Group size 5 to 8 leaders Dates Two options per module, from 12 November 2026 Price Modules from £225 + VAT Full programme £995 + VAT Places capped at 8 per session · booking closes 9 November 2026 Why audit leaders take it ## Your Audit Committee thinks you tested the data. You tested 35 rows of it. Analytics stalls in most audit functions not because auditors can't learn the techniques, but because no one has set the direction or built the foundations - the roles, the defined end state, the review standards. That's a leadership job, but why would you know how to define and combine these? that's what this programme is about. ### Built for leaders, not analysts We will help you define what analytics looks like in your team, the operating model, how to oversee the work and (if needed) how to make the case for investment. You won't be asked to write a single formula. ### Take the modules you need Each module stands on its own. Book one, a few, or the full programme, with two dates each week to choose from. ### Leave with a tested roadmap Leaders attending the full-programme build a 12-month analytics roadmap as they go, then test it with peers before it goes to their Audit Committee. The programme ## Five modules and a final roadmap session Live, interactive sessions every week, with a short practical action between each one. 14 hours in total. MODULE 1 · 2 HOURS · £225 ### The Case for Analytics and Your Vision Understand what's expected of your function, what analytics makes possible, and where you want to get to - what does embedded analytics look like your team. - What the Global Internal Audit Standards, your Audit Committee and regulators expect - What's possible across your audit plan, up to testing every transaction - Benchmark your function with our maturity assessment - Define what good looks like, and the quick wins that build credibility - Start your 12-month roadmap MODULE 2 · 2 HOURS · £225 ### People, Operating Model and Leading Change Decide who does the work, and bring your team with you. - Choose a central, embedded or hybrid operating model - Define the roles you need, without making every auditor a data specialist - Decide where to recruit, develop or co-source, and estimate capacity - Remove single points of failure and plan skills development - Win the support of the people who control resources MODULE 3 · 2 HOURS · £225 ### Technology, Data and AI Make confident decisions about tools, data access and AI in analytics, without becoming a technical expert. - The main types of analytics tool we see in use by audit teams, and where each runs out - Map key data sources and plan independent data access - Understand the policies that should be in place to support audit analytics, and what they should say - Separate AI hype from reality, and set clear rules for its use MODULE 4 · 2 HOURS · £225 ### Embedding Analytics and Assuring Quality Build analytics into every audit, and know you can trust the results. - Make analytics the default in planning, so leaving it out needs justifying - Understand the three appoaches to analytics that means that every audit is covered - Oversee analytics work through four review points - Ask the right questions and spot the red flags - Introduce a competency matrix and accreditation, so review depth follows skill and risk - Practise reviewing a real-world analytics working paper MODULE 5 · 3 HOURS · £325 ### Scaling Up, Funding and Proving Value Grow from one-off tests to lasting assurance, fund it, and show your Audit Committee it's working. - Turn one-off tests into a reusable library and continuous assurance - Agree where audit's role ends and management's begins - Build a business case the business will sponsor - Report analytics to your Audit Committee as assurance, not activity - Choose a first engagement that builds momentum FINAL SESSION · 3 HOURS · FULL PROGRAMME ### Roadmap Presentations Test your plan before your Audit Committee does. - Present your 12-month roadmap to fellow leaders - Answer realistic questions from a peer playing the Audit Committee chair - Receive written feedback and your re-scored maturity assessment - Leave with a plan ready for your Audit Committee Pricing ## Book single modules, or the full programme All prices are per person, plus VAT. Additional colleagues from the same organisation get 20% off. ### Single modules £225 Modules 1 to 4, 2 hours each. Module 5 (3 hours) is £325. Upgrade to the full programme within the same cycle by paying the difference. [Book a module](https://group.technology4business.co.uk/al_bookingpage?hsLang=en-gb) Best value ### Full programme £995 £1,225 if the modules are bought separately - All five modules, which you can spread across two cycles - Priority booking of session dates - Roadmap Presentations, with written feedback - Maturity assessment at the start and end, with a report - Three months' membership of the T4B subscription, including monthly live clinics - Toolkit included: strategy template, competency matrix, review checklist, KPI set and Audit Committee preparation feedback [Book the full programme](https://group.technology4business.co.uk/al_bookingpage?hsLang=en-gb) ![Neil Macdonald](https://group.technology4business.co.uk/hubfs/NM%20Photo%20August%202022.jpeg) Your trainer ## Neil Macdonald, QIAL Neil is a former Head of Internal Audit who introduced data analytics and continuous assurance into his own audit team. Today he helps audit functions do the same, so the programme draws on what actually works in practice, not just in theory. - Former Head of Internal Audit - Chartered IIA training partner - Chartered IIA Data Analytics Forum steering committee - 300+ audit, risk and finance professionals trained ## Looking to build hands-on analytics skills in your team? Data Analytics for Auditors is the practical companion course for the auditors who'll do the work: two days of Excel-based analytics, run as a live audit. [See Data Analytics for Auditors](https://group.technology4business.co.uk/data-analytics-for-auditors-a-practical-2-day-course?hsLang=en-gb) Questions ## Before you book Do I need technical or analytics skills? No. The programme is about leading and overseeing analytics, not doing it. If you want your team to build the skills, see Data Analytics for Auditors. Can analytics leads attend? Yes, though the focus is on leading the audit function rather than the technical work. It's written for Heads of Internal Audit and audit leaders who have authority to set the direction of analytics. What happens if I miss a session? You can take the module in the next cycle. A missed roadmap presentation can be done at the next cycle's session or one-to-one. Do I have to take the modules in order? Each module stands on its own, so you can book them individually. Full-programme leaders can spread the modules across two cycles. Can you run it for our team in-house? Yes. In-house delivery is available, built around your function. Please ask about pricing. What is your cancellation and transfer policy? You can transfer your place to a later date, subject to your cancellation not making the original course unviable, or You can send a colleague in your place at no cost. If we have to cancel, you'll get a full refund or a free transfer. ## Move your analytics from pilot to practice Next cycle from 12 November 2026 · Live online · Groups of 5 to 8 · Modules from £225 + VAT · Full programme £995 + VAT [Book your place](https://group.technology4business.co.uk/al_bookingpage?hsLang=en-gb) Questions first? Email [nmacdonald@technology4business.co.uk](mailto:nmacdonald@technology4business.co.uk) © 2026 Technology4Business Ltd